Ed and I were just returning from an hour-long hike around the campground at Tucson Mountain Park when we encountered a narrow wash thick with cacti and mesquite trees. I would have gladly retraced our steps to take a less prickly route back - but 'never-late-for-lunch-Ed' persisted on taking the shortcut. I was watching my footing carefully as we descended down the rocky bank and when I … [Read more...]