On Saturday, Marilyn and I hiked about four miles on the Pine Creek Loop and Ballantine Trails.

Midway up the steep part of the Pine Creek Loop, we encountered this saguaro.  Most of it is clearly dead, but one arm still seems to be living.

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20140830-DSC06083-Edit-mediumWe saw this large multi-armed saguaro when we were nearly back.

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