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| How I showed off a saguaro forest to astonished visitors from Long Island. |
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Carol and Chelsea, visiting from New York (Carol lives on Long Island
and Chelsea lives in Manhattan), gave us the always welcome chance to
"show off" our beautiful state.
At the beginning of April, when we visited, the cacti were just
starting to bloom and the wildflowers were everywhere.
Who would guess, from driving by them in a car, that
these prickly giants are so large?
How we love the friends who make it possible for us to enjoy Arizona
all the more, by showing it to them!
Chelsea found every flower and rock fascinating, and helped us to see
this beauty through the eyes of a very intelligent nine-year-old.
It's also a
joy to be able to share this with my Mom, who spends the summers
with us here in Arizona, and the winters with my sister in Florida.
(That arrangement made more sense when we lived in New Hampshire!)
She will be celebrating her 89th birthday this June, and we are so grateful
she can still find time to enjoy the great outdoors with us.
Pine Loop Trail is definitely a stroll worth taking if you want to spend time
with the Saguaros, and especially enjoyable if you can do it with friends and
family.