{"id":1119,"date":"2020-09-05T20:44:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2020-11-11T12:43:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T11:43:51","slug":"coast-to-coast-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast to Coast in ARIZONA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ebbene s\u00ec, lo confesso: ho inventato questo tour soprattutto per tornare qui,  nel sud dell&#8217;<strong>ARIZONA<\/strong>, nel <strong>parco dei SAGUARO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;Poche meraviglie del West suscitano pi\u00f9 stupore delle bellezze di un paesaggio dell&#8217;Arizona illuminato dalla luna: lo splendore argenteo delle montagne in lontananza, gli strani chiaroscuri dei crinali e degli&nbsp;<em>arroyo<\/em>&nbsp;e i grotteschi particolari dei cactus, rigidi e meravigliosi, formano un dipinto allo stesso tempo incantato ed evocatore: come se quello fosse il primo sguardo su un mondo morto e dimenticato, tanto il suo aspetto \u00e8 diverso da quello di ogni altro luogo sulla faccia della Terra&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Edgar Rice Burroughs<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1131\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/12-tucson-18\/\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-18-scaled.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1130\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/12-tucson-16\/\" class=\"wp-image-1130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12-TUCSON-16-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Una luna gigante illumina Tucson e i suoi enormi saguaro <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In realt\u00e0 dovrei dire \u201ci parchi\u201d, perch\u00e9 i<strong> SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK sono due<\/strong>, uno ad est ed uno ad ovest della citt\u00e0 di Tucson. <strong>Quanti film sono stati girati qui! <\/strong>Pi\u00f9 di 300. Nel 1939 la Columbia Picture realizz\u00f2 in loco un set cinematografico per le riprese del film &#8220;Arizona&#8221;. Nacquero cos\u00ec gli <strong>OLD TUCSON STUDIOS<\/strong>, oggi museo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-107x60.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-8-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Foresta di saguaro: una classica scena da film western!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ci troviamo dunque in <strong>ARIZONA<\/strong>, &#8220;<strong>The Grand Canyon State<\/strong>&#8220;, lo Stato del <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/alla-scoperta-del-grand-canyon\/\">GRAND CANYON<\/a><\/strong> attraversato dalla mitica <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/route-66-in-arizona-nazione-navajo\/\">ROUTE 66<\/a><\/strong>, ma centinaia di chilometri pi\u00f9 a Sud dall&#8217;enorme ferita incisa dal Colorado in qualche milione di anni. <strong>Arizona significa <\/strong>&#8220;<strong>Paese Arido<\/strong>&#8220;: e qui a sud \u00e8 pi\u00f9 arido che mai! E&#8217; il <strong>DESERTO DEL SONORA<\/strong>, un\u2019area che riceve <strong>meno di 20 centimetri di pioggia l\u2019anno<\/strong>, con mesi consecutivi senza una goccia d\u2019acqua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le piante e gli animali capaci di vivere in queste condizioni limite costituiscono <strong>una delle pi\u00f9 straordinarie collezioni di forme di vita<\/strong> degli Stati Uniti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1150\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/13-saguaro-6\/\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-6-scaled.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1149\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/13-saguaro-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-4-scaled.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1148\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/13-saguaro-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-3-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Non solo saguaro, nel Saguaro National Park!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Protagonista indiscusso del parco \u00e8 comunque lui, il grande <strong>SAGUARO<\/strong>,  \u201c<strong>Re del Deserto di Sonora<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>Orrore di Spine<\/strong>\u201d e \u201c<strong>Simbolo del Sudovest<\/strong>\u201d, famoso per le <strong>variet\u00e0 di forme pazze<\/strong>, quasi troppo umane, che giocano con la fantasia nella mente dell\u2019osservatore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;Il cactus \u00e8 come le nostre vite. Piene di spine, ma a volte racchiudono momenti di grande bellezza&#8221; &#8211; Pamela Browning<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Il <strong>saguaro<\/strong> <strong>ha un percorso di crescita molto lento e travagliato<\/strong>. Alla fine del primo anno raggiunge solo il mezzo centimetro. Dopo 15 anni \u00e8 alto poco pi\u00f9 di una spanna. <strong>A 30 anni comincia a fiorire e fruttificare<\/strong>. In 50 anni pu\u00f2 raggiungere i 2 metri. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Superati i 75 anni di et\u00e0 gli spuntano le prime <\/strong>\u201c<strong>braccia<\/strong>&#8220;, piccole protuberanze sferiche che si stendono poi all\u2019infuori e verso l\u2019alto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-107x60.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6681-1-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Un saguaro con i primi abbozzi di braccia: mediamente, ha gi\u00e0 75 anni di vita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A 100 anni pu\u00f2 arrivare a 8 metri. <strong>I saguaro che vivono pi\u00f9 di 150 anni possono superare i 16 metri di altezza <\/strong>e le 8 tonnellate di peso, torreggiando su di ogni altra forma di vita del deserto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-12-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Le strane forme assunte dai saguaro, quasi antropomorfe, li circondano di un alone di magia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sono <strong>i pi\u00f9 grandi cactus degli Stati Uniti<\/strong>. E <strong>vivono solo qui<\/strong>! Mi emoziona pensare che <strong>un qualunque saguaro con le braccia sia pi\u00f9 vecchio di ciascuno di noi<\/strong>. Incute rispetto, ma ispira tenerezza. Nonostante le spine! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-5-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-5-scaled.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Un saguaro pu\u00f2 raggiungere i 16 m di altezza e vivere fino a 150 anni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Con i nostri pulmini, <strong>percorriamo tutte le strade del parco<\/strong>, alla ricerca delle forme pi\u00f9 bizzarre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-107x60.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-11-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>On the road, nel Saguaro National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Troviamo anche <strong>un raro<\/strong> <strong>Saguaro Crestato<\/strong>, frutto di una crescita anomala. Sembra quasi un cervello umano. Di grande effetto!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1133\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/dscn6684\/\" class=\"wp-image-1133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6684-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1135\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/dscn6686\/\" class=\"wp-image-1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6686-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Un raro Cactus Crestato, frutto di una mutazione spontanea che interessa l&#8217;apice vegetativo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficile staccarsi da queste meraviglie della Natura\u2026. Ma altre visite ci aspettano. Un&#8217;ultima foto, e siamo pronti a continuare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13-SAGUARO-2-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Foto di gruppo nel Saguaro National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TUCSON <\/strong>si rivela una citt\u00e0 vivace e interessante, dove <strong>il vecchio West incontra il vecchio Sud<\/strong>. Nei pressi, la splendida <strong>MISSIONE SAN XAVIER DEL BAC<\/strong>, considerata <strong>il miglior esempio di arte coloniale in USA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-7-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Missione San Xavier de Bac, fondata nel 1692; l&#8217;aspetto attuale risale a fine Settecento<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-8-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Missione San Xavier de Bac, interni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitiamo infine la famigerata <strong>prigione territoriale di YUMA<\/strong>. Nell\u2019immaginario western, questo carcere era l\u2019inferno in terra, fatto di criminali recidivi ed efferati, manigoldi, banditi scellerati e guardie sadiche. Chi non ricorda \u201c<strong>Quel treno per Yuma<\/strong>&#8220;? Nonostante oggi sia solo un museo, camminare tra le sue celle fa ancora un certo effetto!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1162\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/dscn6708\/\" class=\"wp-image-1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSCN6708-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1163\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-arizona\/14-yuma-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14-YUMA-1-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Prigione territoriale di Yuma (1875 &#8211; 1909)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>La vista del fiume <strong>COLORADO <\/strong>ci avvisa che stiamo per entrare in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-california\/\">CALIFORNIA<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma questa \u00e8 un\u2019altra storia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/viaggio.php?id=332\">Vai al programma<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vedi tutti gli articoli sul&nbsp;<strong>My personal COAST TO COAST<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-df8c7faa-5ce4-4237-beed-46e5e9f4144f\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/my-personal-coast-to-coast-il-meglio-del-sud\/\">My personal COAST TO COAST: il meglio del Sud<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-texas\/\">Coast to Coast in TEXAS<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-new-mexico\/\">Coast to Coast in NEW MEXICO<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Coast to Coast in ARIZONA<\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansepol.it\/blog\/coast-to-coast-in-california\/\">Coast to Coast in CALIFORNIA<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ebbene s\u00ec, lo confesso: ho inventato questo tour soprattutto per tornare qui, nel sud dell&#8217;ARIZONA, nel parco dei SAGUARO. &#8220;Poche meraviglie del West suscitano pi\u00f9 stupore delle bellezze di un paesaggio dell&#8217;Arizona illuminato dalla luna: lo splendore argenteo delle montagne in lontananza, gli strani chiaroscuri dei crinali e degli&nbsp;arroyo&nbsp;e i grotteschi particolari dei cactus, rigidi &hellip; 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