You should only fall in love with a person
who enjoys your madness.
Not an idiot
who forces you to be normal.
Eddie Vedder
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| All that is left of the 1953 Tucson Inn The only two-story motel in Tucson at the time Miracle Mile District |
During my second winter season in Tucson, I discovered many more interesting things to visit, see, or experience in the general area. Enjoy this photo diary.
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| Biosphere 2 - Main Greenhouse with seven biomes represented From rain forest to desert Named after Biosphere 1, the Earth itself Built 1987-1991 for $150 million - from oil money (from Ed Bass, TX) |
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| Biosphere 2 - Living quarters and Solar Tree Built to test viability of closed ecological system for space colonization Since 2011 it has been operated by the University of Arizona for ongoing research |
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| Biosphere 2, some 6,500 windows - over 3.4 acres First mission 1991-1993 faced issues like oxygen depletion and crop failure It was a very nice visit of this little capsule of Earth |
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| Historic Canoa Ranch - built around 1880 In its prime, it comprised 340,000 acres Now, a mere 1,500 acres are part of this Conservation Park created in 2001 Part of the movie Oklahoma was filmed here |
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| Massive corral fencing used at Canoa Ranch Built with mesquite, two feet thick by six feet high Meant to hold large and unruly Brahman bulls Keeping the workers safe and the animals separated with its 52 gates |
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| La Cochise Area Great boulders to hike through - loved hiking through it |
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| The Cochise Area I watched three people do a technical climb of the flat vertical surface on the right |
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| Arizona Trail, Passage #7 - Las Cienegas Rattlesnake sneaking away in the grass |
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| Arizona Trail, Passage #7 - near Las Cienegas Interesting painting at the mouth of an underpass |
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| There are recognized Bighorn Sheep areas in this part of Arizona At certain times of the year, either these trails are closed or you have to stick to the trails and can't wander off into the wild, giving these animals space to mate |
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| Romero Pools - great hike near Tucson We had many waterfalls run longer that year thanks to a wetter spring |
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| Romero Pools I love this colorful grass against the white rocks |
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| Coyote Wash Pink desert mallow |
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| Coyote Wash Could not identify but love these small sparkly pink drop-like fruits |
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| Coyote Wash Cristate saguaro cactus |
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| Coyote Wash Beautiful climbing milkweed |
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| How a butterfly comes to be Fun life progression painted under the eave of a roof |
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| Desert critters dining in cactus-shaped hot air balloons By Joe Pagac's, 2024 - Artist said it was his favorite mural |
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| Six-headed test header - industrial chic |
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| Tucson has more than 550 murals Purple Roadrunner by Lucinda Hinojos (aka La Morena) |
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| Small detour to Bisbee to do the BISBEE 1000 Some 1034 stairs over 4.5 miles in nine or so stairways A fun way to cover many of the steep hills of Bisbee |
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| An old mining town turned artist town There are many odd things to see around Bisbee |
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| Bisbee - Another odd art example Chandelier with doll legs |
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| Bisbee - More reminiscent of mining days |
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| Bisbee - Nature's own art |
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| Bisbee - Sometimes you walk above rooflines |
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| Bisbee - My favorite mural |
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| Bisbee - Wy not throw in some New Orleans style window decor? |
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| Juan Bautista de Anza Historic Trail No, it's not snow, it's cottonwood fluff |
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| Moon coming up between saguaros over Tucson From Sweetwater trail The night I saw a tarentula wasp hawk attack a tarentula (amazing) |
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| Reflecting pool at Romero Pass |
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| Romero Pass Paper thin red petals of hedgehog cactus blooms |
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| Some type of night blooming cereus Pima County Master Gardens |
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| 16-Block Emergence Spiral By Nancy Skreko Martin, 1978, Porcelain Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Tucson |
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| Picket Post Trail Horned lizard - in the quick hands of Nadja |
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| Picket Post Trail Desert Mariposa Lily - stunning color - one of my favorites |
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| Middlegate - Cowboy Slickrock Trail Tortoise coming out just after a light rain |
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| Middlegate - Cowboy Slickrock Trail Artful snake display in the sand - what a beauty |
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| Middlegate - Cowboy Slickrock Trail Such a shy tortoise - color matching the rock |
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| DeGrazia Gallery & Historic District Built & designed by the artist Ettore 'Ted' DeGrazia, famous Arizona artist Adobe building with bell |
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| DeGrazia Gallery & Historic District Open air chapel |
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| DeGrazia Gallery & Historic District Open air chapel - very simple design |
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| DeGrazia Gallery & Historic District The back of the chapel - looking towards entrance |
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| DeGrazia Gallery & Historic District The curve of time in adobe |
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| I love old doors - somewhere in Tucson |
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| Tucson Botanical Gardens Colorful display |
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| Tucson Botanical Gardens Japanese Garden |
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| Tucson Botanical Gardens Modern fountain |
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| Vergiss by Fin Dac, 2022 Where it says 'Forget Me Not' on her arm |
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