A Walk in the Desert

The gateway to the desert!

Man made gate

A bit overcast

but

a great day for a late afternoon walk

A saguaro cactus along side a

Palo Verde

The Palo Verde is probably the greenest

tree in the world

When the Palo Verde blooms in April and May

it sets the whole landscape afire

A branch of the Palo Verde has worked it's way

 through the cactus

Hedgehog cactus

Hedgegogs are 'wanderes'

They can be found in the desert

or in the mountains

You can see an ultra light para glider

quite close to Superstition Mountain

Something interesting I found out

I thought it was grass growing in the desert

however

it is some type of weed with little white flowers

It doesn't get any better than walking

in the desert

with friends

And..........

I know they would say the same

ha,ha,ha

We were following the cow's path

They left us a present

a nice cow pie!

Hard working ants

making their home

Wonder who's home this is?????

A very pretty flower growing

in the desert

Head down.....

Always watching for snakes!

They are coming out

Three Saguaro

At the base of a Giant Saguaro the 'fish poles' of the skeleton grow

together to form a solid, woody hub. From this hub the shallow roots

extend like interlaced wire spokes. The roots of a 50 foot cactus will

reach 65 feet in every direction of the plant

A giant jack rabbit

Such a magnificent sight

Pals for 30 years

How bout that!

A blooming staghorn

What is this?

A golf ball in the desert?

Staghorns

They are the most familiar members of the Cholla tribe

It's hard to see but there is actually a nest in the bush

A roadrunner is in there

I could only see her large, long tail

sticking up from the nest

I was told not to get too close

Roadrunners will attack

They like meat

Coming to the end of the walk

Another day in paradise