I'm not sure if that is the official name of this place, but is what folks around here call it. It's different and pretty, quite a gouge in the ground. We happened to be 4-wheeling with a geologist (amateur palientologist), and a botanist! It was great, I drove them crazy with questions.
Isn't it amazing how the huge Saguaro cactus can grow from a rock? Saguaros fascinate me. They can grow to be over 50 feet in height, and have up to 40 or 50 "arms" growing on them. (that many branches are rare, tho) A tall Saquaro with lots of branches can weigh as much as 8 tons!!
Cactus Wrens, owls, doves and other birds utilize the holes in these huge cacti as homes and nests.
Palo Verde trees are the state tree, and are quite lovely. They can "drape" a bit like a willow, and glow with their fine brilliant green stems and trunks.
Brittle bush grows here, with a lovely blue/green foliage that stands out from the other plants. They have yellow, daisy like flowers that look like greenhouse landscape bushes.
Petroglyphs show up here and there in the desert, beautufully crisp and clear. Wish I knew what they all depict.
The desert here is NOT dead and brown, believe me!
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