Solitude © 2011 Bo Mackison
East of the Santa Rita Mountain Range is the town of Sonoita. It is a region of ranches and horses and wide open spaces.
Arizona Vineyards © 2011 Bo Mackison
The Sonoita-Elgin area also has nearly a dozen small wineries and the beginnings of vineyards, the grape vines arranged neatly in the red soil. Evidently the soil is similar to that of Napa Valley near San Francisco and the renowned wine country of France.
Ride ’em, Cowboys ©2011 Bo Mackison
Rusted metal art installations are popular. I saw dancing girls, a solitary cowboy watching over cattle, and these five “ride ’em cowboys”. The roads I traveled ranged from two lane paved roads to packed gravel roads, and finally red dirt roads. No problem with traveling on a warm, dry day, but one wouldn’t get far in a monsoon rain or a dust storm.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is living in Tucson for two months, exhibiting her photography in art shows, taking photographs, and blogging about photography, art fairs, and living life “solo.” Still practicing the skills needed to adapt to life’s ups and downs.
