I had a nice break this morning. None of our guests were having breakfast. So, I headed out to Saguaro National Park (east) to be there when they opened at 7:00 AM. I drove the 8 mile one-way auto loop. All I can say is spectacular. Yellow everywhere. The top photo is of Prairie Sunflower. Acres and acres and acres of Prairie Sunflowers as far as the eye could see. The second photo is Prairie Zinnia, not nearly as expansive as the sunflowers but many of them as well. Then the third photo is Ocotillo. In eight years here in the Sonoran Desert I have never seen them so beautiful. Most of the year they look like dead sticks in the ground. After a rain they fill out with dark green leaves and red flowered tips. Gorgeous! The bottom photo is hedgehog cactus which are the first of the cactus to bloom. Beautiful purple flowers. It was like a "walk in the park."
Dennis,
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference a week makes. The yellow was there. Now, I know what the yellow flowers were. The Ocotillo was mostly in buds and there was only a few Hedgehog blossoms.
We look forward to our late April return in 2011.
Susie and Steve