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Tucson, Arizona 2006

Weekend trip to Tucson, Arizona.

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This board describes the history of the "Tucson Mountain Park" as a project during the Great Depression.
 
Thomas Gates was the first to use the pass as a shortcut to his carbonate mine.
 
Local flora of southern Arizona.
 
Formation of the "Tucson Mountains" through a volcano.
 
Involvement of the "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC) in building the "Tucson Mountain Park".
 
Fauna of the Arizona desert. Especially interesting is the iguana on the bottom left that can squirt blood from its eye if threatened.
 
Inside the valley is "Old Tucson", the western movie town.
 
At the "Tucson Mountain Park".
 
Visitors at the "Tucson Mountain Park".
 
Map of the "Tucson Mountain Park".
 
Memorial for the "Bushmasters", a infantry regiment of the Arizona National Guard.
 
A "Saguaro" cactus with fruit. This cactus grows very slowly and it takes about 75 to 80 years for the first arm. They can get as much as 200 years old. They are protected and permits are required to move or destroy one when building houses or roads.
 
Cactus at the "Tucson Mountain Park".
 
Cactus at the "Tucson Mountain Park".
 
Trunk of a "Saguaro" cactus. The roots are about as long as the height of the cactus.
 
Fruit of a "Saguaro" cactus.