We took a day trip, about 60 miles, from Gila Bend, Arizona to check out Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in the Sonoran Desert. Twenty-eight (28) cactus species live there, including the Saguaro and Organ Pipe.
The Organ Pipe Cactus are rarely found in the United States. They are called Organ Pipe because the way they sound as the wind blows threw.
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| Andy and her pipe LOL ! |
This Organ Pipe is a mutant. The Ranger told us to keep an eye out for it.. It came alive after I ...well... you can see! It was like something out of "Men in Black !
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| I didn't...just teasing ! |
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| Andy did !! She didn't either ! wink wink |
This is an average size saguaro with small arm. The number of arms, or the lack of any, is determined by access to water.
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| Can you find Waldo...well "me"! |
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| ? ....drugs and/or it's parents. Got to blame something or someone |
The monument is located in the Ajo Mountain Range. We drove the 21 mile loop...well worth the trip !
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| Ajo mountains |
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| Double Arch |
While we stayed at Gila Bend Air Force Base, we meet some of the nicest people. They welcomed us with open arms like you wouldn't believe. Many of them have been coming here, to winter, for many years. I am sure we will stay in touch. We will be back ! Happy hour every night we were there. What a blast !!!
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| The 4:02 Club ! See the two empty chairs ? |
I would post another picture of a couple but they asked me not to. You know who you are !! I think they are in the Federal Witness Protection Program..lol
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| The golf course ..no rock to big ! Blast !! |
This hat was made from a beer 12 pack. He wears it with pride...no not the hat....the belly. lol Love ya man
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| Found out Lewy actually does not own a shirt! |
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Yesterday we departed and had to say goodbye to our new friends...Sad.
We are now in Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Had a chance to say hi to Larry but haven't had a chance to hang out much. Hopefully that will change. We should be here for about a week and are planning on going to Kartchner Caverns State Park to see the caverns and four wheeling with quads around Tombstone, Arizona
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