Tucson, AZ
We drove about 45 minutes to get to the West part of the Saguaro National Park and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. It was a little crowded so we decided to check out the Old Tucson. It was an American movie studio and theme park. Built in 1939 for the movie Arizona (1940), it has been used for the filming of many movies and television westerns since then, such as Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Rio Bravo (1959), El Dorado (1966), and Little House on the Prairie TV series of the 1970s-1980s. It was opened to the public in 1960, and historical tours were offered about the movies filmed there, along with live cast entertainment featuring stunt shows and shootouts. On September 8, 2020, Pima County, which owns the land on which it stands, announced that it was being shut down for an "indefinite" period. So we have just missed the deadline to visit this place. We headed back to the entrance of the National Park and found a dirt road leading to picnic areas. These cactus and mountains are absolutely beautiful. We even found some beautiful petroglyphs. Most of the rock art found in Saguaro National Park was created by the prehistoric Hohokam and is in the form of petroglyphs. These are created by etching, pecking or scraping designs into the dark patina found on the surface of sandstone and other rocks. Tomorrow we will visit the Eastern part of the National Park.
Fujifilm X-T30 - December 26, 2020