Saguaro National Park — West in Tucson, AZ

14-12-05 Saguaro NP West Sus Sunset Hike -002
This is a young saguaro that is probably about 30 years old. We took a sunset hike with a ranger led group on 5 December.
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Amazing these plants can grow out of the rocks. The wavy pattern on this barrel cactus caught my eye.
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A wavy sunset too! The almost full moon rose to guide us back to Sus picnic area.
14-12-18 Sagauro NP West - Hugh Norris Trail -001
We went back on December 18th for a really great geography presentation. We took our own sunset hike after a rainy morning.
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Great lighting. We took the Hugh Norris Trail about a mile up to the large boulders and overlook.
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Our friends – they have so much personality!
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So nice to have this saguaro pose just right there in front of the sunset!
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Such a beautiful place to watch the sunset. Wish it was a closer drive to the condo.