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Madera Canyon: Trails, Cooler Weather, a Perfect Day Trip from Tucson

Take a Day Trip & Escape the Hot Summer Weather; Explore Madera Canyon Trails Tucked into the Santa Rita Mountains, just about an hour south of Tucson, Arizona, Madera Canyon is a local favorite for a day trip to cooler weather. Thanks to its higher elevation than Tucson, temperatures in the canyon can be 10–20 […]

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Ball Paylore House, photographed by Maynard Parker, designed by architect Arthur T Brown

Architectural Highlight: Arthur T Brown

Arthur T. Brown — Tucson’s Pioneer of Passive Solar Architecture Arthur T Brown was a mid-century modern architect and a problem solver. He redefined how people built and lived in the Sonoran Desert in the mid 1900s. Decades before sustainability became a buzzword, Brown was creating energy-efficient homes that worked with the desert climate. His

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