Southern Arizona Guide.com | Things to see and do http://southernarizonaguide.com The BEST things to do in Southern Arizona including Bisbee, Tombstone, Tubac and Tucson Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A Mountain Lion By Any Other Name http://southernarizonaguide.com/a-mountain-lion-by-any-other-name/ http://southernarizonaguide.com/a-mountain-lion-by-any-other-name/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:43:07 +0000 Jim Gressinger http://tucsoncitizen.com/southern-arizona-guide/?p=1099 We live in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains. While walking their dogs or hiking nearby, many of our neighbors have seen, if not the actual big cat, then its impressive paw prints in the sand or mud. And while most of us have hiked Sabino Canyon, a relative few claim to have actually seen [...]

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]]> http://southernarizonaguide.com/whitewater-draw-map/feed/ 0 Around BANWR – Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge http://southernarizonaguide.com/around-banwr-buenos-aires-national-wildlife-refuge/ http://southernarizonaguide.com/around-banwr-buenos-aires-national-wildlife-refuge/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:16 +0000 karen ratte http://southernarizonaguide.com/?p=24527 Slides courtesy Mary Scott, avid Bird Enthusiast. … Continue reading

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]]> http://southernarizonaguide.com/around-banwr-buenos-aires-national-wildlife-refuge/feed/ 0 Ever Heard of a Prickly Poppy? http://southernarizonaguide.com/ever-heard-of-a-pricklypoppy/ http://southernarizonaguide.com/ever-heard-of-a-pricklypoppy/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 12:41:52 +0000 karen ratte http://southernarizonaguide.com/?p=24409 No? Neither had I. So when I asked Mike Foster from the Carr House in the Huachuca Mountains, and he quickly answered that it was a Prickly Poppy, I had to look it up. I consulted several Desert plant books and could not find it mentioned. Is it a plant-non-gratis? Beautiful as it is from the highway, unlike it’s cousin, (it is actually a poppy), it is thorny, albiet “prickly”. The Prickly Poppy, Argemone Mexicana, is native to Mexico and the southwest USA. It is a member of the Papaveraceae family. This year, 2013, the highways seem to be unusually gifted with them. It may have medicinal uses as well. … Continue reading

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]]> http://southernarizonaguide.com/the-settlement-smokhouse-a-dining-review/feed/ 0 May 1,1782: Apaches Attack Tucson Presidio http://southernarizonaguide.com/attack-on-the-presidio-de-tucson-may-1-1792/ http://southernarizonaguide.com/attack-on-the-presidio-de-tucson-may-1-1792/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:27:34 +0000 karen ratte http://southernarizonaguide.com/?p=24277 A Spanish woman living with her family in a fort on the northern frontier of New Spain tells of her terrifying experience during the Second Battle of Tucson. On May 1, 1782, hundreds of Apaches attack the lightly-guarded Presidio San Agustin de Tucson. The civilians and soldiers of the Tucson Presidio are nearly wiped out. Today, you can visit the partially restored Presidio near the Tucson Museum of Art in Downtown Tucson. … Continue reading

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]]> http://southernarizonaguide.com/el-torero-mexican-restaurant-a-review/feed/ 0 The Roads Of Tucson: A Historical Perspective http://southernarizonaguide.com/the-roads-of-tucson-an-historical-perspective/ http://southernarizonaguide.com/the-roads-of-tucson-an-historical-perspective/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 04:15:00 +0000 Jim Gressinger http://tucsoncitizen.com/southern-arizona-guide/?p=1000 Those of you who have read some of my brief histories on Southern Arizona Guide know that I sometimes refer to Tucson before the coming of the railroad in 1880 as “a dusty little Mexican village”. Even though Tucson legally became an American town with the Gadsden Purchase in 1854, most of the 600 residents [...]

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