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San Pedro Valley Railroad

Benson Funky Highway 80 Interstate I-10 Mining Railroad Saint David San Pedro Valley Transportation Union Pacific Railroad

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- San Pedro Valley Railroad (formerly the San Pedro and Southwestern) - Short-line railroad currently operating from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) at Benson , Arizona, seven miles to Curtiss, Arizona (west of St. David) ... there is also a siding in Willcox Map

Emerald Jumping Spider

Bugs Fauna Funky JimFav Smiles Spiders

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Long-Horned Longjaw Beetle

Bugs Fauna Funky Monsoon Summer

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Torch Cactus

Cactus Flora Funky Spring Summer

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Old Town Artisans

Clothing Commercial Court Avenue El Presidio District Funky Gems Gifts Historic Jewelry Native American Heritage Pottery Restaurants Shopping Tucson Tucson-Downtown Women-Owned

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Seven Falls, Bear Canyon

Arizona Trail Bear Canyon Canyons Funky Gems Hiking JimFav Sabino Canyon Sabino Canyon Road Scenic Views Sunbathing Sunrise Drive Swimming Trails Tucson Waterfalls

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Fourth Avenue Underpass

Aviation Parkway Congress Street Fourth Avenue Funky Historic JimFav National Historic Sites Toole Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Texas Canyon Rest Area

Benson Canyons Cochise County Dragoon Funky Gems Interstate I-10 JimFav Scenic Views

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Inchworm

Bugs Fauna Funky Gems JimFav

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Racoon

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Fort Huachuca

Children Fort Huachuca Funky Gems Highway 90 Historic Huachuca Mountains JimFav Military Museums National Historic Sites Old West Sierra Vista

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Dragoon General Store

Benson Cochise County Commercial Dragoon Funky Highway 191 Historic Interstate I-10 JimFav National Historic Sites Shopping Western Image

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Vermillion Flycatcher

Agua Caliente Birds Funky Gems JimFav Madera Canyon San Pedro Valley

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Chiricahua National Monument

Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Cochise County Coronado National Forest Dark Sky Parks Funky Gems Highway 186 Interstate I-10 JimFav Mountains National Monuments Parks Portal Willcox World-Class

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Big Horn Sheep

Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Pusch Ridge Santa Catalina Mountains

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Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Birds Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Chiricahua Mountains Funky Huachuca Mountains JimFav Santa Catalina Mountains

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Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake

Fauna Funky JimFav Sky Islands Snakes

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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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Tucson Bird Alliance

Birding Birds Mason Center Paton Center Red Science Shopping Tucson Tucson-Downtown University Boulevard

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Barn Owl Smile

Birds Funky JimFav Owls Smiles Whitewater Draw

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Lazuli Bunting

Birds Funky Gems Monsoon Red

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Painted Redstart

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Gems Madera Canyon Mount Lemmon Red Sabino Canyon Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains

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Fort Bowie National Historic Site

Chiricahua Mountains Cochise County Funky Gems Hiking Historic JimFav Military National Historic Sites National Memorials National Monuments Native American Heritage Old West Portal Walking Willcox

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Holy Trinity Monastery

Birding Churches Cochise County Funky Highway 80 JimFav Meditation Religious Saint David Serenity Tombstone Walking

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Purple Martin

Birds Funky Gems Red

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Peacock Smile!

Birds Funky JimFav Reid Park Smiles Zoos

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Mallard Duck

Agua Caliente Birds Ducks Patagonia Lake State Park Reid Park Sweetwater Wetlands

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Aerostat Radar Blimp

Fort Huachuca Funky Gems Highway 90 Highway 92 JimFav Sierra Vista Trivia Unique

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Birds Endangered Species Funky Gems JimFav San Pedro River San Pedro Valley Tubac

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Hooded Oriole

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Some Southern Arizona Birds

Arizona Trail Birding Birds Collages Gems World-Class

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Arizona Woodpecker

Birds Cave Creek Canyon Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Gems JimFav Madera Canyon Miller Canyon Ramsey Canyon Rare Red Santa Rita Mountains

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Phainopepla

Birds Funky Gems JimFav Smiles

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Port of Tucson

Commercial Interstate I-10 Interstate I-19 JimFav Logistics Railroad Transportation Tucson

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Anza Trail

Anza Trail Canoa Ranch Casa Grande Funky Gems Historic JimFav Marana National Historic Sites National Monuments Nogales Pima County Santa Cruz County Trails Tubac Tucson Tumacacori

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Roadrunner

Birds Coyotes Gems JimFav Roadrunners Unique

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Tumacacori National Historical Park

Anza Trail Architecture Birding Churches Dark Sky Parks Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav National Historic Sites National Monuments Nogales Old West Religious Rio Rico Spanish Tubac Tumacacori

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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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Violet-Green Swallow

Agua Caliente Birds Funky Gems JimFav

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Black-headed Grosbeak

Birds Funky JimFav

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Belted Kingfisher

Birds Fall Funky JimFav San Pedro Valley Santa Cruz River Valley Winter

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Red-tailed Hawk

Birds Gems JimFav Red

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Varied Bunting

Birds Catalina State Park Gems Madera Canyon Patagonia Rare Red

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Pipevine Swallowtail

Butterflies Canyons Fauna Funky Insects JimFav Riparian Areas Sweetwater Wetlands

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Parthenos Sylvia Butterfly

Butterflies Tucson Botanical Gardens

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Red-manteled Saddlebags

Agua Caliente Bugs Dragonflies Fauna Funky Insects San Pedro River San Pedro Valley Sweetwater Wetlands

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San Xavier del Bac Mission

Anza Trail Architecture Christmas Churches Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav LRFP National Historic Sites Old West Religious Seasonal Spirit Stamps Tohono O'odam Tucson World-Class

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QUICK DRAW ...

Birds
Fauna
Flora
Funky
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People
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SETTLEMENTS ...

Ajo
Amado
Arivaca
Benson
Bisbee
Catalina
Douglas
Dragoon
Green Valley
Lukeville
Marana
Nogales
Oracle
Oro Valley
Patagonia
Portal
Rio Rico
Sahuarita
San Manuel
Sasabe
Sells
Sierra Vista
Sonoita / Elgin
Summerhaven
Tombstone
Tubac
Tucson
Vail
Willcox

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Diets 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 Event Space Faces 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 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 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 Jewelry JimFav Jogging Journalism July June Kartchner Caverns Kinney Road Kino Kino Parkway Kino Springs 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 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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 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 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 Science Scorpions Scott Avenue Sculptures Seasonal Spirit 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 Toads Tohono O'odam Tombstone Toole Avenue Tourism Tournaments Tours Towns Toys Trails Transportation Travel Trees Trivia 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 Women-Owned World-Class Yaqui Zoos

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POPULAR POSTS ...

Purple Martin

- In southern Arizona, the Desert Purple Martin (Progne subis hesperia), a distinct and fascinating subspecies, nests almost exclusively in saguaro and cardon cacti - Unlike the eastern populations that rely on human-made birdhouses, these "wild martins" maintain strict independence in the Sonoran Desert ... they breed in old woodpecker cavities (known as "boots") located high up in large columnar cacti

Port of Tucson

- The Port of Tucson is a 767-acre, full-service inland dry port, rail yard, and inter-modal logistics facility located in southeast Tucson - It acts as a critical Southwest shipping hub by linking regional truck transportation directly to major rail lines - Ocean-going vessels? Well ... maybe not quite yet. So ... Duluth, you're still in the game (above)!

Pipevine Swallowtail

- The Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus Philenor) is one of the most common and striking butterflies found in southern Arizona - It is highly recognizable by its midnight-blue, iridescent wings and distinctive pattern of bright orange spots - While common around Tucson, they are not true desert insects ... look for them in riparian areas, canyons, gardens, and near man-made ponds where water is accessible

Varied Bunting

- In southern Arizona, the Varied Bunting (Passerina Versicolor) is a prized summer resident that arrives from Mexico to breed, primarily timing its nesting cycle with the arrival of the monsoon rains in late summer - Breeding males feature a stunning mosaic of plum, crimson, and lavender-violet that can look entirely black in poor light, while females are a plain, unstreaked mousy brown - These inconspicuous songbirds strictly avoid urban areas and bird feeders, preferring dense desert washes, mesquite thickets, and arid thorn scrub along canyon slopes up to 4,000 feet

Fort Huachuca

- Unit \ed States Army installation established in 1877 as Camp Huachuca - National Historic Landmark - Headquarters of Army Military Auxiliary Radio System - Other units at the base include the Joint Interoperability Test Command, the Information Systems Engineering Command, and the Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Directorate - The Fort Huachuca Museum displays military and Indian artifacts and photographs Map

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