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Monday, April 30, 2012

Day 4 - April 25, 2012 - Saguaro NP


Saguaro NP West
“sah-WAH-row”, located near Tuscon AZ

I got up with the sun and had the most beautiful, awesome sunrise!  Today is my birthday, but it is also the day my sister-in-law Patti is undergoing surgery for a very rare form of cancer located in the lining around her heart. She and her medical team have been lifted up in prayer.

If you’ve never been to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, you just have to go.  It is highly acclaimed.  They open at 7:30 and that’s when we got there. It’s a combination zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden.  Strolling through the grounds is a journey through all of the habitats of the Sonoran Desert. And everything is blooming. Lots of hummingbirds and even able to see them nesting.

After several hours we left and went to the Visitor’s Center at Saguaro NP.  Lots of history here.  The Saguraro is the symbol of the American Southwest. It resembles in many ways human forms which is why they are sacred to the Native Americans. They are just starting to bloom.  Beautiful.

Headed towards Joshua Tree National Park in southern California.  Arrived about 5 and I’m so happy to say that we are off of I-10 (about 1500 miles). The Cottonwood campground here is beautiful. It is breezy and cool.

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