Botanical Gardens
Day 12: Thursday August 21, 2003
| On Thursday I had the day to myself and saw a space on my Tempe map labeled "Botanical Gardens." One of those parks that's probably bored every elementary school student in the Phoenix area at some point during a field trip, the kind of place you feel sorry for. But I was anxious to see some cacti up close so I paid the six bucks and took the self guided tour. While recovering through an afternoon hangover I wandered around the three or four miles of looping trails, getting close enough to the cacti to get pricked, causing a rash. With the temperature souring near 110 degrees I got a bit dizzy. Had I collapsed in the empty park at closing it could have been the end; always bring water to the desert. |
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There was even an oasis with ducks, check out the close up on right. |
On Friday it was time to say good-bye to Norm and KD, and I took off back for LA, stopping by Yuma and Mexicala on the way.
