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Arizona, Birding, Camping, Hiking, hiking in arizona, Lost Cabin Mine, nature, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, outdoors, Photography, plants, Recreation, United States, Victoria Mine
Traveled to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to celebrate Easter with twenty friends. We camped, hiked, enjoyed a camp happy-hour; and gathered around the fire pit for nightly conversations. We welcomed Easter morning with the annual, magnificent, and scrumptious breakfast pot-luck: Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, chorizo, potatoes, assorted fresh fruit, bagels, assorted juices, a variety of breads, muffins, including homemade pear and plum preserves, cream cheese, and butter.
A friend has organized this Easter event for the past 17 years. YES, she has organized this event for 17 years!
Following are photos I captured from the weekend.
Turkey Vulture circling the campground
The bubble-man was here
A view of the desert through the Victoria Mine cabin windows
A hike to the Lost Cabin Mine brought us to these abandoned shoes; migrants?
Another pair of abandoned shoes not too far from where we spotted the first pair; migrants?
Teddy Bear Cholla flower
Teddy Bear Cholla
Flowering Ocotillo
What is remaining of the Victoria Mine area
Remnant from the Victoria Mine
Hiking to Victoria Mine
Ocotillo in bloom
Traveling-az 