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The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which covers large parts of the Southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico in Sonora, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is the hottest desert in North America, with an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi). The western portion of the United States–Mexico border passes through the Sonoran Desert.
In phytogeography, the Sonoran Desert is within the Sonoran Floristic Province of the Madrean Region in southwestern North America, part of the Holarctic Kingdom of the northern Western Hemisphere. The desert contains a variety of unique and endemic plants and animals, such as the Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) and Organ Pipe cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).
The Sonoran desert wraps around the northern end of the Gulf of California, from Baja California Sur (El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in central and Pacific west coast, Central Gulf Coast subregion on east to southern tip), north through much of Baja California, excluding the central northwest mountains and Pacific west coast, through southeastern California and southwestern and southern Arizona to western and central parts of Sonora.
Arizona (i/ɛrɪˈzoʊnə/; /ærɪˈzoʊnə/) (Navajo: Hoozdo Hahoodzo; O'odham: Alĭ ṣonak) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western United States and of the Mountain West states. It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is one of the Four Corners states. It has borders with New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, and Mexico, and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado. Arizona's border with Mexico is 389 miles (626 km) long, on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California.
Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. It was previously part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain before being passed down to independent Mexico and later ceded to the United States after the Mexican–American War. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase.
Raymond Paul Mears (born 7 February 1964) is an English woodsman, instructor, businessman, author and TV presenter. His TV appearances cover bushcraft and survival techniques. He is best known for the TV series Ray Mears' Bushcraft, Ray Mears' World of Survival, Extreme Survival, Survival with Ray Mears, Wild Britain with Ray Mears and Ray Mears Goes Walkabout. The name "Ray Mears" is also a trademark used to protect his business operations, particularly those involving the goods and services he offers through his company Woodlore Ltd.
Mears attended Downside Preparatory School in Purley and then Reigate Grammar School, where he was a member of the naval cadre of the combined cadet force. His ambition was to join the Royal Marines, but his hopes of doing so were dashed when he failed the eyesight test. After taking A-levels, Mears briefly worked in an office in the City of London.
In 1983, Mears founded Woodlore, a company that offers Bushcraft-related courses and paraphernalia. It became so successful that it soon led to the trademarking of the name "Ray Mears". Mears first appeared on television in 1994 presenting the BBC series Tracks and then, in 1997, Ray Mears' World of Survival. In 2003, he presented the BBC documentary Ray Mears' Real Heroes of Telemark about the Norwegian heavy water sabotage mission during World War II. While filming a documentary in Wyoming in 2005, Mears was involved in a serious accident. The helicopter in which he and his camera crew were travelling struck the ground during a steep low level turn, and broke apart, rolling to a stop. The fuel tank was ruptured in the accident and escaping fuel covered Mears and the crew. No fire occurred, and Mears was able to escape the wreckage uninjured and assist in the rescue and administer first aid to one of the crew who was badly hurt.
Extreme Survival - The Arizona Desert - Part 1
Montage soaring above an epic Arizona landscape inc. canyons - breathtaking place! Great if you plan to visit, or if you want to see here what it looks like. Subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/user/worldfromaboveHD?sub_confirmation=1
Kingman AZ, May 10, 2012, a Mark Allen random report. I was helping a guy that needed some help, he was trying to get to Amarillo Texas and he told me of an old man living out in the desert not far from where he had pitched his tent for a few nights. So, we parked at a truck stop and walked on foot out to where he was located. The old man seemed perfectly sane, very educated and sharp. One of his former jobs was down in Tucson Arizona as a manager of a transportation company, in which got disenchanted with the way others within the company were doing their jobs.. Now he's decided to live without any income whatsoever, living in desert areas out aways from civilization, and won't apply for social security retirement benefits although he could qualify.
Join us for a few nights hiking in Arizona's Superstition Wilderness in Tonta National Forest. We will take a look at local plant and wildlife, I'll show you one of my favorite pieces of gear and show you how to repair your ripped tent or jacket.
Please SUBSCRIBE NOW! http://bit.ly/BWchannel On this week's adventure Coyote is getting the chance to walk the grounds of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) with Curator of Animal Experiences Will Bruner. From species ambassadors like the Mountain Lion to the Desert Bighorn Sheep the ASDM is home to a plethora of animal species! Located in Tucson Mountain Park, and founded in 1952, the ASDM is one of the top zoological societies and museums in the world and is the perfect place to visit if you want to get a look at all of the magnificent wildlife of the Southwest has to offer! Special Thanks to all of the wonderful staff at the ASDM for their assistance in the making of this episode! Breaking Trail leaves the map behind and follows adventurer and animal enthusiast Coyote Pe...
Join Sara & I for 3 days of desert hiking, backpacking & camping in the Superstition Mountains. And who knows - maybe Sara will find the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. GPS Data at www.sintax77.com Join Sara & I for 3 days of desert hiking, backpacking & camping in the Superstition Mountains. And who knows – maybe Sara will find the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine… For this desert backpacking trip, we’ll be hiking a loop in the Superstition Wilderness, within the greater Tonto National Forest – about 60 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona. Not only was this a beautiful and scenic hike due to the stark desert surroundings and sharp, rugged peaks, but this particular region has added bonus – a rich history full of intrigue and lore right at home in your favorite spaghetti western flick... For a easier ...
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Top 10 Edible Plants, Cactus, and Trees for the Arizona Desert! In this video Jake Mace shows you his top 10 Edible Sonoran Desert Plants, Bushes, Cacti (Cactus), and Trees for the Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe Area! These edible plants, cactus, and trees can be a beautiful and delicious part of your home landscape! Join My New Online Gardening School for $5 at http://subscriptions.viddler.com/JakeMaceKungFu (Scroll to the Bottom) Let's Garden Together Online. My New Gardening Online School is $5 a month or $50 a year at http://www.JakeMace.com Check Out & ORDER Our Gardening Supplies & Tree Food HERE: http://jakemace.com/kungfu/Gardening.html Hit the "Like" button, Click "SUBSCRIBE", Comment Below, and Share this Video! Friend me on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/jakemace.ta...
We do a walk and talk about desert plants through an area of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.
In this video i show how to dig a hole to find water in the desert. Yes I am in a riparian zone so the water table isnt to far down. Arizona is also known for its arroyos(Underground creeks)
http://www.expedia.com/Phoenix.d178298.Destination-Travel-Guides Ready to discover the best things to do in Phoenix? Join us as we highlight the Valley of Sun’s hottest attractions. Located in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the state capital is regarded for its warm weather and sunshine. In addition to its pleasant climate, Phoenix takes great pride in its art scene and the great outdoors. Once you arrive in Phoenix, tour the Central Arts District and stop in the many galleries for a little eye candy during your stay. Discover masterpieces at the Phoenix Art Museum, and then marvel at handmade jewerly and pottery at the nearby Heard Museum, which is dedicated to American Indian art and history. During your vacation, soak up the scenery at Papago Park, where you can hunt for the edib...
Spectacular and if you love heat, the summer will please you. The Western United States has so much to offer and Arizona is full of surprises. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which covers large parts of the Southwestern United States in Arizona and California, and of Northwestern Mexico in Sonora, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is the hottest desert in North America, with an area of 280,000 square kilometers (110,000 sq mi). The western portion of the United States–Mexico border passes through the Sonoran Desert. The largest city in the Sonoran Desert is Phoenix, Arizona, with a 2013 metropolitan population of about 4.3 million. Humans have been living in this desert for thousands of years. The Sonoran Desert is home to the cultures of over seventeen contemp...
http://bookinghunter.com Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populous city nationally, and is also the most populous state capital in the United States. Located in the northeastern reaches of the Sonoran Desert, Phoenix has a subtropical desert climate. The most important places to visit in Phoenix are: Mining and Mineral Museum, Cosanti, Tovrea Castle, Sunrise Trail at McDowell Mountains, ASU Planetarium, The Arizona Grand Resort, Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona Science Center, Desert Botanical Gardens, Japanese Friendship Garden and many more. This video offers a lot of tips to help you plan the perfect vacation. If you want to save time and money, the most important Phoenix travel tip is to compare prices before booking a hote...
Make the most of your next field trip to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum by preparing yourself, and your students, for the experience.
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Did you know? The Sonoran Desert includes 60 mammal species, 350 bird species, 20 amphibian species, over 100 reptile species, 30 native fish species, over 1000 native bee species, and more than 2,000 native plant species. The saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) is one of the defining plants of the Sonoran Desert. These plants are large, tree-like columnar cacti that develop branches (or arms) as they age. Florence is a town in and the county seat of Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,536 at the 2010 census. It is sixty-one miles southeast of Phoenix. music by Artist: Kämmerer Title: We are so predictable Title: Just some stuff Title: Sweet easy solipsism Title: Reconstruct the deconstruct Title: My mentor said
In this travel video guide to Scottsdale, Arizona, I travel to Scottsdale, the so-called "Miami Beach" of Arizona. Located just to the east of Phoenix, Scottsdale is home to some of the city's best restaurants, bars, hotels and attractions. I start of my travel in Scottsdale visiting downtown, otherwise known as "Old Town," the very walkable central part of the city full of small shops and a booming restaurant scene. It is also here that the city's roots can be traced back to the original farmers and settlers that called this otherwise barren part of the desert home back in the early 1900's. I then head east into Tonto National Park to go kayaking down the Salt River with Arizona Outback Adventures (AOA), the area's premiere outdoor adventure company. Next, I visit Taliesin West, the...
So much has changed in the Sonoran Desert in so little time, as recently as 100 years ago several of the dry washes were true rivers.Arizona boasts an impressive 30 or so native species of fish, unfortunately, most of the natives are disappearing with some of them virtually gone. Of Arizona’s native species, at least two-thirds are listed as Threatened or Endangered by state or United States federal agencies. A myriad of factors has resulted in their precarious position, including exotic competitors (and predators), irrigation diversion, dams, and overuse of available water by our burgeoning human population. The Metro Population of Phoenix is 4,398,762 For more than 2,000 years, the Hohokam peoples occupied the land that would become Phoenix. The Hohokam created roughly 135 miles...
Our Vice Mexico team went to the Sonora desert in search of the Bufo Alvarius, an endemic toad species that contains a very high dosage of 5-MEO-DMT in it´s body. 5-MEO-DMT is said to be the most potent hallucinogenic in the world. Our guide through this trip was Octavio Rettig, a doctor who has studied this toad for more than eight year and has brought the medicine - as he calls the substance - all over the world. We went to Punta Chueca, Sonora, where we hanged out with the indigenous community who has been taking 5-MEO-DMT from the toad since pre-hispanic times. We met Grandpa Pancho - one of the elders of the town - and travelled with him to the sacred island of Isla Tiburón. There we had a small ceremony where we tried the substance for the very first time. Watch more Episodes of M...
People might think of deserts as dry expanses of land that are hostile to life. But the Sonoran Desert, which spans the southwest United States and northwest Mexico, is teeming with plants and animals that thrive in dry conditions. The Sonora Desert Museum gives visitors a peak at this lushness hidden all around them. Shelley Schlender has more from Tucson, Arizona.
3 Steps for Applying Arizona Landscaping Ideas Arizona landscaping ideas actually need to notice on some important things because Arizona is included in cold desert area. For that, here are 3 easy steps to apply the landscaping ideas which are inspired from the Arizona area. First step is considering the basics. You should notice the patio space first as how outdoors will feel much better when you go with the comfortable and enjoyable patios. Second step for applying Arizona landscaping designs is considering the upgrades. Usually, this style of landscaping comes with the desert style design which comes with the beauty of natural oase. Try to upgrade the landscaping ideas with the designs which are inspired from Arizona with the uneven soil and rocks that dominate the overall look. Third ...
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WOW Bank wants an offer!!!!Soft Southwestern bordering the 5th green, and looking up the 5th fairway!Perfect for entertaining in grand Arizona style. Spectacular patio and balcony for viewing fairway, sunsets & mountains, yet maintaining privacy.Quiet cul-de sac, conveniently located within the community. Short walk to the Garden Amenity and Tennis Pavilion.Also convenient to the Pima gate.Spectacular sunset, mountain, and golf course views, with updated neutral finishes throughout.Spectacular community, with newly renovated clubhouse, Jack Nicklaus Golf course, 18 hole Gary Panks putting course, Fitness Center, Tennis Pavilion, Etc.! $75,000 Membership Fee is due from Buyer @ Close of escrow. Balance of 2013 clubhouse renovation assessment paid $70 @ month until 202. A must see!!
Little Tales of the Desert Click here to buy paper book: https://www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=UTF8&tag;=altanesta20-20&linkCode;=ur2&linkId;=ac0e7148fe37d3a179af33543e3e6f4d&camp;=1789&creative;=9325&node;=283155 Written by:Ethel Twycross FOSTER (1881 - 1963) A six year-old girl named Mary spends Christmas vacation with her parents in the Arizona desert of 1901 or thereabouts. ( Summary by BellonaTimes )
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, encompassing 860,000 acres of mainly desert, is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The refuge's focus is on the endangered Sonoran pronghorn, bighorn sheep and lesser long-nosed bat. Seven rugged mountain ranges are separated by broad flat valleys of creosote-bursage that is dissected by desert washes covered with mesquite, palo-verde and ironwood. Lava flows as old as two million years extend into the south-central portion of the refuge, an extension of the geologically famous Pinacate volcanic field in Sonora, Mexico. Saguaros loom in stark profile above the baked earth. Its 56-mile border with Sonora, Mexico, might well be the loneliest international boundary on the continent. Cabeza Prieta, Spanish for "dark (or dirty) head," ...
Visionary architect Paolo Soleri began building Arcosanti, his utopian city in the desert, in 1970 and continued to work on this “arcology” (“architecture + “ecology”) until his death at 93 in 2013. When I interviewed Soleri in 2000, he described the experimental city as a reaction to the scattering of people across the US landscape, what he called a “planetary hermitage”. In 2000, I interviewed the Begin-Tollas family, who as planning manager (Nadia Begin) and construction manager (David Tollas) were hoping to help build a different future for their 3-year-old son Tristan (“the first child to grow up in an arcology”). In 2014 I returned to this desert oasis, a year after Soleri died, where residents, like planning manager Rawaf al Rawaf, were trying to determine the future of this “urb...
The Walk Across Arizona is a visual film project of an 800 mile solo hike from the Utah to the Mexico Border via the Arizona trail. Behind the scenes documentary coming soon! I began this project in 2011 with the intention of exhibiting Arizona's vast beauty and diversity by thru hiking from Utah to the Mexico border. I wanted this to be a visual reference for anyone interested in the newly completed Arizona Trail. The trip consisted of a wide array of challenges -- everything from 105° heat to a daylong hail storm. Finding water was by far the most difficult part of the trail. On average, I consumed anywhere from 1-2 gallons of water a day. Though I will always loathe the taste and smell, cow ponds were my saving grace. I gained a large appreciation for the abundance of clean water I o...
Please SUBSCRIBE NOW! http://bit.ly/BWchannel Watch More - http://bit.ly/OLcoconut In this segment of On Location, Coyote and the crew head out into the desert to see how many creepy crawlies they can find in a single hour! A lot of people have been writing in asking how Coyote and the crew spend their free time when they’re not out making new videos for Brave Wilderness…well, truth be told they mostly just stay outside to look for more wildlife because...what could be more fun than that?! So to show you what this "work break" experience is like they decided to bring the cameras along with them one evening in the Sonoran Desert and WOW, you’re never going to believe just how many animals they found!! Get ready to get up close with all sorts of creepy desert creatures! Thank you f...
A one-hour documentary film about urban growth and change in and around Phoenix, Arizona. In only half a century, Phoenix has expanded from a small desert town into the sixth-largest city in the country. Through the eyes and voices of Phoenix residents, the film explores the interrelationships both caused by and affecting individual choices, the democratic process, and market forces in the region. Many factors contribute to this development pattern, which is providing homes and jobs to 100,000 new residents each year but is also threatening the region's unique desert environment. The film seeks to educate and inspire citizens to engage in a better-informed civic dialogue about social equity, diversity, economic opportunity and environmental quality. Viewers learn more about the tensions ...
This is our first video, in our back yard! Give it a few minutes, if you will, as we get our sea legs. Watch us get better in future videos featuring our chickens, a tour of our front yard, etc. Check out what we are up to in an 8a/7b garden in central Arizona. Please leave comments or suggestions! Thanks!
the tragic journey of Matias Garcia, a chili pepper farmer from a small Zapotec Indian village in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, who crossed the border looking for work and died in the Arizona desert. LoMonaco and producer/reporter Mary Spicuzza find Garcia's family and interview his surviving brother and others. Their responses to LoMonaco reveal the dangers faced by desperate migrants.