This Otherworldly 'Sky Island' Might Be America's Next National Park

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21. Spectacular Indeed! A Little Background Info on the Chiricauhuas

The Chiricahuas were a favorite mountain hideout for the Apache Indians like Geronimo when they were evading the American Cavalry who wanted to round them up and send them off to a distant reservation. In fact, there is a certain band of the Apache tribe called the Chiricahua Apaches. This Sky Island also spans both sides of the US / Mexico border, and has often been a place, or mountain range, through which illegal aliens from Mexico and Central America have hiked across, guided by Coyotes. Looking at these breathtaking photos, it is a real shame that I never got around to visiting or hiking in the Chiricahua mountains when I lived in Tucson.

Arizona is a breathtakingly beautiful state indeed. There are also other parts of the state that could also be designated national parks besides the Grand Canyon and the Chiricahuas, with one of my favorites being the Salt River Canyon, which lies on highway 60, right in between the San Carlos and White Mountain Apache reservations. I call it Geronimo's Paradise.