By any standard saguaro cacti are majestic plants, living as long as 200 years and typically growing to 40-50 feet high (the height record is 78 feet). Saguaros can grow as many as 50 or more arms, though usually 10 or fewer. The presence of naturally growing Saguaros defines the boundaries of the Sonoran Desert...

“ To a naturalist nothing is indifferent; the humble moss that creeps upon the stone is equally interesting as the lofty pine which so beautifully adorns the valley or the mountain.” — James Hutton Being a naturalist opens our eyes to the world beyond the infrastructure of human constructs. No hike in nature is dull...