Arizona

Woke up to 21 outside and 48 inside despite having a heater running all night long. We are wondering if we are going in the wrong direction after our sun and swimming weather for the past 2 months.
Anyway, off we went with sunshine, into the flat land of Arizona. The road is straight as far as the eye can see, surrounding by foothills, (they call them mountains) interesting names - Dome Rock, New Water, Eagle Tail, Bighorn and Gila Bend Mountains. I can just image the Indians or people coming across the country by covered wagon seeing these things and naming the area.
Went through Phoenix which looked modern and Tuscan, looked 40 - 50 years old and not renovated.
East California and west Arizona have Ocotillo cactus, which look like a bunch of dried
sticks 6 feet tall, but become green and have red flowers on the tips in bloom. Next 100 miles we saw Saguaro cactus which grow 30 - 40, even 50 feet,and can live for more than 200 years. Here they are with their 'human like' shape. They only grow in 3 places: southern Arizona, in California along the Colorado River and in the Sonora state of Mexico. It's blossom, the state flower, appears in May and June. Native American Indians used the fruit for food and used it for beverages also.
Arrived in Benson, 20 miles east of Tuscan and parked at our AOR park for the night.