Two Arizona National Monuments Worth Visiting

If you want to see Arizona national monuments and parks you’re in luck – there are dozens. Twenty-four parks, including two national parks – the Grand Canyon and Saguaro National Park – in addition to four national monuments. I’ve been through most of Arizona and find every inch of it beautiful, fascinating, and repeatedly worth visiting. During my most recent trip I explored two lesser visited national monuments well worth the drive time. Not that drive time in Arizona is ever a hardship – it’s part of the reason for exploring the state; the driving is just so darn good. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Over on the southwest corner of Arizona, just five miles from the Mexico border, you’ll find a unique site – Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Now, when I first read that I thought, “Oh, a giant cactus shaped like a pipe organ? That’s interesting.” Well, that’s not what it is. Sure, the Organ Pipe Cactus’ can be said to look like a pipe organ, because they are a type of organ cactus that grows in a big bunch. Many “organ” stalks spring up in a straight pillar from the ground, like celery. Some are big, […]

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