jimaz
spending too much on rocks
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Post by jimaz on Apr 16, 2019 16:50:42 GMT -5
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Post by Rockindad on Apr 16, 2019 17:07:20 GMT -5
Love the Saguaros and that one is quite the specimen, thanks for sharing. We visited your part of the country long ago and we went to Saguaro National Park among many other places. Always thought we would retire to the Southwest and that was before I was into this hobby, now it just seems logical  Al |
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Post by MsAli on Apr 16, 2019 17:14:22 GMT -5
Nature is just so bad A$$
What an amazing sight!
Thank you for sharing that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 17:36:46 GMT -5
Looks like some prehistoric monster!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 16, 2019 19:15:22 GMT -5
Poor thing looks like it's crippled. Awesome picture. It has to be really old to have that many arms.
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Post by Pat on Apr 16, 2019 21:21:35 GMT -5
It looks so ..... happy!
Thanks.
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Post by parfive on Apr 17, 2019 0:14:18 GMT -5
World-class polydactyl in pic 2.
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Post by fernwood on Apr 17, 2019 3:46:16 GMT -5
Have never seen a Saguaro like that before. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by greig on Apr 17, 2019 10:21:42 GMT -5
Looks like an undersea creature. Tjhanks for sharing.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 17, 2019 12:20:48 GMT -5
It looks like a hydra, lol. You know it is an old one. The crests on it are awesome. Thanks for posting this!
Have you ever seen a saguaro boot? 
My understanding is, it is a protective covering that grows on the growing tip of a main root. It is hollow inside, really does look like a boot. We found an old saguaro (in the outer boonies near Q a number of years ago) that had fallen over many years ago, and pushed this above ground. It was just laying there, no work involved!
Always have my eyes open when out in the desert.
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Post by fernwood on Apr 17, 2019 12:25:15 GMT -5
@rockpickforever
When I lived in Chinle, AZ, these were common road grade finds. Some Navajo friends coveted them. A few said they were sacred. Others just liked to use them as boots for creations.
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Bucknutty
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Post by Bucknutty on Apr 17, 2019 14:06:39 GMT -5
That is awesome. It's amazing that it can hold itself up at those angels without snapping in the wind
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jimaz
spending too much on rocks
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Post by jimaz on Apr 17, 2019 15:56:26 GMT -5
Here's a picture of the same saguaro from 2007 that I found on line. If you compare it with the current one you can see how much it has changed  |
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