photo by dr. plim

A few years ago I went on a journey. I had a friend that was working at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in one of the southernmost parts of Arizona. I went there to visit him.

He took me to some of the most amazing places. There was one point in the trip where we were walking along gulleys to catch a glimpse of the infamous javelina and wandered upon a quail family. We would count the arms of the organ pipe cactus and see who could find the one with the most arms. We slept under the stars and imagined the giant saguaros dancing to the soft sounds of the desert beneath a giant summer moon.

We crossed the border to buy supplies in Mexico, where the nearest store happened to be in that area. We had sweet, cool sodas from the coolers that tasted better than anything I had tasted before.

We traveled through Why and onto the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation where I had some of the BEST Mexican food ever.

We mosied through the reservation towards Kitt Peak. This observatory is situated at the top of a mountain and overlooks everything. It is amazing.

I don’t think I’ll ever forget that trip. It was a complete journey…spiritual, physical, and emotional.