The Desert Museum has been on our list to get back to since the last time we were here and ran out of time to see it. It is a lovely place to explore and see local wildlife and plants. Timing is everything though and last time we were here much later in the season and much more was in bloom. Still very nice.
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| Cowboy Whiskers Prickly Pear |
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| Beautiful illuminated wall. |
Apparently this mountain lion was brought to the Desert Museum when he was 5 months old after being found sitting on a stone fence in southern California. It is thought his mother and sibling were hit by a car and he was waiting for mommy to return. He is now 12 years old and has lived a pretty good life in captivity.
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| Cruz the 12 year old mountain lion / cougar. |
After the Desert Museum we head to the Saguaro National Park and hike the King Canyon trail. The Saguaro's grow on the mountains like our forests of trees do back home. It is mind boggling how many grow here. Must be perfect growing conditions.
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| Rocky trail up to a mine shaft. |
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| Saguaro's are plentiful |
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| Return route via a wash. |
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| Views out of the wash trail. |
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