"Mount Graham" ( there is a far older name for it) is one of a handfull of unique 'sky island ' ecotats left over from the very ice age and home to the rare red squirrel. It is also a holy place of the Apache people. It was part of the reservation briefly, until mormon settlers objected. Then the UA and the Vatican decided to build an observatory there, dismissing the apache 's heathen beliefs and God's mandate to man to act as his caretaker," as you do unto the least of these, you do unto me." Today the UA and vatican shell out $200,000 to monitor squirrels, High winds overlooked now hamper telescope use and apaches seeking to pray on the peak are tresspassing. The fires are a warning. As the Hopi people say "Koyaanisquatsi." <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />