On our first trip to the south west we stayed at Justin's Diamond J RV Park and had the chance to see a rare saguaro cactus with over 54 arms. I even made our Christmas e-card with that photo. We are staying at the same resort this weekend and sad to learn that the famous cactus came crashing down last year after several rains in the area. Apparently the cactus took on too much water and became too heavy to support all the weight and down it came. Very sad news but at least we had the opportunity to see it when its was standing tall and proud. This picture is not of the actual saguaro but another sad reminder that these giants live long but not forever.
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