This is the hot hard desert. It sustains a surprising amount of life given the conditions.

Don't judge all of Arizona by this. We've had three really good rains this fall and the desert is greening up. But that's not all. Arizona has the largest stand of ponderosa pine in North America. The extreme eastern edge of the state has a wonderful mixed species forest. It really is beautiful. And green.

I love my home area, but once in a while I need to find some green. Fortunately I can do that in SoCal. Easy (and fun) day ride to have a piece of apple pie at Julian. In the trees!