I don't know who decided that today was Earth's birthday, but we made a last minute decision to celebrate Earth day in Saguaro National Park. It was a quick 2 hour drive down to Tucson so we thought, "Why not? Let's get out into some nature". So that's what we did. This park is split in half by the city of Tucson and we've been to the east side twice so this time we changed it up and headed to the west side of the park.
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The west side is much more rustic than the east side and makes you actually feel like you're in the desert wilderness. The east side is right on the edge of the city and you can see houses from the visitors center, so it kind of takes you out of the element, but the west side was much better. It even felt like there was more saguaro cactus in this side of the park.
We did a couple small hikes and enjoyed the beauty of the desert. We kept our eyes peeled for any wild critters and we were able to see quite a lot; javelinas, vultures, hawks (red tailed & Harris), a gila monster, road runner, and a chuckwalla. It was a fun little trip and we ended the day with a Pit Stop at the Pima Air & Space Museum
This park rates at 4 out of 5 stars based on our standard criteria.
Rating Criteria: Fun, Scenic, Ease of Travel, Wildlife, Crowds
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