Please enjoy my digital-photo tour of the Desert Museum. Eventually I'll try to identify the
species, but many are new to me. If you can help with identification of a particular plant, please email me. Thanks.
 Prairie Dog
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 Prairie Dog pair
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 Datura flower
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 Rocks are molded by volunteers and arranged in naturalistic settings. |
 This rock is part of a work-in-progress at the museum.
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 A number of wildflowers bloom in October along the Desert Loop trail.
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 Coyotes are active in the late afternoon along the trail.
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 This coyote posed regally on top of a rock.
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 The Desert Loop trail passes through a tangle of desert plants.
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 Saguaro Cactus in the desert
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 Several varieties of desert plants
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 Ocotillo
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 This yellow mound of flowers differs from the ones above.
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Palo Verde |

Mistletoe grows in the branches of Palo Verde trees. |
 The Century Plant (Agave) has a distinctive silhouette in the desert.
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 Javelinas root around the desert plants.
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 Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume
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 Gila Monster
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 Mexican Beaded Lizard |
 Mexican Beaded Lizard
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 Organ Pipe Cactus
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 Teddy Bear Cholla
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 Chain Cholla
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Coming up next: Cat Canyon! |