Saguaro National Park

One of our favorite places to visit in the Tucson area is Saguaro Nat'l Park East.  There is an 8 mile drive through the desert and the beautiful saguaro cacti.  Since we've had a little rain lately, we thought we'd check out the park today and see if there were many flowers.  Evidently there hasn't been enough rain since the flowers were fewer than in past years, however those that were there were beautiful.  

Buds on top of Saguaro Cactus

Gambrils Quail

Ocotillo flower

Crown Saguaro Cactus

Wild deer in park

Pretty setting for flower

 We also saw a number of different birds, large and small rabbits, chipmunks and other wildlife, including some on bicycles flying down the road.


The temperature has started rising and it was in the low 90s today.  They are calling for triple digits on Sunday and high 90s after that.  It is time to get out of Dodge.   We hope to be on the road by April 29 and heading east.  We'll see how that goes.