Hey Everyone,
On one of my morning hikes this week, I saw what I thought was a regular cottontail dart across the trail… until I realized this thing was huge and had those big, bright white ears. Yep — turns out it was a jackrabbit, and honestly, it was the highlight of the whole hike.
Here in Cave Creek, jackrabbits aren’t quite as common to spot as our usual desert cottontails. Cottontails hang out closer to neighborhoods and trailheads, while jackrabbits prefer the more open desert stretches. They’re also built totally differently — long legs for sprinting, oversized ears for cooling down in the Arizona heat, and they can hit speeds close to 40 mph when they feel like showing off.
Even though they’re less frequently seen, jackrabbits do really well in our Sonoran Desert environment. They blend in, move fast, and usually stay in the quieter parts of the desert… which probably explains why I almost walked right past this one before realizing what it was.
Hope you’re all getting outside and enjoying the cooler weather!
Your Foothills Chiropractic Team