We’re
still in Tucson but moved to the state park. We’ve been hearing a lot of coyote
packs at night time. But here in the park we heard a pack right beside our RV.
The howling was quite a thing to wake you up! The next day we saw a coyote
while on a hike.
The
RV park we were in last week had lots of hikes within the desert. Catalina State Park has more
varied hikes. Some are along a creek (or would be if there was any water).
There was more color here.
The
Romero Canyon hike is very difficult and steep. I underestimated how much water
we needed for this hike! The good news is that we talked to more people along this path since we all had to sit and rest. BTW, we saw red-tailed hawks sailing through the
canyon along with a road runner.
Other
hikes have more cactus, particularly the saguaro. The saguaro get more moisture
here so many have lots of arms on them.
The
park has lots of free classes. One was on the saguaro. This is a boot. It’s
where a bird makes a nest inside the cactus. The cactus secretes a substance to
coat the hole. Years later when the cactus dies, the boot can be found within
the decomposed cactus. Native Americans used it to hold water.
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