Our tour of the US national parks & monuments, etc., by Jim & Diane Tanner
Casa Grande National Monument, located between Phoenix and Tucson, and West and East Saguaro National Parks will end our tour of Arizona. It has been an enjoyable experience and one that I would recommend to anyone as a primary destination. We're now on our final leg of our huge circle tour of National Parks, Monuments and Historical Sites.
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
Sign showing how Casa Grande was built.
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
A remarkable ruin in great condition considering how long it has been...
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
Sign showing how it was built. Click on "full-size" to be able...
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
Some of the remaining foundations of buildings surrounding Casa Grande.
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
An area of the ruins showing portions of walls. Arizona has the best weather...
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
A view from the bottom. Casa Grande stands 35 feet high.
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
A closer look showing an entrance door which is barricaded at the top of the...
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
Sign with speculation about the abandonment of Casa Grande after only a few...
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
Sign concerning the rest of the community and how this site would have...
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
Sign speculating about the use of Casa Grande as an observatory, a common...
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
A display inside the visitor center museum.
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Arizona, Casa Grande National Monument.
More pottery, etc., in the museum. Now, off to Tucson!
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Arizona, Tucson.
Cattle feeding station. Many ranchers ship their young heifers and steers to...
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Arizona, Tucson.
We saw several of these, some with thousands of cows being fed.
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
This park is divided between the West and East sides of Tucson. We started in...
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
One of the many beds of prickly pear cactii we saw. Two animals eat...
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
A larger barell cactus in the foreground. These usually have water...
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
A typical multi-armed saguaro cactus.
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
A barell cactus taken from the West showing the tilt toward the south.
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
An information sign showing the way to the Signal Hill Trail in West Saguaro NP.
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
a sign telling about the rock art found mostly in West Saguaro NP.
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
At the top of Signal Hill, many rocks have petroglyphs created long...
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
More petroglyphs on Signal Hill.
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Arizona, Tucson. Saguaro NP.
A large coil pattern on an irregular surface on Signal Hill.
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