Tuesday, April 29, 2008

People from Arizona

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

Monday, April 28, 2008

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.

Friday, April 25, 2008

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.:)

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Downtown Tucson



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

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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.:)

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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

Monday, April 21, 2008

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.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Tombstone - Boothill Graveyard


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

Saturday, April 19, 2008

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.