The Seasons in Saguaro West

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Experience the quiet beauty of the desert near Tucson, where the stately saguaro thrives on rocky hillsides and bajadas.

Featured in the January 1993 Issue of Arizona Highways

THE SEASONS OF SAGUARO WEST WINTER CHILL

A patch of prickly pear cactus lies in the path of a storm spilling across the desert from beyond the Tucson Mountains.

SPRING REBIRTH

THE SEASONS OF SAGUARO WEST SPRING CORNUCOPIA

Bouquets of golden brittlebush contrast strikingly with clumps of teddy bear cholla and lofty saguaros.

THE SEASONS OF SAGUARO WEST AUTUMN ALLUSION

SPRING GLORY

A multitude of saguaros, some of which were seedlings a century or more ago, ascends a rocky hillside.

SUMMER FAREWELL

With fruit and remnants of creamy blooms atop their outstretched arms, saguaros recall the season's ephemeral delights.

THE SEASONS OF SAGUARO WEST