Here was the hiking schedule:
Friday: 16.7 miles and a total ascent of around 3500'.
Saturday: 18.0 miles and a total ascent of around 5000'.
Sunday: 8.0 miles and a nominal ascent of around 750'.
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The Saguaro National Park sign.
Calibrating the GPS at the Wildhorse Trailhead on the east side of the park.
This is a Saguaro Cactus. They can grow to 5 stories high and weigh tons.
Saguaros grow in all shapes and sizes.
Holes in the Saguaro cacti play home to a vareity of birds and small rodents.