Rita's World Tours Of The Real Wild West

Rita's World Tours Of The Real Wild West Get out and get happy,
Fun in the sun with Ghost towns ,City tours Caves
Petroglyphs sites and ruins

I'm a local tour guide I also do customized tours around the State of Arizona leading groups of visitors to national monuments,historical sites, historical districts,
religious or archaeological sites. Waterfalls ,Ghost towns, Hohokam Indian ruins,Caves, Mining towns and the Graves of Ringo and Earp !,Petroglyphs Site!

Peppersauce cave Tucson Az one amazing wonders of this city!
04/23/2024

Peppersauce cave Tucson Az one amazing wonders of this city!

The El Presidio Historic District is a residential neighborhood containing adobe and brick buildings in the Spanish-Mexi...
04/20/2023

The El Presidio Historic District is a residential neighborhood containing adobe and brick buildings in the Spanish-Mexican, Anglo-American and Eclectic architectural styles. Named for the Spanish-built Presidio de San Augustín del Tucson (1775), El Presidio is one of the nation's oldest inhabited sites. The district is on the site of a prehistoric Hohokam Indian site (c. 700-900 A.D.) and the original presidio (fort). The El Presidio Historic District reflects Tucson's development from an 18th-century walled compound to its emergence as a major 20th-century mercantile center.

A National Historic Landmark, San Xavier Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Const...
04/20/2023

A National Historic Landmark, San Xavier Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Construction of the current church began in 1783 and was completed in 1797.

The oldest intact European structure in Arizona, the church's interior is filled with marvelous original statuary and mural paintings.
Timeline

1692 Father Kino visits the village of Wa:k
1700 Father Kino begins foundations on a church never built
1711 Father Kino dies in Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico
1756 Father Espinosa constructs the 1st church
1767 Jesuits are expelled from New Spain
1768 Spanish Franciscans take over the Mission
1783 Construction begins on the present church
1797 The Mission church is completed
1821 Spanish Franciscans leave
1846 Cooke's Mormon battalion passes by the Mission
1854 Gadsden Purchase puts the Mission inside the United States
1859 Santa Fe diocese begins first repairs of the Mission
1887 Earthquake damages the Mission
1905 Bishop Granjon begins major repairs
1913 Franciscans return to the Mission
1939 Lightning strikes the West Tower
1953 Church facade is restored
1963 San Xavier becomes a National Historic Landmark
1978 Patronato San Xavier established to preserve the Mission
1989 Leaking walls force emergency restoration
1992 Conservators begin a 5-year rescue effort of the interior

Today the restoration continues when funds are available.

Coronado Cave AzCoronado Cave became part of Coronado National Memorial in 1978, when the park expanded its boundaries. ...
01/02/2022

Coronado Cave Az

Coronado Cave became part of Coronado National Memorial in 1978, when the park expanded its boundaries. The cave may have been used by humans as a shelter and hideout by middle archaic people (up to 8000 years ago) and more recently by the Chiricahua Apache and other Apache peoples, Mexican and European miners, and settlers (however, no archaeological evidence remains in the cave today). The cave is now one of the few open, undeveloped caves in southern Arizona. Coronado Cave is a large cavern 600 feet long and in most places about 70 feet wide.

On this full-day tour, you will discover Tombstone Lowell and Bisbee, Arizona mining towns We will go on an underground...
10/24/2021

On this full-day tour, you will discover Tombstone Lowell and Bisbee, Arizona mining towns


We will go on an underground Mining tour in the Queen Mine as well as stroll the downtown lined with old hotels, saloons, restaurants and antique shops.
You will enjoy lunch on a patio or inside a local restaurant of your choice with a variety of choices from Mexican Food to vegetarian or gluten-free menus.

This free-spirited town offers music, art and hospitality not to mention many tales of a haunting fascination that you will learn about on our downtown walking tour.

You can test your endurance or just take a peek at The Great Stair Climb which is the only outdoor stair climb in the U. S. with 9 sets of stairs and over 1, 000 steps.

You'll have a wonderful time in this unique town!

ITINERARY
- Pick up at Hotel
- Arrive in Tombstone explore
- Bisbee
- Queen Mine Tour
- Drive to Downtown Bisbee and Lowell
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- Lunch
- Walking Tour
- Free time for Shopping, exploring galleries, etc
- Snack time
- Drive back to Tucson
- Back at the hotel.

This tour can be customized to fit your preferences - please inquire!

Waterfall tours of the Catalina and Recon mountains " seasonal tour"
07/21/2021

Waterfall tours of the Catalina and Recon mountains " seasonal tour"

06/01/2021

PEPPERSAUCE CAVE TOUR!

70 ALL YEAR ROUND WITH LAKES INSIDE.THANK YOU ALL THAT KEEPS THIS PLACE CLEAN AND GRAFFITI FREE!!! Join me on a tour!

Fool Hollow Lake AzThe park along the lake, located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, opened in 1994 as a result...
05/31/2021

Fool Hollow Lake Az
The park along the lake, located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, opened in 1994 as a result of cooperation between the U.S. Forest Service, Arizona State Parks, Arizona Game and Fish and the city of Show Low in partnership with Arizona Public Service and McCarty Construction Company. Today, visitors can camp among the tall pines and hike along the lake at a cool 6,300 feet in elevation. Year-round camping, fishing, picnicking, boating and wildlife viewing opportunities make Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area a popular place.

Canyon Diablo Az.Legend says there’s about $125,000 in gold, silver and coins taken from a stage coach in 1881 somewhere...
05/30/2021

Canyon Diablo Az.

Legend says there’s about $125,000 in gold, silver and coins taken from a stage coach in 1881 somewhere upon a mountain ledge overhanging the city of Flagstaff.

The loot was hidden in two mailbags, but the disguise didn’t fool bandits who held up the Canyon Diablo to Flagstaff Wells Fargo Stage on May 10, 1881. The mailbag trick was used for money being shipped from an Albuquerque bank to a San Francisco bank. A U.S. Cavalry unit later killed all five suspected bandits near Veit Spring, but they didn’t have the loot. In 1913, “Short” Jimmy McGuire produced some of the stolen coins, but after four drinks at Black’s Saloon in Flagstaff, he died of a heart attack. His last words did not reveal where the rest of the treasure was, and it’s being searched for to this very day. This area has so much to offer from Ghost town,Canyon Diablo Meteorite and some great history! THERE IS SOME GOLD IN THEM HILLS.

Empire Ranch AZ Tour 30 min outside of TucsonGreat camping and great history! between 1879 and 1928. During this time ...
03/28/2021

Empire Ranch AZ Tour

30 min outside of Tucson
Great camping and great history!
between 1879 and 1928. During this time period the ranch grew from the original 160 acres purchased by Walter Lennox Vail and Herbert R. Hislop in 1876 to over 100,000 acres. The discovery of silver deposits on the northern pastures of the Empire Ranch in 1879 led to the development and operation of the Total Wreck Mine. Between 1881 and 1887 the mine produced over $500,000 in revenue that allowed for the rapid expansion of the Empire Ranch through the purchase of more land, cattle, and other ranch improvements.
Many well-known western movies and TV series were filmed on or near the Empire Ranch. They include

3:10 to Yuma,
A Star Is Born,
Another Man, Another Chance,
Bonanza, )
Broken Lance,
Desperado,
Duel In the Sun,
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral,
Gunman’s Walk,
Gunsight Ridge,
Gunsmoke,
And many more!

Yuma AZ. Old PrisonThe Prison accepted its first inmate on July 1, 1876. For the next 33 years 3,069 prisoners, includin...
03/27/2021

Yuma AZ. Old Prison

The Prison accepted its first inmate on July 1, 1876. For the next 33 years 3,069 prisoners, including 29 women, served sentences there for crimes ranging from murder to polygamy. The prison was under continuous construction with labor provided by the prisoners.In 1909, the last prisoner left the Territorial Prison for the newly constructed Arizona State Prison Complex located in Florence, Arizona. It was also the 3rd historic park in Arizona. The state historic park also contains a graveyard where 104 of the prisoners are buried.

Dead Horse Ranch State Park AZ.Another fine example of the beautiful State Parks in our country. Big wide open sites, so...
03/13/2021

Dead Horse Ranch State Park AZ.

Another fine example of the beautiful State Parks in our country. Big wide open sites, some with nice shade. Pull through and back-in sites. Water and electric hookups. Beautiful walking trails and ponds. Lots of people bird watching here. Decent cell service, which was a little surprising. Nearby shopping, gas, restaurants, etc.

The story of the park's name begins with the Ireys family, who came to Arizona from Minnesota looking for a ranch to buy in the late 1940s. At one of the ranches they discovered a large dead horse lying by the road. After two days of viewing ranches, Dad Ireys asked the kids which ranch they liked the best. The kids said, “the one with the dead horse, dad!” The Ireys family chose the name Dead Horse Ranch and later, in 1973, when Arizona State Parks acquired the park, the Ireys made retaining the name a condition of sale.

“Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water. Lay your bed where the cat sleep...
01/14/2021

“Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water. Lay your bed where the cat sleeps. Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm. Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit. Plant the tree where the mole digs. Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself. Dig your fountain where the birds hide from heat. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the days golden grains. Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest. Swim often and you will feel on earth like the fish in the water. Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become light and clear. Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and full of peace.”

Nature is talking to you, are you listening?

The McCauley Sinks, in the Holbrook basin of northeastern Arizona, are comprised of some 50 individual sinkholes within ...
10/19/2020

The McCauley Sinks, in the Holbrook basin of northeastern Arizona, are comprised of some 50 individual sinkholes within a 3-km-wide depression.
The sinks are grouped in a semi-concentric pattern of three nested rings. The outer ring is an apparent tension zone containing ring fractures. The two inner rings are semi-circular chains of large sinkholes, ranging up to 100 m across and 50 m deep. WOW

WELCOME ALL THE NEW PEOPLE! I would just like to introduce myself and a little bit about my business. I was born and rai...
09/21/2020

WELCOME ALL THE NEW PEOPLE!
I would just like to introduce myself and a little bit about my business.
I was born and raised in England and moved to this mind blowing state of Arizona and town of Tucson 23 years now. I have discovered hidden gems and wonders from vortexs to waterfalls and historic grave sites of old tombstone legends. I have 5 years experience as a tour guide and I'm responsible for helping people to visit unfamiliar areas such as Tombstone, ghost towns, the Indian Ruins, caves and Petroglyph sites (Rock drawings) in or surrounding the Tucson area.

My humor, strong communication skills, punctuality and a keen sense of direction, allows me to engage my guest in an informative and interactive manner, while answering any questions you or they may have. I'm familiar with all Safety and Security protocols, I have a personal driver and walkie talkies for safety.

As your guide I will greet you promptly at scheduled Tour times, I will outline the tour and timeline before beginning, Come get out and get happy for fun in the sun in Tucson Arizona.
Hours and sites may have change do to the Covid.

Winkleman Az.The Gila River is a 649-mile tributary of the Colorado River it is joined by the San Carlos River from the ...
09/21/2020

Winkleman Az.
The Gila River is a 649-mile tributary of the Colorado River it is joined by the San Carlos River from the north in San Carlos Lake. At Winkelman, Arizona it picks up the San Pedro River and then is joined by the Santa Cruz River south of Casa Grande. The Salt River, its main tributary, joins in the Phoenix metro area, and further west the Gila receives its last two major tributaries, the Agua Fria and Hassayampa Rivers, from the north.
Bring your tent, RV and fishing pole and come Explore the Wild in one of Arizona's remote destinations.

There are many cavern systems crisscrossing under the vast Arizona desert landscape, but today, we're focusing on one in...
03/04/2020

There are many cavern systems crisscrossing under the vast Arizona desert landscape, but today, we're focusing on one in particular: Colossal Cave. This ancient labyrinth began forming 80 million years ago, serving as a home for indigenous peoples as early as 900 A.D. It's open to the public for tours, and this is an experience you don't want to skip.Water erosion began forming the cavern system about 80 million years ago, and its first inhabitants -- the prehistoric Hohokam culture -- used the complex underground labyrinth as temporary shelter as early as 900 A.D. The cave is an ancient karst cave, classified as "dry" by guides (though this is not a speleologic term). The meaning of this is that its formations are completely dry, or "dead", and do not grow. This is because the cave was formed by water depositing limestone, but this source has disappeared. It instead feeds the "active" nearby Arkenstone Cave that continues to grow formations.

Arizona The Pleasant Valley War took place in the 1880s in what is now the Tonto National Forest. The range war started ...
03/04/2020

Arizona The Pleasant Valley War took place in the 1880s in what is now the Tonto National Forest. The range war started as a feud between two families – the Tewksburys and the Grahams and escalated into one of the bloodiest range wars of the old West. Horse and cattle rustling, cattlemen versus sheepherders, big corporate ranches bringing in gunfighters to run off smaller ranchers, ambushes, outnumbered lawmen taking on the odds, lynchings and vigilantes all played a part in the Pleasant Valley War – and became the subject of a number of nonfiction books, novels (including one by Zane Grey), documentaries, and movie & TV plots. You can find a timeline of the PV war in the history section of www.CherryCreekLodge.com

The reputation that the Arizona territory acquired for violence and lawlessness with the Eastern establishment, primarily from the newspaper treatment of the range war, delayed Arizona’s statehood for about a decade.

One of the more infamous gunfights took place on the JD Tewksbury ranch (now the Cherry Creek Lodge /Tilting H Ranch). One of the Tewkesburys and a business associate were ambushed and killed by a group of Grahams and gunfighters from the Aztec Land and Cattle Company. The other Tewkesbury’s on the ranch at the time were pinned down in their cabin for a number of days, while semi-feral pigs devoured the bodies. Ultimately the bodies were buried in a common grave. The gunfight was reenacted on Arizona Highways TV.

The pictures (taken at and about Cherry Creek Lodge): the site of the ambush, the grave, and some of the surrounding country

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PEPPERSAUCE CAVE TOUR! 70 ALL YEAR ROUND WITH LAKES INSIDE.THANK YOU ALL THAT KEEPS THIS PLACE CLEAN AND GRAFFITI FREE!!! Join me on a tour!

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Today at the 100ft!

Boyce Thompson Arboretum Az Is the largest and oldest botanical garden in the state of Arizona. It is one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi. Founded in 1924 as a desert plant research facility and “living museum”, the Arboretum is located in the Sonoran Desert on 392 acres along Queen Creek and beneath the towering volcanic remnant, Picketpost Mountain. Boyce Thompson Arboretum is on U.S. Highway 60, an hour's drive east from Phoenix and 3 miles west of Superior, Arizona.

Marana Az Los Morteros is the site of a large Native American village inhabited between about A.D. 850 and 1300. The site stretches north and south along the Santa Cruz River and extends west of the river past the current right-of-way of Silverbell Road. For centuries, Los Morteros was a large village and the center of an extended “community” of related sites along the river. Archaeologists named the site “Los Morteros” for the many bedrock mortars found within the site. The site’s inhabitants used these features to grind and mill seeds, corn, and other plants.

Chiva Falls Tucson Az 16.1 mile lightly trafficked loop trail that is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. This is my “go to” trail for a good wheeling experience. You can spend a full day out on the trails and a must see amazing waterfall and cave. If you have a 4x4 it’s your passport to this diamond in the middle of the desert! If you look you can see the cave above the waterfall!

Presumably one of the first 'ghost towns' in Arizona - Wupatki National Monument (and ruins) north of Flagstaff photos by Mark Campbell!

Tucson Az. Not all of Arizona's abandoned places are far from it's cities. This one, Esmond Station, is within the Tucson city limits. It is on the southeast side of the city, east of South Houghton Road and north of East Mary Anne Cleveland Way. The old Southern Pacific Railroad alignment is visible for several miles on either side of the station site. The tracks were laid in the 1880's, and were moved farther south and west to their present location in 1950. A head-on collision that killed at least 15 people occurred on the old rail alignment in 1903, less than a mile to the northwest of the old station, at what is now the busy intersection of Houghton and Rita Roads. A plaque and photos mark the spot at a Pyramid Credit Union/USPS branch on the site of the collision.

Phoenix Arizona The Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, formerly known as the Deer Valley Rock Art Center, and also known as the Hedgpeth Hills Petroglyph Site and the Sonoran Desert preserve, is a 47-acre archaeological site containing over 1500 Hohokam, Patayan, and Archaic petroglyphs visible on 500 basalt boulders in the Deer Valley area of Phoenix, Arizona. The petroglyphs are between 500 and 7,000 years old, and at least one source dates the petroglyphs to 10,000 years ago

Dragoon Springs Station AZ. This started as a stage coach stop on the Butterfield Stage Lines. A few years later Confederate soldiers under the command of Cpt. Sherrod Hunter of the Arizona Rangers were killed here by Cochise and his warriors while on a scavenging mission. Two graves are known and there is some dispute about the others.

Agua Caliente, Tucson AZ. literally meaning hot water, is a unique 101-acre park with a perennial warm spring. An artificial stream links together three ponds within the park. The ponds are fed by the spring water and support diverse wildlife and fish populations. The spring flow fluctuates during the year—at various times, due to drought, visitors may see the lower ponds dry. Human habitation has been found to date back about 5,500 years. The site makes for a perfect place for a picnic or day hike.

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