Arizona (mostly)

From the Cactus Loop Drive in the Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain (east) district. It was about 106F (41C) and I was on my last day of travelling, so just some pictures from very short hikes off the loop drive.

From the Cactus Loop Drive in the Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain (east) district. It was about 106F (41C) and I was on my last day of travelling, so just some pictures from very short hikes off the loop drive.

From the Cactus Loop Drive in the Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain (east) district. It was about 106F (41C) and I was on my last day of travelling, so just some pictures from very short hikes off the loop drive.

Statue of a CCC worker, at the visitor center. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

Plaque at the visitor center, next to the statue honoring the CCC workers who basically built the park. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

Statue of a CCC worker at the visitor center. This appears to be the standard statue that was used to honor CCC workers since the same image appears at multiple parks around the country. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

Entrance to the cave. The next tour was going to be an hour away and I was short on time, so didn't do it. The paths in the cave were created by the CCC. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

The main visitor center, built by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

The only way to get a picture of entire visitor center (built by the Civilian Conservation Corps) is from a road that is a fair distance from it. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

In the picnic area was this rather large structure that was initially difficult to figure out. I eventually figured out that it must have been a bathroom at one time but was difficult to recognize because the roof and some of the walls had disappeared. The rock construction is strongly suggestive of other CCC-built structures. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

This picnic area, created by the CCC, seemed to have a mix of newer structures (the picnic table in the background) and structures that might have been CCC construction including this water station and the fire pit. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

Gravel road to one of the picnic areas created by the CCC. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

One of the many roads in the park, probably initially created by the CCC. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

"Cave men at Work", timeline of the CCC at Colossal Cave. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

Picture of the "Colossal Cavemen" in the museum. In the larger picture you can see the detail and that, at least in this picture, the CCC seemed to be integrated. Per this link, camps started out as integrated but were segregated in 1935, the year before this picture was taken: (http://newdeal.feri.org/aaccc/). Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

One of many posters in the muserum desicribing the work of the "Colossal Cavemen" (the CCC). Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

Plaque at the museum honoring "The President's Tree Army" at the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) museum. Detail of the plaque is visible in the larger version of the picture. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.

Excellent historical museum honoring the work of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in building the park in the 1930's. Colossal Cave is a Pima County park located about 20 miles southeast of Tucson. While the park is famous for its cave, it is also famous for much of the park having been built by the CCC -- which is the main reason I went to visit.