Approximately equidistant from the cities of Tucson and Phoenix lies Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a park that abuts the border of the United States and Mexico. The park was set aside to protect the rare cactus for which it was named, and hundreds of miles of trails wind through the arid landscape. One of those trails is the Arch Canyon Trail. The official listing for the trail is only 1.2 miles, which takes visitors briefly into a beautiful canyon which the arch overlooks. However, intrepid climbers have taken things…
