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Sonoran Desert on Black Canyon Trail

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Sonoran Desert on Black Canyon Trail

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    April 7, 2025

    The Black Canyon trail segments Hidden Treasure, American Gulch, and Bumble Bee, when hiked or traveled Southbound descend into the Sonoran Desert from the more arrid desert North of it in the highcountry. Many beautiful cacti can be found here, which makes it appear much lusher than people often imagine desert to be. 🏜

    The Encyclopaedia Britannica describes it as follows:

    "The Sonoran Desert has a subtropical climate and receives 3 to 15 inches (75 to 380 mm) of rain per year. Most of it falls during the monsoon season (July–September), when strong, brief thunderstorms bring heavy rain. Lighter winter rainfall occurs in December and January. Frosts are rare. The hottest and driest part of the desert is near the lower Colorado River, where summer temperatures can reach more than 120 °F (49 °C) and rainfall is less than three inches."

    britannica.com/place/Sonoran-Desert

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      Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States

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