~ Welcome to Tucson Mountain Park ~
~ East Entrance to Tucson Mountain Park ~
~ Kinney Road Welcome Sign ~
Tucson Mountain Park
~ Vandalism in Pima County's Tucson Mountain Park ~
(The Park abuts Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District)
You may never have visited Tucson Mountain Park, but chances are that you've watched a John Wayne Western or two. It's probably the first time you saw a real (not neon) Saguaro Cactus.
That's Old Tucson Studios in the photo on the left. Old Tucson Studios is located within Tucson Mountain Park, and attracts visitors from around the globe. If they enter the park from Speedway and Gate's Pass Road, that graffiti-covered welcome sign above will be their first impression of this magnificent park. What a shame!
Towering over Old Tucson Studios is Golden Gate Mountain. You'll remember seeing it in the background at some time in every John Wayne Western. It's the mountain I see in my backyard every day.
Vandalism is a symptom of the lack of emphasis we as a society place on personal responsibility. Hey, it's not mine... I didn't pay for it...
Today I posted these photos and more on the Facebook Page "Tucson Mountain Park." Click the link and go there. You'll find the phone number for the Office of Pima County Supervisors and their email address. Call them and leave a message. Send an email. Make a difference!
If you ever watched a John Wayne western, or if you've ever visited the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum (also within the confines of Tucson Mountain Park) please go there and express your outrage at the desecration of something which belongs to you.
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~ Peace ~
~ And Quiet ~
It was one of those days peculiar to mortgage lenders. I had put my heart and soul into solving a problem for a borrower, only to have the first-time homebuyer jump ship because someone promised an eighth better on rate for a mortgage that had yet to be locked.
You know what? If that's the worst thing that happens today, we'll be all right.
I just needed a little peace and quiet...
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I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender
NMLS #223495
SUNSTREET MORTGAGE LLC ~ Correspondent Mortgage Bank
Offices in Mesa, Tucson, Sierra Vista & Nogales
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This winter was exceptionally dry in Arizona, and we always look forward to the Summer Monsoons. Well, they're here, and the seven day forecast shows rain every day this week!
Enjoy the Rain! We do.
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I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender
NMLS #223495
SUNSTREET MORTGAGE LLC ~ Correspondent Mortgage Bank
Offices in Mesa, Tucson, Sierra Vista & Nogales
~ Smoky Sunset with Saguaro ~
The fires are sixty miles south of us, but this afternoon, the wind shifted, and a pall fell over the desert. I was hiking the Valley View Trail in Saguaro National Park West (near Picture Rocks) when the sun went down, and all that smoke gave us an amazing sunset!
Here's what the horizon looked like at 7:00 p.m.:
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I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender
NMLS #223495
SUNSTREET MORTGAGE LLC ~ Correspondent Mortgage Bank
Offices in Mesa, Tucson, Sierra Vista & Nogales
I don't copyright my photos. It's okay for you to use them.
Right click on my image, copy and use it!
~ Entrance: Recycled Windmill with Bottles ~
On the edge of Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District is a Bed & Breakfast called Crickethead Inn.
I visited the Inn while hiking one of the trails in the Picture Rocks area recently, and the entrance gate captured my imagination. Look what can be done with imagination, old bottles and an old windmill!
Guests at the Crickethead Inn enjoy what I'm blessed to experience every day: waking to the sounds of the Sonoran Desert, and watching the sun rise in solitude.
Crickethead Inn abuts Saguaro National Park, one of our country's most unusual treasures. The Park's Red Hills Visitor Center, where I volunteer every Thursday, is just ten minutes away.
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I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender.
NMLS #223495
SUNSTREET MORTGAGE LLC ~ Correspondent Mortgage Bank
Offices in Mesa, Tucson, Sierra Vista & Nogales
I don't copyright my photos. It's okay for you to use them.
Right click on my image, copy and use it!
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