Dagas Publishing LLC presents
Cities and Counties in Southern Arizona
- Sonoran Desert
- Monsoon Season
Cochise County
- Benson
- Bisbee
- Douglas
- Sierra Vista
- Tombstone
- Wilcox
Pima County
- Ajo
- Green Valley
- Marana
- Oro Valley
- Sahurita
- Summerhaven
- Three Point
- Tucson
Pinal County
- Apache Junction
- Arizona City
- Casa Grande
- Florence
- Marana
- Maricopa
- Oracle
Santa Cruz County
- Nogales
- Patagonia
- Rio Rico
- Tubac
Yuma County
- Yuma
Wildlife/Flora/Hiking in Southern Arizona
Wildlife
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bobcat
- Caral Snake
- Coyote
- Deer (Mule)
- Deer (Whitetail)
- Eagle
- Gila Monster
- Gopher Snake
- Hawk
- Javelina (Collared Peccaries)
- King Snake (Arizona Mountain King Snake)
- Mountain Lion
- Raccoon
- Rattlesnake
- Road Runner
- Scorpion
- Skunk
- Tortoises
Protect Yourself
- Protect yourself
- Protect your pets
- What to do with a snake in your yard
- Drink more water
- Pest control
- Bugs
- Rodents
Flora
- Agave
- Barrel Cactus
- Cholla Cactus (Jumping Cactus)
- Common Cactus
- Desert Willow
- Mesquite
- Ocotillo
- Palo Verde
- Prickly Pear
- Saguaro Cactus
- Sotol
- Yucca
Gardening
- Tips on gardening
- Low Chill hours
Mountain Ranges
Cochise County:
Chiricahua Mountains, Dragon Mountains, Huachuca Mountains, Little Dragoon Mountains, Mule Mountains, Peloncillo Mountains, and Mustang Mountains.
Pima County:
Agua Dulce Mountains, Ajo Range, Alcarez Mountains, Artesa Mountains. Baboquivari Mountains, Batamote Mountains, Bates Mountains, Brownell Mountains, Castle Mountains, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Cimarron Mountains, Coyote Mountains, Crook Mountains, Diablo Mountains, Empire
Mountains, Gakolik Mountains, Granite Mountains, Growler Mountains, John the Baptist Mountains, La Lesna Mountains, Las Guijas Mountains, Little Ajo Mountains,
Mesquite Mountains, North Comobabi Mountains, Paza, Redondo Mountains, Paza Verse Mountains, Puerto Blanco Mountains, Quijotoa Mountains, Quinlan Mountains, Rincon Mountains, Roskruge Mountains, San Luis Mountains, Santa Catalinas Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Rosa Mountains, Sauceda Mountains, Sheridan Mountains, Sierra Blanca Mountains, Sierra de la Nariz, Sierra de Santa Rosa, Sierrita Mountains, Sikort Chuapa Mountains, South Comanabu Mountains, Tortolita Mountains, Tucson Mountains, Waterman Mountains and West Silver Bell Mountains.
Pinal County:
Mineral Mountains, Santa Catalina Mountains, Superstition Mountains, Tortolita Mountains.
Santa Cruz County:
Cerro Colorado Mountains, Mustang Mountains, and Santa Rita Mountains.
Yuma:
Black Mountains, Bruan Mountains, Cabeza Prieta Mountains, Castle Dome Mountains, Copper Mountains, Gila Mountains, Granite Mountains, Kofa Mountains, Mohawk Mountains, Muggins Mountains, Sierra Pinta, Tank Mountain, and Tinajas Altas Mountains.
Hiking
- Check the weather
- Notify and/or Buddy-up
- Stay on the Tail
- Bring water and snacks
- Dress appropriately
- Take care of your pets
- Know your limit
- What to bring on short hikes
- What to bring on long hikes
- Hiking etiquettes
- Know your right of way
- Hikers coming uphill have right of way
- Bikers yield to hikers, horses and pack animals.
- Make yourself known
- Stay on the trail
- Do NOT disturb wildlife
- Be mindful of trail conditions
- Take time to listen
- Be aware of your surroundings
- Keep your dog on a leash
- Use the “Golden Rule” of etiquette
Sights to see
Parks
Cochise County:
Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Forest, Fort Bowie, Kartchner Caverns State Park
Pima County:
Catalina State Park, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Coronado National Forest, Juan Bautista de Anza, Organ Pipe Cactus, Reid Park Zoo, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Saguaro National Park, Sentinel Park (A Mountain), Tohono Chul Park, Tubac Presidio State Historical Park, Tucson Botanical Garden, Tumamoc Hill.
Pinal County:
Casa Grande Ruins, National Monument, Coronado National Forest, McFarland State Historic Park, Oracle State Park, Peppersauce Cave, Picacho Peak State Park
Santa Cruz County:
Coronado, San Rafael Ranch State National Area, Tumacácori National Historical Park.
Yuma:
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Lakes, creeks, rivers and washes
Cochise County:
Parker Canyon Lake, San Pedro River, San Simon River
Pima County:
Brawley Wash, Cañada del Oro Wash, Rose Cayon Lake, San Cristobal Wash, Santa Cruz River, San Pedro River
Pinal County:
Brawley Wash, Santa Cruz River, San Pedro River
Santa Cruz County:
Patagonia Lake, Santa Cruz River, Sonoita Creek State Park
Yuma:
Colorado River, Imperial Reservoir, Martinez Lake, Mittry Lake, San Cristobal Wash.
Museums
Cochise County:
Amerind Museum, Arizona Ranges Museum, Bird Cage Theatre, Bisbee Mining Historical Museum, Copper Queen Mine, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Fort Huachuca Museum, Historic Fairbank Schoolhouse, Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum and Wilcox
Cowboy Hall of Fame, Slaughter Ranch, Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, US Army Intelligence Museum
Pima County:
African American Museum of Southern Arizona, Alve NorGille Dem and Mineral Museum U of A, Arizona Historical Society -downtown History Museum, Arizona History Museum, Arizona State Museum, Center for Creative Photography, Children’s Museum
Degrazia Gallery In the Sun Historic District< Fort Lowell Museum, Gadsden-Pacific -Division Toy Train Operation Museum, History of Pharmacy Museum
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Maynard Dixon Museum, Mini Time Machine Museum, Moca Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art, Pima Air and Space Museum, Pima County Historic Courthouse, Postal Historic Foundation, Presidio San Augustin del Tucson Museum, Sonoran Desert Museum, Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House, Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, The Tucson Desert Art Museum, Titan Missile Museum, Tucson Day Museum, Tucson Museum of Arts, Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum, Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center, University of Arizona Museum of Art
Pinal County:
Acadia Ranch Museum, Biosphere 2, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Historic Kannally Ranch House, McFarland State Historic Park (Pinal County Court
house), Pinal Geology and Mineral Museum
Santa Cruz County:
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Hilltop Gallery, Pimeria Alta Historical Society and Museum, Tubac Center for the Arts
Yuma:
Castle Dome Mines Museum, Cocopah Museum and Cultural Center, Sanguinetti House Museum, Yuma Territorial Prison.
Historic and other sites
Cochise County:
Geronimo Surrender Monument
Pima County:
El Presidio Historic District, El Tiradito Whishing Shine, Fox Theater, Old Tucson,
Pima County Historic Courthouse, Rialto Theater, San Xavier del Bac Mission, St. Augustine Cathedral, Steam Pump Ranch, University of Arizona
Pinal County:
4th Avenue, Tucson, Catalina Highway, Mount Lemmon
Farmers Markets
Bisbee, Green Valley, Oro Valley, Sierra Vista, Sonoita, Sunsites, Pearce, Tucson, Vail, Wilcox, Yuma
Fun Activities
Cochise County:
Apple Annie’s, Arizona National Scenic Trail, Bird Watching, Hiking, Tirrito Farm, Wine Tours.
Pima County:
Arizona National Scenic Trail, Hiking, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Mystery Escape Room in Tucson Mall, Rattlesnake Bridge, Trail Dust Town, Tucson Bike Loop, Valley of the Moon.
Pinal County:
Arizona National Scenic Trail, Dolly Steamboat, Eloy Skydiving, Hiking, Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch, Zipline Arizona
Santa Cruz County:
Hiking, Wine Tours
Yuma:
Hiking, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial Sand Dunes National Recreation Area, Waylon’s Water Park
Gems Found in Arizona
Agate, Apache Tears, Apatite, Aragonite, Aurichalcite, Azurite,
Barite, Bornite, Calcite, Carnelian, Cerussite, Chalcedony,
Chalcopyrite, Chert, Chrysocolla, Clinoptilolite,
Cuprite, Dioptase, Dumortierite, Epidote, Feldspar, Fire
Agate, Fluorite, Fossils, Galena, Garnet, Geodes, Glauberite,
Goethite, Gypsum, Halite, Hematite, Kyanite, Marble, Mica,
Mimetite, Molybdenite, Nodules, Obsidian, Onyx, Palm
Bog, Pastelite, PetriQed Coal, Petrified Wood, Pyrrhotite,
Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhyolite, Rosasite,
Sagenite, Scheelite, Selenite, Serpentine, Shattucnite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tourmaline, Travertine,
Willemite
Copper Gold, and Silver
Special Events, Festivals and Fairs
Cochise County:
Cochise County Music Festival, El Tour de Zona, The Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra, The Southwest Wings Spring Fling, Apple Annie’s, Fourth of July Parade, Southwest Wings Birding & Natural Festival, Art in the Park in Sierra Vista, Cars in the Park by Sierra Vista Car Club, Oktober Fest in Sierra Vista, Rex Allen Days, Sierra Vista Open, Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra, The Bisbee 1000, Wilcox Wine Festival, Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering, Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra, Wings over Wilcox
Pima County:
4th Avenue Street Fair, Cyclovia Tucson, Pima County Fair, Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson Folk Festival, University of Arizona Events, 4th of July Parade (Summerhaven), Tucson’s Birthday at the Presidio, All Souls Procession Weekend, Cyclovia Tucson, Tucson Meet Yourself, Tucson Modernism Week, University of Arizona Events, 4th Avenue Street Fair, Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, Tucson Rodeo, University of Arizona Events, Winterhaven
Pinal County:
Arizona Renaissance Festival, Civil War Re-enactment, Country Thunder, Springtime at the Patch, Marana Pumpkin Patch, Arizona Renaissance Festival, Marana Christmas Express
Santa Cruz County:
Tubac Festival of the Arts
Yuma:
Midnight at the Oasis, Yuma Air Show, Yuma County Fair, Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Dorothy Young Electric Light Parade
Casinos
Desert Diamond (Ajo), Desert Diamond Casino and Entertainment (Sahuarita), Casino Del Sol, Desert Diamond Casino and Entertainment (Tucson), Apache Sky Casino