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Dia de Muertos

Fall Funky Gems Hispanic Holiday Season JimFav November Seasonal Spirit Smiles Special Events Unique

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- The Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) is a traditional Mexican holiday typically celebrated on November 1 and 2 that reunites the living and dead

Arizona Trail

Arizona Trail Funky Gems Hiking JimFav Mexico Mount Lemmon National Historic Sites National Scenic Trail Oracle Saguaro National Park Santa Catalina Mountains Sierra Vista Tucson Unique

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Mount Graham Red Squirrel

Critters Fauna JimFav Rare Rodents Squirrels Willcox World-Class

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Mexican Chickadee

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Park Funky Gems Rare

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Red Spotted Toad

Faces Fauna Frogs Funky JimFav Smiles Toads

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Mexican Whip-poor-will

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Faces Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Rare Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains Spring Summer

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Torch Cactus

Cactus Flora Funky Spring Summer

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Whitewater Draw State Wildlife Area

Birding Bisbee Chihuahuan Desert Cochise County Cranes December Douglas Elfrida Funky Gems Highway 191 January JimFav Lakes Live Cameras Nature Preserves Whitewater Draw Wildlife Refuges Winter

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Mountain Lion

Faces Fauna Funky Gems Mount Lemmon Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains

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University of Arizona Memorial Union

Architecture Entertainment Funky Gems JimFav Restaurants Shopping Theaters Tucson University of Arizona

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Agua Caliente Park

Agua Caliente Art Galleries Arts Birding Funky Gems Historic Hot Springs JimFav Lakes Parks Picnic Pima County Ponds Roger Road Scenic Views Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road Tucson Walking

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Council Rocks

Apache Benson Cochise Cochise County Cochise Stronghold Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Funky Gems Highway 80 Hiking Historic Historical Markers JimFav Native American Heritage Walking Wild West

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Kitt Peak National Observatory

Astro-Trail Astronomy Baboquivari Mountains Funky Gems Highway 86 JimFav Kitt Peak Museums National Observatory Observatories Scenic Views Science Sells Space Exploration Stars Tohono O'odam Unique World-Class

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Southern Arizona Road Trip Planning Guide

Highway 186 Highway 191 Highway 286 Highway 77 Highway 79 Highway 80 Highway 82 Highway 83 Highway 85 Highway 86 Highway 90 Highway 92 Interstate I-10 Interstate I-19 JimFav Maps Portal Road Trip San Manuel Why

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Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO)

Astronomy Funky Gems Graham County Highway 191 JimFav Mount Graham Observatories Pinaleño Mountains Safford Space Exploration Stars Telescopes University of Arizona Willcox World-Class

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Rainbow Trout

Fauna Fish Fishing Santa Catalina Mountains

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Explore Cochise

Benson Bisbee Chihuahuan Desert Cochise County Douglas Elfrida Fort Huachuca Hereford Huachuca City Maps Palominas Portal Saint David Sierra Vista Sonoran Desert Tombstone Willcox

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Pumpkin Patches

Commercial Corn Maze Funky Gems Halloween JimFav Marana Pumpkin Patches Seasonal Spirit Shopping Willcox

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Mule Deer

Baboquivari Mountains Chiricahua Mountains Deer Dos Cabezas Mountains Dragoon Mountains Fauna Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Madera Canyon Rincon Mountains Sabino Canyon Santa Catalina Mountains

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Long-Horned Longjaw Beetle

Beetles Bugs Fauna Funky Monsoon Summer

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Pimeria Alta Historical Society Museum

Architecture Arts Buffalo Soldiers City Halls Funky Gems Grande Avenue Highway 82 Hispanic Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav Mexico Museums Nogales

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Cave Creek Canyon

Birding Camping Canyons Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Park Cochise County Coronado National Forest Funky Gems Highway 80 Hiking JimFav Mountains National Parks Portal San Simon Scenic Views Trails Willcox

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Lazuli Bunting

Birds Faces Funky Gems Monsoon Red

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Bisbee Art Wall

Art Art Galleries Bisbee Brewery Avenue Brewery Gulch Cochise County Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Highway 80 JimFav Old Bisbee

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Rainbow

August Gems JimFav July June Monsoon Rainbows September Sky Islands Summer Weather

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Transamerica Building with the Desert Colossus

Architecture Arts Church Avenue Funky Gems Interstate I-10 JimFav Murals Saint Mary's Road Skyscrapers Speedway Boulevard Tucson Tucson-Downtown Unique World-Class

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Amethyst Dancer Damselfly

Agua Caliente Bugs Dragonflies Fauna Funky Gems Insects JimFav Sweetwater Wetlands

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Chiricahua National Park

Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Park Cochise County Dark Sky Parks Funky Gems Highway 186 Historic Interstate I-10 JimFav Mountains National Parks Nature Preserves Parks Portal Willcox World-Class

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Inchworm

Bugs Fauna Funky Gems JimFav

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Red-faced Warbler

Baboquivari Mountains Birds Chiricahua Mountains Dragoon Mountains Faces Funky Gems JimFav Mount Lemmon Red Santa Catalina Mountains Summerhaven

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Elephant Head

Amado Arivaca Road Biking Birding Funky Gems Green Valley Hiking Interstate I-19 JimFav Madera Canyon Sahuarita Santa Cruz County Santa Rita Mountains Scenic Views Tubac

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Big Dipper

Astronomy Bisbee Chiricahua National Park Gems Kartchner Caverns Nightlife Oracle Stars Tumacacori

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Giant Swallowtail

Bugs Butterflies Fauna Insects JimFav

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Texan Crescent Butterfly

Bugs Butterflies Fauna Funky JimFav

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Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake

Fauna Gems Highway 82 Highway 89 Nogales Patagonia Patagonia Lake State Park Rare Rio Rico Ruby Road San Rafael Valley Snakes Unique

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Sosa-Cabrillo-Frémont House Museum

Architecture Funky Gems Hispanic Historic Main Avenue Museums National Historic Sites Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Ruby, Arizona

Crime Funky Ghost Towns Historic JimFav Mining Nogales Santa Cruz County Wild West

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American Snout Butterfly

Bugs Butterflies Fall Fauna Gems

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Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum

Court Avenue El Presidio District Ethnic Funky Hispanic Historic JimFav Spanish Tucson Tucson-Downtown Wild West

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Saint Ann's Catholic Church

Christmas Churches Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav Religious Santa Cruz County Tubac

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Green Valley
Lukeville
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Oracle
Oro Valley
Patagonia
Portal
Rio Rico
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Sasabe
Sells
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Sonoita / Elgin
Summerhaven
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Discounts Dogs Domesticated Animals Dos Cabezas Mountains Double Adobe Douglas Dragonflies Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Ducks Dude Ranches Economic Development Economy Education Eggs El Presidio District El Rio Preserve Electricity Elfrida Elgin Elm Street Eloy Endangered Species Entertainment Entrepreneurial Environmental Organizations Equestrains Ethnic Euclid Avenue Event Space Exotic Faces FaCoauna Fairs Fall Famous People Fantasy Farm Animals Farmers' Markets Farming Fast Food Fauna February Federal Fellowship Festivals Fireworks First Avenue Fish Fishing Fitness Centers Flora Florence Flowers Flowing Wells Folk Arts Folklore Food Football Forests Fort Bowie Fort Huachuca Fort Lowell Road Foundation Fourth Avenue Frogs Fruits Fry Boulevard Funkolicious Bisbee Funky G Avenue Galiuro Mountains Gambling Gangsters Gardening Gardens Gems Geologically Interesting Geronimo Ghost Towns Gifts Gila River Giraffes Glenn Street Golf Golf Links Road Government Graham County Grande Avenue Grant Road Grapes Grasslands Green Valley Halloween Hamburgers Harrison Road Haunted Places Health Clubs Hereford High Schools Highway 181 Highway 186 Highway 191 Highway 286 Highway 77 Highway 79 Highway 80 Highway 82 Highway 83 Highway 85 Highway 86 Highway 89 Highway 90 Highway 92 Hiking Hispanic Historic Historical Markers History Hobbies Hockey Hohokam Holiday Season Horses Hospitals Hot Air Balloons Hot Dogs Hot Springs Hotels Houghton Road Houses Housing Huachuca City Huachuca Mountains Hummingbirds Humor Iconic Ina Road Industry Information Innovation Insects Inspirational Institutions International Interstate I-10 Interstate I-19 Irvington Road Jaguars January Jeep JimFav Jogging Journalism July June Kartchner Caverns Kinney Road Kino Kino Parkway Kino Springs Kitt Peak Kolb Road La Jolla Lakes Landmark Lawmen Legal Libraries Live Cameras Live Performances Livestock Lizards Lodges Logistics Lottery Lounges Lowell LRFP Lukeville Madera Canyon Main Avenue Malls Mammals Manufacturing Maps Marana March Maricopa County Marketing Mascots Mason Center May McNeal Medical Medicinal Meditation Memorials Mental Relaxation Mercado San Augustin Mexico Mileposts Military Miller Canyon Minerals Mining Monsoon Monuments Mormon Mount Graham Mount Hopkins Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Highway Mountain Biking Mountains Movie Sites Movie Stars Murals Museums Music Naco National Conservation Areas National Forests National Historic Sites National Memorials National Monuments National Observatory National Parks National Scenic Trail National Wildlife Refuges Native American Heritage Nature Conservancy Nature Preserves Neighborhoods News Nightlife Nogales Non-native November Nursery Observatories Ocean October Oddity Offices Old Bisbee Old Tucson Old West OLLI Optics Oracle Oracle Junction Oracle Road Orchards Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organizations Oro Valley Ostriches Overviews Owls Pacific Ocean Palominas Pantano Road Park Avenue Park Place Parking Lots Parks Parties Patagonia Patagonia Lake State Park Paton Center Peace Peacock Pecans Peloncillo Mountains Penaleno Mountains Pennington Street People Pests Petroglyphs Pets Petting Zoo Phoenix Photography Photonics Picacho Peak Picnic Picnic Areas Pima Community College Pima County Pinal County Pinaleño Mountains Pizza Plants Playgrounds Poetry Police Ponds Portal Post Offices Pottery Power Prickly Pear Promotions Publications Publicity Puerto Peñasco Pumpkin Patches Pusch Ridge Raccoons Racing Radio Railroad Rainbows Ramsey Canyon Ranching Raptors Rare Reclamation Recreation Red Red Rock Redington Road Refreshments Reid Park Relaxing Religious Renewable Energy Reptiles Research Resorts Resources Restaurants Retirement Communities Rincon Mountains Rio Rico Riparian Areas River Road Rivers Road Trip Roadrunners Rock Climbing Rocky Point Rodents Rodeo Roger Road Romantic Ruby Road Rules_of_Some Running Ruthrauff Road Sabino Canyon Sabino Canyon Road Safford Saguaro Cactus Saguaro National Park Sahuarita Saint David Saint Mary's Road Salon Saloons San Bernardino Valley San Diego San Manuel San Pedro River San Pedro Valley San Rafael Valley San Simon San Xavier del Bac Sandario Road Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz River Valley Santa Rita Mountains Sasabe Scenic Highways Scenic Views Schools Schtuff Science Scorpions Scott Avenue Sculptures Seasonal Spirit Second Street Sells Sentinel Peak September Serenity Shopping Sierra Vista Silverbell Road Sixth Avenue Sixth Street Skiing Sky Islands Skyline Drive Skyscrapers Smiles Smithsonian Institution Snakes Snowbirds Snyder Road Soccer Solar Sonoita Sonora Sonoran Desert Sounds South Tucson Space Exploration Spanish Spas Special Events Special Services Speedway Boulevard Spices Spiders Sports Spring Squirrels Stamps Stars State Parks Statues Stone Avenue Sulpher Springs Valley Summer Summerhaven Sun Historic District Sunbathing Sunrise Drive Sunset Views Sunsites Swan Road Sweetwater Wetlands Swimming Table Tennis Tacos Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road TBG Tea Technology Telescopes Television Tennis Theaters Theme Parks Therapeutic Three Points Toads Tohono O'odam Tombstone Toole Avenue Tourism Tournaments Tours Towns Toys Traffic Safety Trails Transportation Travel Trees Trivia Tropical Tubac Tucson Tucson Botanical Gardens Tucson Mountain Park Tucson Mountains Tucson-Downtown Tumacacori Turtles Twin Peaks UA Banner Medical Center UFO Ugly UNESCO Biosphere Preserve Union Pacific Railroad Unique University Boulevard University of Arizona Upscale Utilities Vacation Spots Vail Valencia Road Valleys Vegetation Venues Videos Visitor Centers Volcanic Volunteers Walking Warren Wasps Water Water Parks Waterfalls Wearables Weather Western Image Whetstone Whitewater Draw Why Wild West Wilderness Wildlife Refuges Willcox Willcox Playa Wilmot Road Wine Winter Wolves World-Class Yaqui Zoos

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Southern Arizona Road Trip Planning Guide

- This "straight-line map" is intended to help make it easier to plan a day trip in southern Arizona ... distances in approximate travel time rather than miles/kilometers. ==> Click on the map above for a higher-resolution version ... prints well as a 8.5x11 ==> Google Maps

Rainbow Trout

- The Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) is a cold-water fish belonging to the salmon and trout family (Salmonidae) ... native to the Pacific Ocean tributaries of North America and Asia, it has become one of the most widely distributed and popular game fish in the world due to its hard-fighting nature and its adaptability to hatchery rearing - Rainbow trout in southern Arizona are primarily found in high-elevation mountain lakes or are stocked seasonally in lower-elevation community and state park waters during the cooler winter months - Because rainbow trout are cold-water fish that cannot survive in temperatures exceeding 72°F, their presence in the southern desert is highly dependent on Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) stocking efforts - Rose Canyon Lake , a 6-acre lake in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, is one of the most popular spots for rainbow trout ... stocking usually occurs once a month from early April through late August - Several parks within Tucson...

Wyatt Earp

- Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (1848-1929) was a lawman in the American West, including Tombstone, Arizona - Earp was involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral , during which he and some other lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys - While Wyatt is often depicted as the key figure in the shootout, his brother Virgil was both Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone City Marshal that day and had considerably more experience in law enforcement as a sheriff, constable, and marshal than did Wyatt ... Virgil made the decision to enforce a city ordinance prohibiting carrying weapons in town and to disarm the Cowboys - An extremely flattering biography Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal by Stuart N. Lake was published in 1931, becoming a bestseller and creating his reputation as a fearless lawman ... Since then, Earp's fame and notoriety have been increased by films, television shows, biographies, and works of fiction - During all his years of law enforcement and gunfights Wyatt was never...

Mule Deer

- Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus) are medium-sized deer that are native to western North America - They are named for their large ears, which are similar to those of a mule - Fairly common in southern Arizona mountain and foothill areas

Mexican Whip-poor-will

- The Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus Arizonae) is a secretive, nocturnal nightjar that arrives in the mountain forests of southern Arizona as an uncommon summer resident from April through September - Though incredibly difficult to spot during the day due to its masterful brown, gray, and black camouflage, it is famously known for its loud, rolling, and trilled "pur-ple-riiip" or "whip-poor-WILL" call that echoes continuously through wooded canyons at dusk, dawn, and on moonlit nights - To hear or look for this cryptic nightbird, head to pine-oak woodlands and wooded canyons at higher elevations (generally between 5,500 and 6,500 feet) within the region's prominent "Sky Island" mountain ranges: Santa Catalina Mountains : Listen along the upper stretches of the mountain, particularly around General Hitchcock Campground and Bear Canyon on Mt. Lemmon ... Santa Rita Mountains : Madera Canyon offers excellent forested canyon habitat where males sing...

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