Pima County

Arizona

Pima County
Airplane graveyard in Tucson, AZ #lifeatexpedia
Many hiking opportunities outside Tucson, hiking to the seven falls here. About a two hour hike. Refill your water bottle in the falls themselves. Crystal clear! It is part of the Bear Canyon Trails in the Santa Catalina mountain range. You can take a bus until the pavement ends then begin the hike.
Prickly pear fruit
My bucket list is to explore all 59 National Parks in the US. So far, we've been lucky enough to visit over 30. Here's one of them.

Saguaro #nationalpark is home to the native Saguaro Cacti and houses the largest one in the world. They're recognizable for many reasons but to me because they were all over the Wiley Coyote/Roadrunner cartoons growing up. They're arms only start growing when they are 70 and only reach adulthood at the ripe age of 125. It is illegal to cut down a Saguaro  in the entire state of Arizona.

Want a lesson in Cactii and desert plant life? The tallest one is, of course, the Saguaro. The green tree to the right is a Palo Verde, the yellowish cactus directly in front is the jumping cholla, the cactus with the flat green pads are Prickly Pear, the tree to the left is Mesquite and in the background you can see the branches of an Ocotillo.

Pima County – populære byer

Tucson som inkluderer ørkenutsikt
Tucson
Kjent for Universiteter, Fjell og Sport
Arizonas nest største by er kjent for sitt ørkenlandskap, fjellene, vitenskapen og storbykulturen.

Grunner til å reise

  • Saguaro National Park (nasjonalpark)
  • Davis-Monthan flyvåpenbase
  • Sabino Canyon
Sonoita
Sonoita
Kjent for Vinprodusenter og Naturparker
Legg turen til Sonoita! Her kan du blant annet oppleve vin og parker.

Grunner til å reise

  • Arizona Hops and Vines
  • Roadside Rest
Ajo
Ajo
Kjent for Vennlige mennesker, Monumenter og Ørkener
Dra til koselige Ajo for å oppleve ørkenlandskap, fotturer og kasinoer.

Grunner til å reise

  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
  • Ajo Plaza
Mount Lemmon
Mount Lemmon
Kjent for Fjell, Skoger og Stjernekikking
Reis til Mount Lemmon! Her kan du få med deg fjellandskap, fjellklatring og skiområder.

Grunner til å reise

  • Santa Catalina Mountains
Sells
Sells
Kjent for Kultur, Natur og Naturparker
Liker du kulturliv, natur og museer? Dra til Sells!

Grunner til å reise

  • Kitt Peak National Observatory