Not a lot going on being Sunday. Evelyn went shopping at one of the large centers here in Casa Grande. This town has really grown since we were hear last year. However, all they have to do is put in streets out in the desert and put the utilities and start building. It is all sand with a little brush and scrappy bushes, so not much needs to be done to get it ready to build.
The photo is of an Organ Pipe Cactus. This one is at the visitors center at the park. A very interesting plant, much different than the Saguaro cactus. There are hundreds of Saguaros in this area but only Organ Pipe in this particular area. We found a few along the road close to the park but none further north. This park runs all the way to the Mexican border.
The Saguaros are plentiful in a particular altitude zone. Above that zone and below it you see very few to none. They favor the south side of the mountains due to the sunlight or out in the flat of the desert. There is indication of fences and cattle in the desert areas but I do not see anything for them to eat. Maybe in the rainy season, Monsoons, there will be something green growing, otherwise it is just small bushes and brush and not really a lot of that. They generally do not grow more than 3 or 4 feet in height. The desert is a very interesting area. One does not see how anything can survive in this dry and hot climate, but I understand there is a lot of living animals and reptiles, etc. that live there all year long and obviously survive quit well.