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Tucson to Tombstone: A Guide to Southeastern Arizona		Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Tucson Hiking Guide		Saguaro: The Desert Giant

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Complete Listing
listed from northwest to southeast
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Lake Havasu: Topock Marsh, Havasu National Wildlife refuge.
The Parker Strip on the Colorado River: The Bill Williams River delta near the Colorado River.; Havasu Springs at the junction of the Bill Williams and Colorado Rivers.; River Island State Park on the Colorado River, north of Parker, Arizona.; Parker Dam and Lake Havasu on the Colorado River.
Quartzsite: A dry wash near Quartzsite.; The Hi Jolly long term camping area north of Quartzsite.; Haji Ali's monument in the old graveyard in Quartzsite.; Long-term camping area south of Quartszite.
The Kofa Mountains: Ocotillo in bloom at Kofa.; On the road to Palm Canyon, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.; The remnant palm grove in Palm Canyon.; Sunset at Palm Canyon in the Kofa Mountains.; Artillery on display at the Army's Yuma Proving Grounds.
Yuma: The site of a failed Franciscan mission to the Quechan Nation.; Yuma Crossing, at the junction of the Gila and Colorado Rivers.; The Yuma Territorial Prison.; Inside a cell at the Yuma Territorial Prison.; The bleak cemetery at Yuma Territorial Prison.
The Lower Gila River: In the Painted Rocks Mountains.; Petroglyphs at Painted Rocks on the Gila River.; Irrigated fields in the Gila River Valley.
Ajo: West end of the plaza, with churches and school, the company town of Ajo.; The arcade around the plaza at Ajo.; East end of the plaza at Ajo, near the railway station.; Behind the disused Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railway depot.; Entrance to the Phelps Dodge New Cornelia Mine, Ajo.; The Ajo Mine Lookout, open pit of the New Cornelia copper mine.; Between the Greenway House and the open pit mine, Ajo.; Tailings from the New Cornelia Mine at Ajo.; The original intersection at Why, Arizona.
Ajo Mountains in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Afternoon view of the Ajo Mountains.
Afternoon view of the Ajo Mountains.
On the Alamo Canyon Road west of the Ajo Mountains.
At the mouth of Alamo Canyon, Ajo Mountains.
In Alamo Canyon, Ajo Mountains.
The old ranch house in Alamo Canyon.
Bedrock mortars in the dry streambed in Alamo Canyon.
Dusk on the Ajo Mountain Loop Road.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: Organ pipe cactus near North Puerto Blanco Drive.; Organ pipe cactus near North Puerto Blanco Drive.; An old man cactus in Senita Basin.; A boundary marker on the Mexico-United States border.; Quitobaquito Spring in Organ Pipe Cactus.
The Tohono O'Odham Reservation
Cactus desert near Ouijotoa on the Tohono O'Odham reservation.
Heavily grazed desert near Ali Chukson, Tohono O'Odham.
Near Pan Tak and Kitt Peak, Tohono O'Odham Reservation.
Kitt Peak
Looking west over the Tohono O'Odham Nation from Kitt Peak.
At the base of the Four-Meter telescope on Kitt Peak.
South summit of Kitt Peak, Baboquivari Peak and the McMath Solar telescope.
At the south end of the McMath Solar Telesope on Kitt Peak.
Vicinity of Tucson: The Catalina Mountains from Catalina State Park, near Tucson.; Desert landscape with saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Monument.; Sonoran desert vegetation in Tucson Mountain Park.; Tucson Mountain Park.; "A" Peak, on the west edge of Tucson.
Tucson: In El Presidio District near the center of Tucson.; A cowboy statue at the back entrance to the Tucson Art Museum.; Plaza las Armas.; Public art behind the Tucson Public Library.; The statue of Pancho Villa in downtown Tucson.; El Tiradito, a shrine to a sinner.
Saguaro National Park East: On the Mica View trail in the Rincon Mountain section of Saguaro National Park.; Cactus forest in Saguaro National Park.; A ridgetop view of the Rincon Mountain section of Saguaro National Park.
San Xavier del Bac: San Xavier from the parking lot; Inside the baroque San Xavier mission church.
The Santa Cruz River Valley: Giant copper mine tailings piles.; The museum at Tubac Presidio, first European settlement in Arizona.; Inside the old Tubac Schoolhouse.; Mexican pottery for sale on the plaza in Tubac.; The mission church at Tumacacori.; (Inside the church at Tumacacori.); The walled cemetery and mortuary house at Tumacacori.
Patagonia and Sonoita: Patagonia Lake.; Rolling grasslands near Patagonia.; The Nature Conservancy's Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve.; Huge Fremont cottonwoods along Sonoita Creek.; Sonoita Creek, an oasis in the arid grasslands.; Rain Valley Ranch in the wide open spaces near Sonoita.
Coronado National Memorial: Oak forest at the base of the Huachuca Mountains.; On the summit of Coronado Peak.; Looking out over Montezuma Canyon at Coronado Memorial.; A corral for semi-wild cattle near the Mexican border.
The San Pedro River Valley: The ruins of Presidio de Terrenante.; The San Pedro River at Terrenante.; A "coyote trail" made by illegal immigrants.
Tombstone: The famous Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone.; His epitaph says "hung by mistake".; Allen Street in the center of Tombstone.; Next to Doc Holliday's faro table in the Birdcage Theatre.; Site of the world's longest poker game in the back room at the Birdcage Theatre.
Bisbee: Main Street, Bisbee.; Subway Street, one of Bisbee's narrow back streets.; The Bisbee Museum in the former Phelps Dodge headquarters building.; Howell Avenue and the Copper Queen Hotel, Bisbee.; Brewery Gulch in the copper mining town of Bisbee.; On the terraced hillside above Bisbee, near the big "B".; The Lavender Pit copper mine.
Douglas: G Street, Douglas, with the Hotel Gadsden.; The grand lobby in the Hotel Gadsden, Douglas.; The moat and fence along the U.S.-Mexico border in Douglas.
Apache Pass: Railroad Avenue in Willcox, with the Rex Allen memorial.; Recreated Apache wickiup and ramada.; Ruins of the Butterfield Stage station in Apache Pass.; The lonely cemetery at Apache Pass.; Fort Bowie, guarding Apache Spring.
Chiricahua Mountains: Above Faraway Ranch near the entrance to Chiricahua National Monument.; The Organ Pipes formation.; On the Sugarloaf Trail at Chiricahua.; Massai Point lookout at Chiricahua National Monument.; On the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains.; Sunny Flat Campground on Cave Creek in the Chiricahuas.

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