After leaving Phoenix International Raceway we headed south on Rt 85 toward Organ Pipe Cactus National Park. We were told by quite a few people that it may be dangerous to Camp there in the Park so we decided to stop in Gila Bend.
Gila Bend was a little sleepy town with not much there. I took this picture of the scenery from behind the campground we stayed in.
Then there was the visitor center for the town:
I really wish I would have taken a picture of the court yard to the visitor center. They are really big on metal sculptures for the yards. Nothing grows but cactus, so you have to do something to liven it up.
Have you noticed through all of these pictures how blue the sky is? I love the sky here!!!!
Now for the reason that we went this direction:
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL PARK.
The great thing about getting old is the SENIOR PASS for all of the National Parks and Forests. It is FREE to get in.
The park ranger told Jim that if you step into this cactus you can hear it whisper. I found that you can hear it hum. Really strange sensation. A fungus made the inner cactus arms deformed.
It wasn't just about the cactus...there were some neat rock formations also.
This National Park was along the Mexican border. I am not sure why anyone would even attempt to cross into the United States at this point. The desert is not the most hospitable place. Every things here either bits, stings, sticks or jabs you. Even the flowers in the desert has sticky things!!!
Until later.
Jim and Barb.
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