As you wish.

After the Grand Canyon I decided to take another little hike around here. It's a hike up Pinnacle Peak down the other side and back. It's about a mile or so each way. There are a lot of cool views and things to look at. There are even some great established places to climb. Off of the right side of the trail as you are headed up is Y-Crack (you can see this rock from the trail) and Cactus Flower (once you leave the main trail and head down, turn left). Both have bolted routes.
Y-Crack

Backside of Y-Crack

Cactus Flower
Walking around though I am just amazed of how clearly nature screams, YOU SHOULD NOT LIVE HERE!

Honestly, it seems like everything is out to bite you, sting you, poison you, burn you, poke you, or make you smell bad. I didn't even know some of these things existed, and I come to find out they all exist in the exact same location. 

Here's a few that I've encountered.

Blister Beetles. They are black with red wings. If you touch them you get a blister. They like to fly and land on your shoulder. Then you are left with the choice of maybe getting a blister flicking it off or maybe getting a blister as it crawls closer and closer to your face. Or maybe it will just fly off again. It's a gamble.

Rattle snakes. There are 36 different species of rattle snakes in the world. 13 of them live right here. They like to sun themselves on roads and trails. The smaller ones are more dangerous and less likely to give warning. Have fun walking the dogs. 

Scorpions. Already have found two in the house. They are small and white with a little black dot. They are the ones that sting you and get you a trip to the hospital. And they blend in with the carpet, the walls, the bed sheets, the curtains... ugg.

Tarantulas. Ok, so they aren't so dangerous to humans, but I still don't like them.

Cacti. There are many cool varieties of cacti around here. Sure they will all poke  you, but there is this one amazing one, The Jumping Cholla, that actually will attack you. It grows arms that then break off of the bush and "jump" away from it. See notice the little pokey arm at the bottom of the picture. See how far it jumped from the bushes?! I got some very good advice from a 3-year-old on this subject, "If you are ever naked standing near a Jumping Cholla run away really fast!" So true!

Then there are the Gila Monsters. The largest lizard that clamps down on your fingers with jagged razor teeth and oozes poison into your flesh. 

Add to all this the sun and the heat and the crazy fast drivers... man oh man. And these are only the things that I've actually encountered here. I don't even know what else I'm missing out on. It's like being in the Fire Swamp. First the flame spurts, then the lightning quick sand, now the ROUS's?!  ha ha! what else? 

It's an adventure walking out your front door.