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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In a small cave, we found scat and the remains of a kill. The tail of a Ringtail was all that remained.
A wide shot of the same cave.
The view from atop Tanque Verde Peak, 7000' elevation.
The "high country" of Saguaro National Park is very diverse and offers refuge to bears, cougars, javelina and bobcat.
A massive Saguaro cactus dominates the landscape.