Gnomadic

Continuing on a southwesterly trajectory through the “Valley of the Sun”, we enter Phoenix and proceed to the Desert Botanical Gardens. This is a museum which showcases desert plants from all over the world, including a large variety from the local Sonoran Desert.

I was quite surprised to see just how tall some of these cactus plants can get!

Next we journeyed on to a section of downtown Phoenix to visit the Arizona Science Center, sports stadiums (baseball & basketball), and the new convention center.

I bumped into some interesting characters near the convention center. The first two seemed friendly enough, but the last one gave me the creeps!

Finally, we proceeded to South Mountain Park, which is a large mountain park owned by the city of Phoenix. It contains several wonderful hiking trails, and provides excellent views of the valley.

After resting up (and having a drink or two) I bid farewell to my new friend and journeyed on alone once more. Where will I end up this time?