Best Landscape Ransomed From Legendary Land Speculator Don Diamond Rocking K addition to Saguaro National Park East STAFF PICK: We paid for it through the nose, and a little
long-range planning could've saved us taxpayers a bundle of cash,
but the Rincon Valley Area of Saguaro National Park East,
purchased for several suitcases of cash, was nonetheless money
well spent. Adding a sizable chunk to the southern flank of Saguaro
Park East, the area's true value is not its size, but the habitat
it includes. Encompassing some critical bottom-canyon riparian
niches, the purchase will help protect the integrity of the park's
ecosystem. Some ransoms are worth paying; though someday, somehow,
we'd like to shake Donny Boy down for a couple million and see
how he likes it.
