What are the chances that a stop at the Arizona Nut House would lead us to our new favorite State Park… Picacho Peak. Especially since the Nut House shuttered its doors a few days after we visited — I guess those bags of deep-fried in-shell peanuts and fried okra we bought weren’t enough to keep them in business.
We stopped on a whim back in January as we drove between Tucson and Phoenix. This Sunday, we returned for some sun and solitude among the saguaro and chocolate colored rock formations.
As a real treat, a Civil War Encampment settled about a half mile from our campsite. This had been the location of the only Civil War battle in the Southwest. The usual cast of reenacters… privates, colonels, calvarymen, doctors, priests, women and children… pitched their canvas tents and donned their old-style clothes (to various degrees of authenticity) and wandered around the camp chatting with the families and visitors.
Of course the highlight was the cannon show, where the Battle of Picacho Pass was reenacted. The replay lasted about ten minutes… the real battle about 90.
Lots to see and do around here… unfortunately, we’re still in production mode, so sadly, there are no day trips planned.
Here are some photos… we’ll add more later… these are unfortunately low-res at the moment:
From Gina Paterson-Bryant:
Outstanding phots Dears, love the way you compose your pics! Nice to see that green that only appears for weeks in AZ
Thanks for sharing!