Keystone Peak after a storm (April 2007)

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Keystone Peak after a storm (April 2007)

Keystone Peak after a storm (April 2007)

As seen from the Gilbert Ray CG near Tucson
surgent
on Oct 20, 2009 3:21 pm
Image ID: 565648

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C Wenker

C Wenker - Jul 7, 2012 5:26 pm - Hasn't voted

Strange

To my mind, there's something very odd about the vegetation in the foreground in this photo. In all the years I spent in the Sonoran desert, I've never seen so many juvenile saguaro growing in such a dense concentration, naturally. Do you know if those were purposefully planted?

surgent

surgent - Jul 8, 2012 1:18 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Strange

It's possible there was a fire in this immediate area many years ago. I had not thought about the small saguaro, but I suspect they probably sprouted on their own. I honestly can't say for sure. I took this photo a few hundred feet south of the camping area, basically on a random walk.

C Wenker

C Wenker - Jul 8, 2012 7:59 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Strange

Well then, that's pretty cool.
But unfortunately, now that I think of it, maybe that's the sort of spot that cactus poachers target.

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