Linda Harvey Did you know that Tucson has a national park that you can visit and be back home in SaddleBrooke Ranch the same day? Of course, I am referring to Saguaro National Park. This park takes its name from the iconic saguaro cactus that grows in this area of the Sonoran Desert. The western…
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Generals, July 2022
Did You Know? Monsoon Summer, the Fifth Season in the Sonoran Desert
Linda Shannon-Hills Prior to moving to the Ranch, we were accustomed to the four seasons that divide up the year, based on the weather and daylight hours. We quickly learned of the fifth season of the Sonoran Desert. Summer is divided into two parts, “fore-summer,” occurring in May and June, followed by “summer monsoon season”…