isna­ga is an Amer­i­can­ism for the Span­ish Biz­na­ga, which refers to tall bar­rel cac­tus.  Friend­ly to hik­ers for some 1.5 miles of trek, start­ing from the park­ing area, it is one of sev­er­al bajadas (drainage basins) that car­ry off the rain­fall gath­ered … Con­tin­ue reading →