The Tonto National Forest, encompasses 2,873,200 acres and it is just out our back door. The largest of the six national forests in Arizona and the fifth largest in the US, it is packed with the vegetation common to the Sonoran desert, including the signature plant the Saguaro, with a good number of Cholla, Ocotillo, Hedgehog cactus, Mesquite and Creosote bushes. No trails for hiking and it is clearly not easy to walk in without planned trails. The cactus will get you when you least expect it. But that is OK, I can sit with a cold drink, watch the birds and listen to the coyotes all day.
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