BRIDLE CREEK HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AREA
BRIDLE CREEK HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AREA Town of Bagdad Bridle Creek flows below Sanders Mesa On a desert highway halfway between Phoenix and Las Vegas , motorists are treated to a botanical spectacle that unfolds in springtime. From late February through April, the Joshua trees along US 93 sprout gigantic, lime-white blooms with surreal spikes and a not-so-sweet aroma. The annual event is reason enough take a drive along this scenic route through a landscape of sprawling flatlands tossed with rugged canyons and mountains. Cottonwoods and willows in the riparian corridor Despite the bloom fest, only a handful of the travelers rumbling by ever stop to marvel at the hairy-barked yuccas that can live up to 300 years. Although it's impossible to know their reasons for zooming past or their ultimate destinations, one thing's for certain though : M ost motorists are not going to Bagdad. And, that's a shame---especially for vehicles with hikers on board . That's because those w...