University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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. more than cowboys, Indians 6 ARIZONA IS

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han what newcomers expect I 4 M Many of Arizona ' s immigrants arrive with a preconceived picture in their minds of what they will find here; a hot, dry, desolate, wasteland. If and when they get the chance to probe further, they find that Arizona ' s terrain goes far beyond their ex- pectations of nothing but desert. ' This would be great country, a tourist once said to naturalist, author, and University of Arizona lecturer, Edward Abbey, if only you had some water. The truth is, plenty of water abides for those who know where to look for it. Rivers, lakes and thermal springs surge throughout the Grand Can- yon State. The activities they provide are endless: water skiing, swimming and cliff diving to name a few. For the avid hiker or the novice nature walker, numerous mountain ranges stretch out for miles across Arizona. From the Chiricahua, 27 miles southeast of the town of Wilcox to the White Mountains in the northern part of the state which house the White Mountain Apache Reservation and Sunrise Ski Resort to the Santa Catalinas north of Tucson, shade and serenity shelter visitors from the summer heat. In the winter, some even bear snow for skiiers and tobogganers. MUZONAIS

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Extras at Tombstone celebrate El Dorado Days in mid- tober. 2. Offerings accumulate within San Xavier del Bac, ich was rebuilt between 1783 and 1797 after the Pima In- ns destroyed the original in 1751. 3. Visitors to the Arizona- Sonora Desert Museum. 14 miles west of Tucson, can see more than 350 living animals and plants, including this ocelot 4. A scene of the past. Tombstone visitors regularly can view thi re-enactment of the Shootout of the OK Corral Backgro Kitt Peak National Observatory contains some of the woj largest telescopes Known across the country for popular tourist sites such as Tombstone ' s OK Corral, Southern Arizona has a rich heritage derived from the cultures of the American Indians, Spaniards and Europeans. And in addition to having a history derived from events that occurred more than 100 years ago, Arizona also has a living heritage ... a heritage captured by the works of photographer Ansel Adams and artist Ted De Grazia. It is one that gives residents a sense of pride in being an Arizonan and is the source of a tourist trade that brought in more than $4 billion to Arizona ' s economv in 1980. Visitors and residents alike have the oppor- tunity to visit several famous sites. The Kitt Peak National Observatory, 53 miles southwest of Tucson, houses more than a dozen telescopes, including some of the world ' s largest. Another popular place 12 miles from Tucson is San Xavier del Bac, a church constructed by Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, a Jesuit missionary, at the turn of the 18th century to convert Papago Indians. Tombstone, 70 miles from Tucson, also brings in a large number of tourists. Known as The Town Too Tough to Die, Tombstone, with about 1,600 full-time residents, regularly draws persons who can view the re-enactment of the infamous Shootout at the OK Corral, which had its 100th anniversary celebrated Oct. 26. In addition to the older sites, Arizona possesses a movie location about 15 miles from Tucson. The filming of movies and television programs, like NBC ' s Little House in the Prairie, along with staged gunfights are common occur- rences in Old Tucson. ARIZONA IS