It isn’t exactly southwestern cuisine but it was time for a pizza fix. The local “place to go” is Magpies Pizza. Kent had a pretty standard meat and veggie pie and I tried the pesto version.  We both left quite satisfied.

This stop we visited the eastern unit of Saguaro NP, the Rincon Mountain Unit. Brittlebush are in bloom and blanket everything with a bright yellow.   The brilliant red flags of blossoming ocotilla seem to float above the rocky soil of the cactus forest.  We drove a bit and hiked a bit for a lovely morning.