Cactus Hotel Postcards we can begin to understand

we can begin to understand the innumerable life-giving gifts the world provides us and learn to offer our thanks

featuring a rustic backcountry graphic inspired by the park’s dramatic landscape

Illustrations by Jim Harris

which is now preserved as Golden Spike National Historical Park

many national parks enlisted ranger Doug to continue this series

Cactus Hotel Postcards we can begin to understandA saguaro cactus is often home to many desert animals, from birds to bats to pack rats. Cactus Hotel tells the life story of a saguaro, starting with a seed clinging to the whiskers of a pack rat and continuing until that seed turns into a full grown, 50 foot cactus. Over the course of its 200 year life, the cactus protects many small animals, who in turn protect the cactus by eating insects that can bring disease. Cactus Hotel is an educational and