Inspiration

Inside the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southwestern Arizona are the world’s most spectacular forests of large cactuses; so dense are these trees and other desert plants that the canyons often appear emerald as a tropical forest.

I have never been able to sit in front of a television set and watch a sport. Even at a young age, something about watching other males run up and down a court felt like wasted time.

Inside the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southwestern Arizona are the world’s most spectacular forests of large cactuses; so dense are these trees and other desert plants that the canyons often appear emerald as a tropical forest.

The idea of survival permeates American culture, even as we veer farther away from it in our daily lives.  When hurricane season comes around, we can hear it in the voices of those who decided to stay behind.  I just know how to survive...we’re survivors out here in this part