Tucson Treasure Map~ Choose Your Own Ending!

Display of Tucson, AZ treasure map

Unfinished map waiting for you to choose your own ending! More graphics and clues are drawn in then the map gets burned to aged perfection!

Close up example of clues added to the map. The main riddle is in the bottom right corner of this map. There is also a street number on an old west sign post plus a clue to unscramble telling the treasure hunter more details where to go.

Picture of Agua Caliente Park from the Northeast side of Tucson. This park is a natural desert oasis and a great suggestion for your treasure map. I lived on the east side of Tucson for 5 years before going out and discovering this beautiful park. If you live in Tucson and haven't been here yet, go check it out!

Trail Dust Town is also on the east side of Tucson. Great replica with old west vibe. There are a couple restaraunts to choose from, shopping, re-enactment show, train ride, and a bunch of locations to hide your treasure!

You can also choose a restaraunt as your ending or addition to your map. This picture is of Ric's Cafe on River Road. I have often arranged for a waitor or waitress to hand off clues or deliver special items applicable to my date. So many restaurants offer atmosphere that add to a memorable occasion.

Finished map I made for my parents 50th Anniversary. They had to solve the riddles on the map to find their treasure. When they got to their destination my sister, neice and son, and myself were the surprise treasure! We live in Utah now and made a surprise trip down for their anniversary. It was an excellent surprise and great success! Plus they have the map as a keepsake of the special day.

 

For more details about the map go to my listing on Artfire...

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/5858238

You can find more treasure maps on my website http://gypsygdesigns.com

Rock This!

http://www.ancientartofstone.com/

 

I have always loved rocks!

I was so excited when I found this site with such gorgeous amazing work! I especially love the stone heart in one of the walls pictured above. Sitting in front of a blazing fire is comforting enough, but imagine enjoying one of these grand fireplaces. I could daydream for hours.

 

The company is the Ancient Art of Stone out of British Columbia, Canada. Perfect. Considering they are in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Which probably helps to explain my love of rocks as well. We lived in Colorado when I was little. Raised in Arizona. Plus I have lived in Alaska and now Utah. The Rocky Mountains span all through those states plus others and Canada, of course. One of my dreams is to have a mostly subterranean home built into a rocky hillside.

 

 

These two pics are from the Chiricahua mountains in southeastern Arizona near to where I grew up. I have fun memories of my dad taking me and my sisters hiking here.

 

Visit my website at http://gypsygdesigns.com

Photo Shoot in Our Desert Oasis

Last week I had so much fun taking pictures of my niece for her blog I Spy Fashion Diary.  http://ispyfashiondiary.blogspot.com/  She will be posting more pretty fashions and photos from this day, so stop by her blog to check them out.  I love her purple blazer, black heels, and that fun hat. 

We have this really beautiful park here in the desert of Tucson, Arizona called Agua Caliente Park.  It is truly a desert oasis due to it's year-round springs that bring a constant flow of water to this park.  These palm trees have been growing for many years creating a thick, dense forest of palms.  Some trees even grow out of other trees!  It is so pretty.  The ducks and turtles are adorable, too.  This park is definitely enchanted with many nooks and crannies to call home to critters and magical creatures alike. ;-}

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