Mormon Loop - South Mtn.















It's the largest municipal park in the country.













Unlikely nursery.













I saw a chuckwalla, a rabbit, and lizards.











This is Mormon tea growing behind the cactus. The indians used to make an herbal tea by boiling it.













This loop was about 5 miles.










The teddy bear cholla look soft, but they aren't. I carry a comb just in case I get stuck on their hooks.














A mighty saguaro.















Saguaro skeleton.
















Desert varnish is created by rain water and minerals like manganese and iron on rock.

















Downtown Phoenix.