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I've always liked living in the forests and mountains of Western Washington (Hey, I even like the rain!), so I was more than a little surprised by how the desert affected me. Of course, seeing it from an air-conditioned car is a bit different than from the back of a horse in the 1800's, I expect.
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Taken from the passenger side of the trusty Neon on the way back to Phoenix. Flat! | Take away the cars and freeway, throw in some beleaguered settlers and attacking "Indians," and you've got yourself a John Ford movie! |  |
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Taken from the parking lot at Colossal Cave. | Ooooh, cactus! |  |
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I'm not big on landscape photos, but I really liked this. Don't ask me why... | Some of the same cacti, up close. |  |
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Guess... | This is from the entrance to Colossal Cave, looking back up to the parking lot. It's too bad my camera sucks... this picture doesn't remotely do the scene justice. |  |
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Taken at Pima the day before we went to Colossal Cave. My first real good look at a cactus. | Even I think this is pretty. If you look to the left of the saguaro's base, you'll see our friend the red ground squirrel. |  |
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This is a schlocky panorama I took from the parking lot at Colossal Cave. It really drives home the point that you're in the middle of nowhere. | Our new buddy the ground squirrel. Apparently, pigeons can't take the heat... |  |
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Here he is, sneaking in from the desert to camp out under the picnic tables. | Here he (she?) is again. |  |
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This is where our pal settled in to mooch french fries. Obviously they're used to this, 'cause he came up and took one right out of my hand. | This seems like an effective method for hiding from high-flying raptors. Hard to see, even with the circle. |  |
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Ground squirrel! | Uh-oh... looks like we've got a little competition. |  |
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A close-up of our buddy hiding next to a saguaro cactus. |
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