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Bluff Springs Trail to Giant Cactus

An out-and-back hike along a Superstition Wilderness trail leading to one of the largest and oldest saguaro cacti known.
A look back at the Peralta trailhead parking area
A look back at the Peralta trailhead parking area		 East towards Barkley basin
East towards Barkley basin		 Miner's Needle
Miner's Needle		 g2/90/930890/3/147806172.nJfaKfyz.jpg
g2/90/930890/3/147806173.zcHztBFg.jpg g2/90/930890/3/147806174.cWL1ed9s.jpg Remnants of a recent rain
Remnants of a recent rain		 g2/90/930890/3/147806176.000xVdjh.jpg
Century plant captures the moon
Century plant captures the moon		 View of Weaver's Needle in the background
View of Weaver's Needle in the background		 Southeast view from a high point on Bluff Springs trail
Southeast view from a high point on Bluff Springs trail		 Trail follows a wash through a small canyon
Trail follows a wash through a small canyon
Prickly pear slope
Prickly pear slope		 g2/90/930890/3/147806182.5kwIioLD.jpg Nature's goalpost
Nature's goalpost		 g2/90/930890/3/147806184.nOIxWpHM.jpg
First view of the giant saguaro
First view of the giant saguaro		 Giant saguaro with me for scale
Giant saguaro with me for scale		 g2/90/930890/3/147806187.8izf0xbK.jpg g2/90/930890/3/147806188.ardEmTAP.jpg
Saguaro slope
Saguaro slope		 Weaver's Needle looms large on the return trip
Weaver's Needle looms large on the return trip		 g2/90/930890/3/147806193.f1HBTB7l.jpg Saguaro silouette
Saguaro silouette
Reflection
Reflection		 g2/90/930890/3/147806196.rrIDT0aO.jpg g2/90/930890/3/147806197.DQBwVjiN.jpg Late afternoon shadows
Late afternoon shadows
g2/90/930890/3/147806199.K30KKtHG.jpg Miner's Needle back into view
Miner's Needle back into view		 Arch
Arch		 g2/90/930890/3/147806202.eV1vNIoW.jpg
g2/90/930890/3/147806203.QAeyaT61.jpg View to the south
View to the south		 We were followed by these guys
We were followed by these guys		 Last stand of an old saguaro
Last stand of an old saguaro
Late sunlight vista
Late sunlight vista

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