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| Stanley with a horned toad! |
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Ranger Ron telling us about the various cacti in the area and how the Native American used different plants to survive. This is prickly pear cactus. |
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This is called the "jumping cactus because it seems to jump out and hitch a ride! |
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| These are chollo cactus |
These are petroglyphs made by early Native Americans. They were used to tell a story and to pass the story on to others.
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Ranger Ron points out the saguaro cactus. They can live to be 300 years old! They don't grow "arms" until they are about 60- 75 years old! The taller the "arms" the older the cactus. On the ground just behind Ranger Ron is the skeleton of a saguaro that died. The Native Americans would use these skeletons to build houses because they are very strong but also flexible. |
