Soaking up the Sun

Poetic Cactus Lyrics that stick in your head

In the waning light of day the cactus like to say, “Hey, why don’t you stick around and we’ll watch the sun go down”

Rare Saguaro Crown

This rare deformity occurs in about 1 in 50,000 plants.  There are a lot of Saguaro cactus around Tucson so they aren’t that hard to find.  I know where there are three.  Two can be spotted from the road and one on the Pima Canyon Trail.  Some people make it a hobby to find these rare cactus and geo-tag their where-abouts.

Sentinal of the Century

Saguaro Vista

They Stand Tall

Oh yes, they do, but they go on to make great hiking sticks.  The natives say a rattle snake won’t strike a saguaro hiking stick because they are from the desert and they are used to them.  Sounds like a good reason to use them for hiking.

Cactus Don't Comb Their Hair

They use gel and let it go.