Helldorado Town

Helldorado Town is a tourist trap in Tombstone, Arizona. The teatrical shoot-outs are fun for the kids, but for most grown-ups, this is a lot less interesting than the real history of the Wild West town of Tombstone.

Grand Canyon Winter Bird

This crow, or possibly raven, was photographed looking down upon his friends who were flying down in the canyon.

Mexican border in Nogales

Nogales is a divided city, partly in Mexico, partly in Arizona. This photo was taken standing on a bridge on the American side, but most of what you see is the Mexican side of the city. The border fence can be seen on the left side of the picture. And yes, that is a strip club.

A Bunch of Bisbee Buildings

Bisbee might just bee the prettiest little town in Arizona. This picture is actually of the outskirts of Bisbee. I love the Victorian houses!

People from Arizona

Here is a typical Arizonan next to his typical Arizonan home.

Tubac Wall

Tubac, Arizona is a little town full of artists these days. It was once the site of the Spanish Presidio (HQ/fortress), but this was moved to Tucson after too many Apache raids.

Casa Grande

This is the Casa Grande - in Coolidge, AZ - a structure built by the Hohokam Indians, probably in the 1300s. It was abandoned by the mid-1400s as the Hohokam culture collapsed, no one really knows why.
FYI, the roof-cover is a new addition.:)

Downtown Tucson

This one was taken sitting on a bench in the Presidio Square in downtown Tucson.

Tucson Highland Guards

As you leave the desert landscape in Tucson and head up towards Mt Lemmon, you enter a very different world. These old petrified guys are its guardians.:)

Chapel of the Holy Cross

The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, AZ. A truly Arizonan architectural gemstone.
Read more about it and Sedona:
Sedona - beautiful and mysterious

Ostrich King of Arizona

This proud ostrich was photographed on Rooster Cogburn's ostrich ranch in the desert between Tucson and Phoenix. Picacho Peak in the background.

Tombstone - Boothill Graveyard

One of the many interesting graves at the Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone. Yes, it is a real graveyard.:)

Cactus Jumper

I was hiking with my camera when I met this tourist who was kind enough to offer to pose for a picture. On one condition: that I would make it look like he could fly. No problem!

Picture taken in Saguaro National Park (East) just outside of Tucson.

Grand Canyon Daredevil

This guy had climbed down some vertical cliffs to get to that spot. Several tourists up on the pathway were yelling at him to be careful and come back up . I'm sure he enjoyed the attention!

Photo taken at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near the Yavapai Observation Station.