Mark's Scenic Arizona

Looking south from Sunset Trailhead

Beginning the hike along the Sunset Trail

A family of barrel cacti

Saguaro "nursed" by a Palo Verde

Second in the series of peaks

Saguaro over growing its Palo Verde protector

Arms everywhere...

Finally a view of Picacho Peak

Closer shot of Picacho Peak

Closer again

A literal Saguaro forest

View west from part way up

Heading up toward Hunter Trail junction

Sunset/Hunter Trail junction

From Sunset Vista

Hunter/Sunset junction from north

Looking back down the trail

View west from our high point reached

View northwest from high point reached

Coming back down the cables

Up on the far right was our high point

Find the locust

Closer look

Picacho Peak

Another Saguaro outgrowing its Palo Verde "nurse"

More outgrowth from Palo Verde nursing

More Palo Verde/Saguaro

More Palo Verde/Saguaro

Barrel nursed by a creosote

More Palo Verde/Saguaro

Chain-fruit cholla

More Palo Verde/Saguaro

Looks like a dragon leaning over

Just what it looks like, a rock

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Nearly back to north end of Sunset Trail