The mountains here are majestic and diverse. New and different ranges appear constantly throughout the drive, in an almost overwhelming array of rocky cliffs, stratified geological masterpieces, and rolling, cactus-covered mounds. We did the drive in the middle of the day (it took us about 3 hours, because we stopped so frequently to take pictures) and the sun was at its brightest.
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| Arch Canyon, if you look closely, you can see a teeny arch above the larger one at top left |
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| Prickly Pear Cactus at the base of another Arch Canyon mountain |
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| Visible strata and some neat Saguaro cacti |
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| A forest of Saguaros at the base of some wonderful peaks |
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| Distant mountains and diverse cacti and shrubs |
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| Mount Tillotson, the second highest peak in the Monument |
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| Interesting formations |
The next photos are from a point above a huge wash, where indigenous peoples grew beans and squash when heavy rainfall drenched the ground as it flowed through to the desert bottom. The mountains furthest away are in Mexico - we're about 5 miles from the Mexican border, and there is a Mexican Biosphere Preserve (the sister park to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument) just over the border.
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