Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

What a wonderful day, we traveled southwest to the town of Why where we turned south toward Mexico and the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

The scenery along the way was spectacular with so many big saguaros.



The wooden structure on the left is the insides of an expired Saguaro.

Ron and Rick at the entrance to the Park.



At the visitors center center a memorial for a young ranger scout that died at a very young man out in the desert in a Mexican drug bust gone bad, he had loved the area so much.

We headed out on a 22 mile trail around the park, here is a beautiful Organ Pipe Cactus.

Rick and Debbie and the Organ Pipe Cactus.

An Octillo almost ready to bloom, with all the cactus and the moutains in the background.

The desert was very beautiful.

You will not find the Organ Pipe Cactus north of here as they are very sensitive of the frost.

How can that little bird sit on such a prickly cactus.

If you look very closely into the middle of the cactus you will find a deformity and it is quite pretty.

We got right up into the mountains.

Just an awesome drive.

After leaving the park we headed north via Ajo, here we discovered this lovely church.

After a quick stop in Gila Bend we got home at 6pm, a very full day but so much fun. We had a really nice dinner at the Mexican Restaurant Eva's and then back to the coach to retire. Thanks Debbie and Rick for the perfect day.