Desert Botanic Garden Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ 2022 The Desert Botanical Garden and Phoenix Zoo are both located in Papago park. When we arrived at the garden (entry was free for two adults through the American Horticultural Society Reciprocal benefit provided by our Norfolk Botanical Garden Membership). Even with the pollinator garden walk closed… Continue reading Family Fun in & around Phoenix, Arizona- The Great Outdoors
Month: January 2023
The Arizona Desert: Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 Steps to Dome, Pinal County, AZ, 2022 Biosphere 2 received widespread publicity/notoriety in the late 1990s due to a two-year mission that locked eight “biospherians” inside the structure to attempt to replicate earth’s atmosphere, living only on the available resources. Unfortunately, the data collected during the experiment was never accepted by the scientific… Continue reading The Arizona Desert: Biosphere 2
Tucson, Arizona: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Saguaro National Park & San Xavier del Bac Mission
Arizona-Sonora Desert MuseumSaguaro National Park WestThe Gym @ El Conquistador ResortKing Canyon TrailheadSignal Hill RoadRed Hills Visitor CenterMission San Xavier del Bac Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum The Desert Museum has elements of a zoo, botanical garden, and natural history museum, and was open on Christmas day and was an excellent introduction to the Sonoran Desert. Because… Continue reading Tucson, Arizona: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Saguaro National Park & San Xavier del Bac Mission