RV Lifestyle DeathValley National Park CALIFORNIA Organ Pipe National Monument ARIZONA Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ARIZONA AND UTAH Saguaro National Park ARIZONA Tucson is flanked on its western and eastern edges by Saguaro National Park, showcasing the giant cacti native only to the Sonoran Desert. With a lifespan of as long as two centuries, Saguaro can reach the height of a six-storey building and grow as many as two dozen arms. Death Valley National Park sits in a low depression east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Though Death Valley measures in at just 19 kilometres wide, the expanse covers 209 kilometres in length. Telescope Peak marks the highest elevation in the park at 3,364 metres, while the lowest spot, Badwater, is down at 86 metres below sea level, the fifth-lowest point in the world. Organ Pipe National Monument preserves a diverse and relatively undisturbed sample of the Sonoran Desert. The many branches of the organ pipe rise from a base at the ground, instead of growing like a massive trunk of the saguaro. It is a stately plant, with columns rising mostly like, well, the pipes of a church organ. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based and back-country recreation amid scenic vistas and geologic wonders. The second-largest man-made lake in the U.S., Lake Powell is without doubt the most scenic, stretching across the red rock desert from Page, Arizona to Hite, Utah. Big Bend National Park TEXAS In Far West Texas, along the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park, there’s a magical place with a great deal of silence, beauty and space – creating an ideal habitat for the turkeys, javelinas, roadrunners and coyotes. Saguaro National Park ARIZONA Tucson is flanked on its western and eastern edges by Saguaro National Park, showcasing the giant cacti native only to the Sonoran Desert. With a lifespan of as long as two centuries, Saguaro can reach the height of a six-storey building and grow as many as two dozen arms. Grand Canyon National Park ARIZONA It’s hard to imagine a trip to Arizona that doesn’t involve at least a peek at the Grand Canyon. A powerful and inspiring landscape, Grand Canyon overwhelms the senses through its immense size and unique combinations of geologic colour and erosion. Zion National Park UTAH Zion National Park is known for its majestic towering rock mountains which rise to awe-inspiring heights. Zion is a lush green oasis, surrounded by startling sentinels of stone. With sheer, milky-white cliffs and pristine waterfalls, Zion is one of the most beautiful places on earth. CSANews | FALL 2016 | 33
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