Historic Triangle T Guest Ranch shares 100 years of rich Arizona history

The Triangle T Ranch is nestled in the giant rocks of Texas Canyon, just off I-10 near Dragoon. More than 200 years ago, Chiricahua Apaches used the area as their winter camp. In 1874, Texan David Adams settled in the area and established a large cattle ranch. He gave Texas Canyon its name.
Today, the Triangle T Ranch welcomes guests who want to hike, horseback ride or mountain bike through the amazing rock formations and individuals and groups on health and wellness retreats.
Others come to the Triangle T for its history, a history that includes Hollywood actors like John Wayne, Steve McQueen, and Glenn Ford staying at the ranch and eating in the historic century-old dining room.
After the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, where Japanese warplanes sank the USS Arizona, the Japanese Consul General and his staff were detained in Honolulu. By February of 1942, they were moved to the remote Triangle T Ranch. Among the consulate staff was diplomat Tadashi Morimura.
"They were treated like they were guests," Kelly told KGUN 9. "They went horseback riding, they played tennis, whatever they wanted. They just couldn't go through the fence that was around and that was guarded."
Morimura was actually a Japanese spy named Takeo Yoshikawa, who supplied key intelligence about Pearl Harbor before the attack. In his memoir, he described his stay at the Triangle T.
Pat Parris reports in greater detail at www.kgun9.com/...