Desert Museum

Desert Museum is a really cool zoo/botanical garden. Our friends had guest passes and got us in for free.

Looking south to towards Mexico

We thought the desert was plenty dry but were assured it was unusually green . 

non-venomous snake

Carol had crappy shoes and all the walking gave her blisters so she spent most of the day in a wheelchair.

Agave

These phallic, giant aspargus-looking things were used by the local Indians a lot. The plant dies once the stock bears fruit. 

tip of fast-growing stock