Ajo Mountain Range

Day 14 - to Organ Pipe Cactus NM

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February 10th 2008
We drove west on Highway 86. Most of the drive was through the Tohono O'odham tribal lands. Lots of saguaro, cholla, ocotillo and prickly pear along both sides of the highway. We turned south at Why, AZ to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. We saw a lot more saguaro and cholla than organ pipe cactus. We found out at the visitor center that the organ pipe cactus is plentiful in Mexico, ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more