25 years ago - Lulu had an early college teaching job at the University of Arizona. Our family would come to Tucson to enjoy the beauty of the desert. The Sonoran Desert stretches from Tucson all the way down to deep in Mexico. It is the only place where Jaguars live in the USA. My favorite member of the plant family here is the Suguaro Cactus - it is the only place in the world where they grow wild.
During the spring these giant - human-like plants - are fresh and green with flowers sprouting from a normally tough dry skin. We saw some as high as 60 feet with many arms sticking out. Out in the field - they remind you of a troop of soldiers standing guard - still and silent.
This is the view from our hotel room balcony
This guy greeted Lulu on her entrance to the
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
The old Studebaker Lark greets you to the museum
In the spring - even the desert stems are green
Desert fruit
Yellow cactus flower dominated
Two turtles romancing
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Prairie dogs
Arms all over the place
A hidden Mickey
Cactus are barbed. They go in easy and then are hooked
These flowers were 30 feet up
These cactus are normally dry and drab
This coyote could roam - we were fenced in
Flower on normally dry cactus
The desert in bloom is unexpectedly beautiful
Garnet and Gold desert flowers
Hummingbird in nest
Desert cowboy hats
The Star Pass
With 5% to 10% humidity -
underwear and socks dry in minutes
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