Cactus Forest, Arizona
“Don’t call it Desert. Call it a Cactus Forest.” It turns out that there is a town called Cactus Forest in Pinal County. It is south of Florence along Highway 79. I’m already planning a trip there.
Cactus Forest
“It isn’t a desert it’s a cactus forest.”
A Cactus Forest
It is about a nine hour drive from the border to Bahia de Los Angeles. About a third of the trip is along the fertile coastal plain with farms, vineyard and tourism industries. Then you go inland and about a third of the trip is through what can only be described as a Cactus Forest. …
Words Seldom Seen: Polymath
Polymath Noun: A person with a very wide breadth of knowledge. Example: “We all agreed that her encyclopedic knowledge made her a polymath.” Photo: Cave Creek, Arizona with a cactus forest in the background.
The Universe
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.“ John Muir Cactus Forests exist. In Arizona the most obvious are the Saguaro Forests. For the next few Wednesdays we will celebrate them. I have photos.
Not Just Desert
Most of what people call “desert” is not desert it is dry land forests. Some are Saguaro Forest, some are Joshua Tree Forests, some are Mesquite Forests and there are many other varieties and of course lots of Mixed Cactus Forests. Once you start to see Arizona as a forest it can change the way …
Whale Sharks
Last week Howard R. and I went to Bahia de los Angeles for a diving adventure and we had one. The drive down was amazing. It has rained in the cactus forest and even the Boojem trees are green. The town isn’t much but the people are wonderful the Hotel is clean and the diving …
Bahia de Los Angeles
In September 2010 Howard and I went to Bahia de Los Angeles to see the whale sharks and to dive. We went on the recommendation of my neighbor Jose M who runs a field station for Glendale College near Bahia de Los Angeles. I wrote five blog posts about the excellent trip. You can read …