Calabasas Private Land Grant (historical)

After Sweetwater Wetlands Park, we continued south towards the Mexican Border. Our destination was a house near to Rio Rico. After a 20 minute drive along a gravel road we finally arrived at Tenagra Observatory. This is no longer a functional observatory but the location is just INCREDIBLE. Nestled in over 30 acres of scrubland, with views South to Mexico, North towards Madera Canyon and East to Patagonia Lake, the feeling of tranquility immediately relaxes you.
A mesquite tree outside was laden with Mesquite bugs ( Thasus neocalifornicus ).
A short walk turned up an amorous Texas Brown Tarantula ( Aphonopelma hentzi )
Arizona Black Widow Spiders ( Latrodectus Hesperus ) were in abundance.
Also found were Western Banded Geckos ( Coleonyx variegatus ) and Sonoran Desert Toads ( Incilius alvarius )
As day turned into night, it became abundantly clear why this location has been chosen as an observatory, the night sky was beautiful.Read more