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| On day 5 of our instruction we all piled into a 15 passenger van and drove the 21 mile Ajo Mt. Drive loop in the park with our 2 ranger instructors. Ranger Ken and Ranger Viv have been our instructors for this course. It was unusually cold (low 30's to 50's) and windy so everyone was bundled. Viv is giving us a talk on the ecosystem of the Sonaran Desert. |
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| Ranger Ken is talking about the Organ Pipe Cactus and the cristate inside this large cactus. |
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| John looking at me proving he was there. |
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| Diablo Wash where long ago the Tohono O'Odham ancestors farmed squash, beans, and corn. Every year they dammed this wash and irrigated their crops here after harvesting the cactus fruit in this region. |
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| A spire in the mountains as we climbed the 800 feet elevation into the mountains on the drive. |
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| Back on the desert floor. |
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| This is a packrat nest in the prickly pear. They like to nest in peoples vehicles and chew wires, etc. We have lights around our motor home and under the engine of our Scion. Either it works (we have not had problems) or we are making it easy for them to see where they are going and are just lucky they have not stopped by our place. Hoods of the vehicles are also open at all times. |
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| This is Mt Ajo from the visitor center walk. We made it back in one piece (students drove the 15 passenger van) and are now ready to warm up back in our rigs. After the holidays we will be back in the classroom and end next week with another field trip. MERRY CHRISTMAS May everyone be bathed in love and warmth this holiday. |
We, too, have wondered about using lights to protect against mice. Loved what you said about that. Hope they keep leaving you alone.
ReplyDeleteWe, too, have wondered about using lights to protect against mice. Loved what you said about that. Hope they keep leaving you alone.
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