Hanhan and her first saguaro cactus.
Organ pipe cactus are only found in this area of the US.
Visitors center and the namesake cactus.
Prickly pear cactus are aptly named as Gary found.
A saguaro skeleton. They are trees after all. They just store water differently.
Humanoid cacti. Looks like something in Bugs Bunny.
In the cactus forest.
Gary & Hanhan in the desert.
Cactus grow right up to the solid rock of the mountain.
Ocotillo only get green and flower after the rain.
Prickly pear in the wild.
Note the crested cholla cactus.
Crested cacti are very rare.
Crested cacti are very rare.
Our favorite picture of the southwest, an arch and saguaro.
After a yucca flowers, it dies.
A giant of the desert. Saguaro cactus don't even start to grow 'arms' until 75 years old.
The park has all types of cacti, not just the organ pipe. This is a good example of the scenery.
Organ pipe marching up the hillside.
A palo verde tree. A nurse tree to the saguaro who are not able to handle the sun when they are young.
Teddy bear cholla. They look huggable, but you'd find yourself full of needles if you did.
The view from our hotel room patio.
This barrel cactus has fishhook needles. Of course, it's called a fishhook cactus.
These lean to point the top at the sun. That eventually causes it to uproot…
These lean to point the top at the sun. That eventually causes it to uproot…
Senita cactus, and crested saguaro at the desert museum.
Senita are not organ pipe cactus though similar.
Senita are not organ pipe cactus though similar.
Sumac puts roots down deep and the moisture from the roots turn the sand into something like plaster holding the plant firm in the shifting sands.
Interdune boardwalk.
There are numerous tracks all around providing evidence of lizards, birds, kangaroo rats, and rattlesnakes.
There are numerous tracks all around providing evidence of lizards, birds, kangaroo rats, and rattlesnakes.
The natural entrance to the cavern. This is unique to this park, we have never see it at any other cave.
This marks the divide between the twilight and dark zone of the cavern.
The last light we'll see for hours.
The last light we'll see for hours.
The ladder used by the discoverer of the cavern, Jim White.
He made this ladder from fence wire and sticks.
He made this ladder from fence wire and sticks.
This is in a 110 room dwelling on the mountain.
The supports were sycamore while the roof beams were cottonwood and straw.
The supports were sycamore while the roof beams were cottonwood and straw.
Bookends of World War 2.
On the left is a gun from the USS Arizona, sunk 7 December 1941 to start the war.
On the right is a gun from the USS Missouri where the…
On the left is a gun from the USS Arizona, sunk 7 December 1941 to start the war.
On the right is a gun from the USS Missouri where the…
