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Cargnegiea Gigantea The path up to the giant Saguaro was only one of the inclines on our 2.3 mile hike yesterday.  Me, Ed, and my friend Kim met at 6:15 a.m. to do this hike in Catalina State Park.  The early hour was my idea because once the sun comes up, it's too hot for me.  At 6 a.m. it was already in the seventies.

I was happy to see the largest cactus in the United States because it marks the beginning of the trail's descent - the steps up finally head downward just after the top of the hill. You can see Ed and I glistening from our uphill effort HERE. The hills are easy for Ed and Kim, but for me, it's like climbing Mt. Everest.  By the end of this hike I was a dripping mess. But I did it!

Here are a few fun saguaro facts from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum:

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Posted on 9/04/2016
Labels: Arizona, Eddie, Friends, Photo


