We're back in the land of the Saguaro and happy to be back online. This week we are staying at a resort that's just down the road from the Saguaro National park and Sonora desert, so we are flanked by mountains and plenty of flora and fauna. Our first night was rainy but the coyotes and javelinas were active in the wash behind our rig giving Blue lots of entertainment. The following evening we took our walk later in the dark and enjoyed the many falling, 12 stars in 10 minutes. A great week for celestial viewing with a full eclipse one night and meteor showers a few nights later.
The trails behind the park are filled with a wide variety of cholla, all of which will hurt your feet should you kick one (first hand experience), ocotillo, mesquite, palo verde, catclaw acacia, hedgehog cactus, barrel cactus and prickly pear just to name a few. But my favorite is the Saguaro, the indicator species for the Sonoran desert. It lives a long and difficult life, hundreds of years and even in death, the ribs stand tall against the Arizona sky as a reminder of the magnificent soldier that was once here.
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