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Photo Essay : Saguaro National Park

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  Dreaming of the Deserts of Arizona Rincon Mountain District Saguaro Cactus & Bee ( Carnegiea gigantea ) Saguaro National Park • Rincon Mountain District . Arizona, United States of America. Busy pollinating the large flowers of the cactus. Saguaro National Park is a large two section park, East & West of Tucson, Arizona, USA. Rincon Mountain District in the East is inundated with the large Saguaro Cacti and so the Park is apply named. The Desert Squirrels abound here & I spent hours chasing them without a successful capture to be had. But I did see a great many things in these Desert Cacti Gardens . Texas Prickly Pear Cactus ( Opuntia engelmannii ) Saguaro National Park • Rincon Mountain District . Arizona, United States of America. Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus engelmannii ) Saguaro National Park • Tucson Mountain District . Arizona, United States of America. Sometimes called the Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus. American Snout Butterfly ( Libytheana carinen...