Hi Everyone,
On Friday, May 7th we drove 280+ miles to Tucson, Arizona to visit and explore Saguaro National Park.
As you can see, Dad has put on shorts because the temperature is 103 degrees in southern Arizona. The Saguaro cactus grows up to 40 or 50 feet if it is unmolested and as big around as a tree.
In Arizona, it is actually illegal to cut down or damage a Saguaro cactus, with a prison term imposed on offenders. In the late Spring (now) the cactus blooms with pretty white flowers.
The rangers told us that the cacti were not in full bloom yet and that we should come back early in the morning in a few weeks to see them at their best.
Here's Dad and I standing next to a small one.
Getting too close to these big plants is out of the question. They have really nasty prickers that will get you if you are not careful. Those spikes are two to three inches long and very sharp too.
The Prickly Pear and Barrel Cactus were also blooming, creating a nice bouquet of colors in the desert.
The bougainvillea was just beautiful!
Even though it was very hot, we spent a couple of hours driving around the Cactus Forest trail before we left and headed to Pheonix, about 120 miles away.
It is only about a two-hour drive back to Tucson from Peoria, AZ. where we are now.
Just as we were leaving the park Dad spotted a travel trailer with a unique message painted on the back.
We drove two more hours to get to Pheonix, arriving just at rush hour, so Dad had to deal with heavy traffic to get around the city to Courtney and Chri's new house in Peoria, AZ. Dad says the trip odometer says we have traveled 4,236 miles on this trip. Wow, that's a long way.
Mom and Dad found us a nice house to rent in Sun City, AZ and we will be staying there for a while when our furniture arrives on Tuesday from the POD company that transported it across the country.
My human parents and I are planning on taking the next phase of our Great adventure later in June or July up into the mountains of California to see more of the big national parks.
Stay healthy and safe! See you then😎.
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