{"id":387,"date":"2015-12-12T00:06:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T22:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/?p=387"},"modified":"2015-12-12T01:32:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T23:32:16","slug":"dry-deserts-and-spiky-saguaros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"Dry deserts and spiky Saguaros"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6478.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6478.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6478.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the larger Saguaros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NOV 28, 2015 &#8211; From Grand Canyon I drove straight into Tucson, where I visited my friend Alexandra for a few days. I happened to be there for Thanksgiving, so I got to participate in a turkey dinner (which started at 2pm) and to meet locals at a party afterwards. West of the city, there is the Sonoran desert museum, which has typical animals and plants of the area, and one part of Saguaro National Park. On the way out of town, I also visited the east half of the National Park and went for a two-hour run up a mountain there. I then drove to Las Cruces and spent a night on public land outside the city. The next morning, I hiked up a hill with a view on the city before driving on to El Paso and further east. <\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6388.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6388.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6388.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prairie dogs in the desert museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6398.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6398.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6398.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cactus family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6406.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6406.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6406.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dead Saguaro - their wooden skeleton is fascinating!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6424.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6424.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6424.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Costa&#39;s hummingbird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6444.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6444.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6444.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset in Saguaro National Park West<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6454.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6454.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6454.jpg\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6459.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6459.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6459.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saguaro East<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6488.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6488.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6488.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocotillo with leaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6494.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6494.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6494.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6508.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6508.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6508.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the campsite outside Las Cruces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6520.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6520.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6520.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">More cacti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6522.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMGP6522.JPG\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-imgp6522.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of Las Cruces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOV 28, 2015 &#8211; From Grand Canyon I drove straight into Tucson, where I visited my friend Alexandra for a few days. I happened to be there for Thanksgiving, so I got to participate in a turkey dinner (which started at 2pm) and to meet locals at a party afterwards. 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