The
four of us decided it was time to take a road trip and we headed down to Organ
Pipe Cactus National Monument today. It meant getting up early and giving up
pickleball this morning, but Dona and I made the sacrifice and went with the
guys. (It is hard to give up the pickleball in the morning.) The trip proved to
be well worth the effort though. It’s a beautiful National Park with plenty to
see. This is the only place in the US where the Organ Pipe Cactus will grow, as
they cannot take any type of cool weather. It is also along the route of drug
traffickers and illegals trying to sneak into the country. We did not see
anything suspicious, but there were warning signs around.
Jeff has been wanting to find a dead saguaro in good condition so he can set it outside our house. Here is one, but he didn't dare cut it down inside of a National Park. He really wanted to though. =D
There is a humanity group that puts water out for the illegals trying to make their way through the desert. They are marked with the flags, and we were told that they have blinking lights on them at night.
I don't think that Mike likes having is picture taken all the time.
But Dona will always put a smile on her face and pose.
Jeff checking out the Organ Pipe Cactus.
Ain't she cute?
Lunchtime!
We had stopped in the vehicle to admire this little squirrel. Jeff was trying to call him over by making some little squirrel sounds. All of a sudden Dona made a BIG "Caw" yell from the back seat. Jeff jumped out of his seat and the squirrel was gone, just like that!
We had a great day!
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