b'visitarizona.comBIRDINGBirding enthusiasts travel to Patagonia from all over the world in search of rare, exotic specimens.309 Duquesne: These adobe and wood frame metal structures served as the Patagonia Union High SchoolThe Nature Conservancys Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Campus from 1926 to 1948. Doctor Mocks ClinicPreserve is renowned as a birding habitat that hosts was established thereafter up and until 1983. more than 300 species migrating through, nesting and living in this lush, beautiful sanctuary. The Preserve 289 Duquesne: 2-story adobe built around 1901is open Wednesday through Sunday from 6:30 AM for Valentin Valenzuela, a stage coach driver andor 7:30 AM (depending on the season) to 4:00 PM. U.S. mail courier from Crittenden to Lochiel, aGuided walks are offered every Saturday morning homesteader, rancher, farmer and businessman in starting from the visitor center. There are vermilion the community. flycatchers and fan-tailed warblers, 130-year-old trees, and 873 acres of verdant floodplain. Walk the one-Patagonia Elementary School: Built in 1914 after themile, cottonwood-shaded Creek Trail to take in the previous school building succumbed to fire in 1912.lemon-yellow butterflies, the rushing stream, and the Nogales architect and builder, O. J. Omstead selectedrising and falling calls of the cicadas, clicking gently the site, designed and built this brick schoolhouselike castanets. The Preserve is located at 150 Blue which is the longest continuously utilized elementaryHeaven Road.520-394-2400. Nature.orgschool facility in Arizona.Spend time at the Tucson Audubon Societys Paton 234 Duquesne: Built from adobe in 1925. A fewCenter for Hummingbirds a backyard turned national additions have followed the original structure, whichhummingbird hot spot. Settle under the shadeNorth Loop is a 2.1-mile hike close to downtown was the residence of Woody Gatlin, Postmaster ofpavilion to keep watch for the violet-crowned, broad- Patagonia and takes about an hour. It is an ideal Patagonia from 1935 to 1962. billed, and blue-throated varieties. Hummingbirdbefore-breakfast walk for anyone staying locally. visits are at their highest numbers during springFor the more adventurous, the Arizona Trail winds 299 McKeown: Built in the 1930s from adobe, this(March to May) and fall (August to October). 213 birdover 800 miles from the Mexican border to Utah and is the former home of Hugh Schumake, the originalspecies have been reported for this cozy home lot onpasses through Patagonia. owner of the Wagon Wheel Bar. the outskirts of Patagonia, including Violet-crowned Hummingbirds, Gray Hawks, Varied Buntings, Thick- PATAGONIA LAKE STATE PARKPatagonia Lumber: In 1913 the Patagonia Lumberbilled Kingbirds, and many more local specialties.Patagonia Lake State Park was established in 1975 Company was established in this wooden structure. Gates are open sunrise to sunset. Entry is free ofand is an ideal place to find whitetail deer roaming charge, but your generous donations to the sugarthe hills and great blue herons walking the shoreline. Grayces Gift Shop: Built of wood in 1905. Thefund help them maintain the grounds, feed theThe park offers 105 developed campsites, each with a original residents were Dora and Neil McDonald, birds, improve the habitat, and provide education andpicnic table, a fire ring/grill, parking for two vehicles, a miner. recreation programs.477 Pennsylvania Ave.520- and a shade ramada. It also offers seven cabins with 415-6447. TucsonAudubon.org beautiful views of the lake. Both camping options fill 278 Naugle: A Sears and Roebuck prefabricated, up quickly, so reservations are suggested. There is also mail-order home was erected in 1928. HIKINGa creek trail, boat ramps, and a marina. The nearby Local hiking trails offer great opportunities to enjoyLakeside Market offers boat rentals and supplies. The Northeast End of Smelter Alley: Site of original high desert nature at its finest like Red Mountaincampground overlooks the lake where anglers catch homestead of James Ashburn and later the location of where you can enjoy the scenery and some 17 to 19crappie, bass, bluegill, catfish, and trout. The park is a smelter built in 1897. switchbacks (depending on who is counting) as youpopular for boating, water skiing, fishing, camping, follow the forest service road to the top. It is an uphillpicnicking, swimming, and hiking. AZStateParks.THE PATAGONIA MUSEUM hike most of the way, but once you reach the summit,com/patagonia-lake/explore/facility-information Tour the original Patagonia Elementary Schoolthe views are spectacular. Temporal Canyon which built in 1914 and retrofitted to be the home of thelies to the north between the town and the approach Patagonia Museum in 2016. There are a series ofto Mount Wrightson provides beauty and tranquility. new displays based on recent acquisitions from the George Proctor and Bob Lenon collections. Theyve even acquired a few mysterious and/or scary things that were once used by Doc Mock. Admission is free. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 24 PM. ThePatagoniaMuseum.orgArizonaRealCountry.com March 2023 25'