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Grand Canyon 09/06 : The Grand Canyon is more than a great chasm carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. It is more than an awe-inspiring view. It is more than a pleasuring ground for those who explore the roads, hike the trails, or float the currents of the turbulent Colorado River

Grand Canyon 09/06

The Grand Canyon is more than a great chasm carved over millennia thro ...

Updated: Sep 17, 2006 4:44pm PST

Sabino Canyon, AZ : Experience the beauty of one of the most unique Southwestern desert canyons. Sabino Canyon is a natural desert oasis located in Tucson’s Coronado National Forest and is home to spectacular desert landscapes and abundant wildlife. During the winter and summer rainy seasons, pools of water form in rocky outcroppings that wind up among hillsides resplendent with palo verde trees, cholla and prickly pear cactus and graceful groves of ocotillo.

Sabino Canyon, AZ

Experience the beauty of one of the most unique Southwestern desert ca ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 5:59pm PST

Sonoita , AZ : Sonoita is located at the crossroads of US Highways 82 and 83, surrounded by rolling, grass-covered hills, wonderful blue skies and wide-open spaces. Many people say this area "looks like Montana." Well, maybe. We certainly have a lot less snow! Terrain here is rolling grasslands and cienegas. Sonoita lies in a wide valley surrounded by mountains. Oak and pine forests are found in the higher elevations. The arroyos found across the cienega may have occasional flash floods during the monsoon season.

Sonoita , AZ

Sonoita is located at the crossroads of US Highways 82 and 83, surroun ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 1:28pm PST

Arivaca, AZ : Arivaca's townsite was originally a Pima Indian village. Mining operations in the area begain in 1856 and when the mines played out, ranching took over. Today, Arivaca is considered a small ranch town. Many old historic buildings are still standing and the cemetery is worth seeing. Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge provides approximately 118,000 acres of habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals. The semidesert grassland supports the reintroduction of masked bobwhite quail and pronghorns. Prescribed and natural fires play a major role in maintaining and restoring the sea of grass that once filled the Altar Valley. Riparian (wetland) areas along Arivaca Cienega and Creek attract an abundance of birds. Brown Canyon is nestled in the Baboquivari Mountains, where a sycamore-lined stream meanders through oak woodland.

Arivaca, AZ

Arivaca's townsite was originally a Pima Indian village. Mining operat ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 11:57am PST

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument : Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument celebrates the life and landscape of the Sonoran Desert. In this desert wilderness, you may drive a lonely road, hike a backcountry trail, camp beneath a clear desert sky, marvel at magnificent cactus, or soak in the warmth and beauty of the Southwest.

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument celebrates the life and landscape ...

Updated: May 31, 2006 8:05pm PST

Salt River Canyon, Arizona : The Salt River Canyon is sometimes called the mini-Grand Canyon, with its stark, sweeping vistas carved by millions of years of erosion. Those who vacation in the White Mountains know it as the magnificent midway point between Phoenix and such destinations as Greer, Big Lake and the ski slopes of Apache Sunrise.

Salt River Canyon, Arizona

The Salt River Canyon is sometimes called the mini-Grand Canyon, with ...

Updated: May 28, 2006 9:57am PST

Mt Lemmon, AZ : 25 miles and 6000 feet above Tucson, Arizona's desert floor you will find a completely different world. As you drive up the beautiful Catalina Highway, you travel through four completely different ecological strata. From stately saguaro cactus at the bottom, to the pine and aspen groves at the top, the drive is incredibly beautiful. Especially interesting along the way, are the many fascinating rock formations. Located in the Coronado National Forest, Mt. Lemmon, at over 9000 feet, is a wonderful place to get away from the desert heat in the summer, enjoy the changing leaves in the fall, and play in the snow in the winter. Mt Lemmon Scenic Byway is the only paved road that leads to the upper reaches of Mt. Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Range. It is one of the most scenic drives in southeast Arizona. It provides access to a fascinating land of great vistas, outlandish rockscapes, cool mountain forests and deep canyons spilling out onto broad deserts. Because the road starts in the Lower Sonoran vegetative life zone and climbs to the high forests of the Canadian zone, it offers the biological equivalent of driving from the deserts of Mexico to the forests of Canada in a short stretch of 27 miles. Here you'll find plants and animals and geology that exhibit some of the most wide-ranging natural diversity to be found in any area of comparable size in the continental United States.

Mt Lemmon, AZ

25 miles and 6000 feet above Tucson, Arizona's desert floor you will f ...

Updated: Mar 15, 2007 10:18am PST

Chiricahua Mountains : The 10,000 foot Chiricahua Mountains in the southeastern corner of Arizona provide a welcome respite from the surrounding desert. These mountains are the ancestral land of the Chiricahua Apache, who ended up at the San Carlos Reservation north of the range. The Chiricahua Mountains are home to dozens of different animal species and a stop over point for an endless list of birds. The range is a favorite for bird and wildlife watchers. The mountains, and the Chiricahua National Monument which lies within the range, offer miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking and numerous campgrounds. A scenic drive shows off acres of interesting rock formations.

Chiricahua Mountains

The 10,000 foot Chiricahua Mountains in the southeastern corner of Ari ...

Updated: Nov 25, 2006 1:15pm PST

Tubac :

Tubac

Updated: Mar 18, 2007 11:09am PST

Tombstone :

Tombstone

Updated: Mar 17, 2007 11:14pm PST

Arizona Wildflowers :

Arizona Wildflowers

Updated: Mar 15, 2008 12:33pm PST