Papago & Prickly Pears: Tales from Papago Park

In episode 59 of Arizona Trails and Tales, Rich focuses on the Desert Botanical Garden and the Hole in the Rock Trail found in Papago Park. This episode features a review of a recent school field trip to the White Tanks, birding on Friday at the Tres Rios Wetlands, The Tres Rios Festival held at the Base and Meridian Wildlife Area on Sunday and a Saturday trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens. The tales portion shares the story of how Papago Park became the first decommissioned park. Theme song composed and performed by Mike Myers.