I hadn't noticed this in restrooms before, but here in Tucson, free sunscreen!
As much as I like the sun, I can do without the increased risk of skin cancer - so, yes, I apply sunscreen liberally and often!
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Sunscreen was welcome for the very hot day I spent at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum and the Saguaro National Park.
One can easily spend a day at the Museum. Acres of native plants, a reptile room, a hummingbird aviary, the native black bear was away at the vet - but I saw a bit of the resident mountain lion (she was up in the shade with just the tip of her flicking out in the light).
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| I think, a black-chinned hummer. |
Petroglyphs in the Saguaro NP. Easily accessible and great detail!
It was only a short walk to an extensive display of petroglyphs; I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them.
The saguaro is dense enough to really qualify as a forest!
Some of the prickly pear still had ripe fruit (called 'tunas') and the bees were going crazy. Natives still harvest the tunas to make jam and jellies.
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| Most plants have 40-50 tunas on them! |
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| Bees, braving the spines for sweet goodness. |
Natives are allowed to harvest the fruit from the saguaros too. Here is a pole made from the ribs of a dead saguaro, used by Natives to reach the saguaro fruit which is located at the very top of the very tall saguaro's.
wondering about the sun...what about wearing a sombrero, long & loose-sleeves shirts & longs pants. These pretty much will cover your skin from the harmful sun-rays.
ReplyDeleteHave fun, enjoy life for is sooo000 short, isn't it ?
For sure a wide brimmed hat is good - also really cuts down on the glare. Haven't found the right fabric for long sleeves yet, but I do like the long, quick dry hiking pants.
DeleteIt'seems cooling off a bit now - I'm outside most of the day, dry camping and having a blast!