Thirty-one species of cacti live in the starkly beautiful Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in the Sonoran Desert, along with bighorn sheep, pronghorns, javelinas, kangaroo rats, rare pupfish and all kinds of reptiles and birds. But the green desert is also home to a 30-mile stretch of America’s steel border wall and warning signs had this traveler anxious that “smuggling and illegal immigration may be encountered in this area.”

Now that it’s winter, how about a seasonally-themed quiz and trivia piece. While thinking nice, warm thoughts, see just how much you know before checking the answers at the bottom of the page to this chilly quiz. Maybe you’ll even learn something new!

A trio of national parks announced Friday that reservation systems to enter their parks would be operating in 2023 to manage crowds during the busiest months of the year.

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