We had a college intern at the park the other day and I got to show him around to get an idea as to the scope of Papago Park. There's a lot more to Papago than meets the eye. The Zoo, Botanical Gardens, Municipal Stadium, Hall of Flame Museum, and Papago Golf Course are all part of Papago Park. Anyhow, it was nice to visit all these things showing him around. We ended the tour at Tovrea's Castle, not part of Papago Park, but City owned and in the process of renovations.
Something new at the Desert Botanical Gardens - I like this one.
Always fun to look up at the giant cardons
The view from the top of Tovrea's Castle
And from the cactus gardens below looking up.
Here's the old (below) in a new way (above)
The entry to the Zoo.
The entry is past a bridge and instead of floating light displays in the water they are putting up large red floodlights that give a cool glowing effect on the palms along the edge of the pond.
The old spider & web display. Always seems to be in a new place.
More trees with trunks & branches lit up! That's what I like to see!
Something new at the Desert Botanical Gardens - I like this one.
Always fun to look up at the giant cardons
The view from the top of Tovrea's Castle
And from the cactus gardens below looking up.
Just hitting a homerun looks like a pretty long hit. Mark McGuire once hit and broke the 'F' in 'Front Row' in batting practice. He hit another ball out the open window! Now that is a long hit.
Nice glass - protected on both sides by a shatterproof glass.
Some of the houses were decorated, but some years are less than others and this year was less...
