Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and a desert full of life

The National Monument lies in the Sonoran Desert with the southern boundary at the U.S. and Mexico border. The Sonoran Desert is one of the greenest and most diverse deserts in the world. Organ Pipes Cactus National Monument was designated by the United Nations as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1976. Organ pipe cactus, saguaro, ocotillo, brittlebush, englemann prickly pear, palo verde, cholla and mesquite are a few of the varieties of plants that inhabit this desert area. The park’s namesake organ pipe is the largest cactus found in the U.S. We caught the park at just the right time with the super bloom occurring.