Saguaro National Park, Arizona

My recent trip to the Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona. About 90 miles from Phoenix and 20 miles from Tucson.

Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Saguaro (pronounced as Sa-wa-roe) is a type of cactus that grows in...

Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Mountains in the background. The path in the foreground is a dried-up stream...

Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Saguaro's everywhere, even up the hills.

Teddy Bear Cholla
A different type of cactus.

Ancient Hohokam Petroglyphs (rock art)
Petroglyphs by pre-historic Hohokam Indians. May have been pecked more than a...

The Magic of Optical Zoom
FZ20's powerful 12X optical zoom at work!

article published 12/13/2005