Here we are making use (simultaneously) of the available shade in Saguaro National Park. On our way to the park at 6:30AM, the radio informed us that it was already 83 degrees. By the time we left at 9:30 AM it was 97 degrees. It's a warm place.
I know what you're asking: Do the Saguaro Cactus really look as silly as they do in the Coyote and Road Runner cartoons? The answer is yes, they do. With one important exception: they are much, much bigger. They can grow up to 30 feet tall and as old as 200 years.
David confronts a youngin' - maybe 50 years old or so.
This photograph really gives you an idea of how big the Saguaros can get. Not only height, but what girth!
David sits among the cacti...as he is prone to do.
Krista carefully looks for Ocotillo seeds.
This will be the cover for David's greatest hits album.
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