2024 Cacti and Canyons

We hiked up the Hughes Norris peak trail to get a view over the Saguaro National Park. We have learned a lot about the saguaro, they have shallow roots and during monsoon rains they can capture and absorb about 1,300 gallons of water! We need to learn how we can store water like the saguaro in Southern California for the dry periods. The saguaro live up to 200 years and don’t branch arms until they are in their 70s. We had dinner and stayed the night at Catalina Brewery in Tucson.
We got the last spot at the trailhead for Bear Canyon and 7 falls trail in Sabino Canyon. We had about 9 stream crossing each way and eventually just walked through and got our shoes wet. There is lots of water from the recent rains in Tucson. Hike was 7.5 miles and we were tired at the end but a great hike!Baca selengkapnya