Visiting SAGUARO GIANT CACTI: hiking in Arizona
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2024
- Join me on my trip to Saguaro cactus country in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, USA. As a european cactus & succulent plant enthusiast it has been a life-long dream of mine - ever since starting to grow cacti as a young boy - to go hiking one day in between the cactus giants of the Sonoran Desert...the mighty Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea)!
Experience with me these unique giant plants and majestic stars of the Saguaro National Park near the city of Tucson, Arizona. Let's see and and learn together, some interesting facts and features about the cacti, some other plants and nature in this stunningly beautiful part of the southwestern Unites States of America. See the following chapters in this video:
2:35 Travelling into Phoenix, Arizona
3:37 Stop-over at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
5:19 Arriving at Saguaro National Park (West & East)
6:49 Hiking among Saguaro cactus giants!
9:37 When a gentle giant passes...
13:01 Up and coming: the next generation of giants!
17:37 Some other cacti & plants in the area
25:46 A rare sight: crested Saguaros!
26:50 Mysterious signs from the past...petroglyphs!
28:03 And as the day gradually comes to an end...
Let's take a trip together, to experience the giant cacti and many other plants and sights around the Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona!
Cheers,
Joe
#cactusjoe
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YES!!! You finally get to see one of the most cactus rich deserts in the world!!! And my old home!! I lived in Tucson with my uncle from 12 to 14 years old. Spent many a day in this park!! Mostly in the east side on the Rincon mountains. Back when it was called saguaro national monument. It hadent made national park status back then ( 1975, 77) I really love the Sonoran desert!!! I can't even remember how many kinds of cylindropuntia there are there!! Not to mention all other species of cacti there!! Opuntias, ferocactus, mammillarias and echinocereus!! A wonderful rich desert!!! My uncle actually made a table base out of a dead saguaro stump!! It was really cool!!! Alot of wildlife there also!!! In the early morning was my favorite time of the day there!! Cause you get to see just how active the desert can be!!! Deer, birds lizards snakes and other wildlife!! Love the park and the Tucson area. Something really cool also is what is left after they die. Where those gila ( pronounced hee la) woodpeckers make those holes on the trees to live in, after they die they leave what is called a cactus boot!! It's like a shell left over from where the cactus healed after the hole was made and this is left behind. A woody hoe shell!! Cool to see the mammillaria in bloom!! And yes, something under every bush!! Wach out for rattle snakes!! About a dozen different kinds of rattlesnakes in Arizona!!! And yeah, some if the chollas are pretty wicked!!! But that's how they get around. Stick to you or an animal and travel to a new spot. How do you like those giant ferocactus? Amazing aren't they? So much to see!!!!! Thanks for the memories joe!!Joe!!! I haven't been back since 1977. Sabino canyon is a great hike also!!! Glad you are having a great time Joe!!! Enjoy one of the great natural wonders of the world!!! Never went grand canyon. Did the painted desert and petrified forest. From Morris Park in the Ozarks, out to Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪 or should I say Tucson Arizona, have a wonderful day!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌️💖🌵🌷🌴💐🍀🌿🌱🌸🌳🪴🌹🌾😃👍
Hey Clyde! That is so cool my friend, that you were living in Tucson, I had no idea. And yeah, exactly as you describe, there is sooo much to see and do, simply stunning and fascinating. And yeah, those Ferocactus are just AWESOME!!! So interesting to read all the infos in your comments, thanks so much for sharing, and WOW that saguaro wood table your uncle made must have been quite the sight and so special! Thanks so much for watching, I wish you would have been with us with all your knowledge to share from living there, Clyde! Sending xou very best cactus greetings to Morris Park in the Ozarks, take care and happy growing of course! 👍☺️🙌🙏🌵🪴🌵🌿🌺🌼🌸💚😎☀️🏜🙋♂️
What an amazing trip it was!! Thanks for an awesome time dad! 😃🌵🌵
♥️♥️♥️ thanks for joining me and for a brilliant time together, Luke, and for patiently coping with what must have felt like a million cacti a day to you and Fabe, hahaha! Luv you guys 🥰🙋♂️ 🙏🙏🙏🙌👍😁😎☀️🏜🏜🏜🌵🌵🌵
Saguaro National Park is one of my favorite places! You did a fabulous job showcasing it. Would love to see more of your trip.
Hi Verlene! Thank you so much, really appreciate it, so glad you enjoyed the video! And I 100% agree with you, the Saguaro National Park is an absolutely awesome place to visit, stunningly beautiful! We absolutely loved our time there. Time permitting I'll be happy to share more from my visit, thanks for the feedback! Have a great day, take care! 🙌🙏🙏🙏👍☺️🌵🌵🌵🌼🌺☀️💚🏜🏜🏜😎🙋♂️
Joe that was an absolutely stunning video
Thank you very much, Kim, fantastic that you enjoyed it! Happy you watched it and also commented, much appreciated as always! 🙏🙏🙌☺️👍🌵🌿🪴🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎☀️🏜🙋♂️
I’m cacti lover and collector who live in Arizona, and so thankful for that 😊. Thank you for sharing all that beauty and you always welcome in Arizona.
Wow, awesome! Thank you so much for that, so happy you watched and enjoyed the video! Yeah, we truly enjoyed our trip to Arizona, so many beautiful things to see and do, i wish we had had even more time ...but I'm not complaining, haha, was thankful that I could finally make it over there! Sending warm and kind greetings over to you in Arizona, USA🇺🇸 from my little cactus greenhouse in Bavaria, Germany!🇩🇪 🙋♂️☺️🙌👍🙏🌵🌵🌵💚☀️😎🏜🏜🏜
Thank you very much for taking us with you on this journey! There was a smile on my face throughout the whole video, haha 😄😉
It was really interesting and also breathtaking to see under which unique conditions these amazing plants occur, for example the Saguaros which were growing directly in the stone walls or the Opuntia which "sat" on a big Saguaro. And the video also showed why one must love Ferocacti with their amazingly colored and uniquely formed spines.
Moreover, I really want to highlight that I very much liked the videography in general but also the editing in particular with the sub-chapters, fitting music and your informative commentary. In fact, it felt like watching a nature documentary from a big TV channel 🙂
Thank you once again for this fantastic upload and wishing you a relaxed weekend ahead! :)
Thank you so much Jacob for your wonderful feedback, and I'm really happy that you enjoyed the video, thanks for coming along my friend! It was indeed absolutely stunning to experience this unique and beautiful desert environment first hand, not to mention all the different cacti! And you're right, Feros are ABSOLUTELY awesome!! Thanks again and wishing you a relaxing upcoming weekend too, happy growing!! 🙌🙏👍☺️🌵🪴🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎☀️🙋♂️🏜
Glad you made it out to our neck of the woods! We love it out here in the desert!!! Welcome my brother!!! If you want to swing through New Mexico, we could give you some things to ship back home to yourself!! LOL! Enjoy!
Hey Mark! Thanks so much, indeed I can 100% understand your love for the desert and it's nature. I am a huge fan too! Haha, too many things to do and see and too little time unfortunately, but thanks so much for your kind invite. If in future, one day perhaps, I am able to make it back again, I'll drop you a line! Thanks for watching and for your wonderful comments, my friend, have a great day and take care! Happy growing! 🙏🙏🙌👍☺️🌵🌵🌵🌸🌼🌺☀️💚🏜🏜🏜😎🙋♂️
What an amazing experience you had! Thanks for taking us along with you on your trip, Joe. Gorgeous landscapes and impressively beautiful cacti.
Thank you very much Justin, really happy that you enjoyed the video! Indeed the landscapes and the nature were simply breathtaking! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! 🙌👍🙏😉🌵🌵🪴🌿🌼🌸💚😎☀️🙋♂️🏜🏜🏜
For another wonderful video, my dear friend
Haha, thank you so much dear @GrandmaSandy for your awesome feedback, appreciated! Have a wonderful day, take care and happy growing!! 🙏🙌👍☺️🌵🌵🌵🌼🌸💚☀️😎🙋♂️🏜🏜🏜
That’s awesome Joe, you made it to Arizona! You also went at a perfect time in spring when many are flowering. That was an awesome hike you did. The petroglyphs are so cool, too. 😎 And you got to see so many sights in Arizona! I hope you had fun in America. 😊
Hey Ana, thanks so much! Indeed, we really enjoyed the awesome experience and many wonderful sights. So many things to do and see and there is never enough time, haha! I guess we'll just have to try and come back again one day, haha! Thanks for watching and for your wonderful comments Ana, appreciated! 🙏🙏🙏🙌👍☺️☺️🌵🌵🌵💚☀️😎🏜🏜🏜🙋♂️
This is your best video! The western part of the United States is a world unto itself. If you ever visit again, let me know and I will fly there to hook up for a visit. Maybe a side trip up to Utah would be fun for you also. Thanks for sharing your trip, Joe. Life is good.
Your friend, Bill.
Wow, Bill, thank you so much, your feedback and views mean a lot to me, really appreciated, my friend! I wish I could say that I will be back soon, as much as I would love to do that, but let's see what the future brings. A trip together sometime in the future would indeed be very cool! Very best wishes, hope you are having an awesome and relaxing weekend, take care and happy growing of course! 🙏🙏👍🙌😉🌵🌵🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎☀️🏜🏜🏜🏜
Oh my goodness!! What a TREAT! So excited for you that you got to come here to USA and visit AZ cactus country!! I myself would LOVE to visit in person and experience for myself. What a DREAM that would be. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤
Aww, thank you for your wonderful feedback. I wish you from the bottom of my heart that your dream too becomes reality in the not too distant future and that you will visit and experience first hand this magical place! And I hope you do not have to wait for as long as i did, haha! Have an awesome day, take care and lot's of cactus greetings to you! 🙏🙏🙏🙌👍☺️🌵🌵🌵💚🏜🏜🏜☀️😎🙋♂️
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Wow, Joe!! What an epic trip! I'm really happy for you and your two sons! I hope you got to go to some of the nice botanical gardens they have out there too and you will share that with us as well. Your trip was truly a dream come true and a once in a lifetime adventure. North America really is an inspiring place to live or visit. Please keep sharing your passion with us! Cheers, Joe!
Thank you so much, Terry, truly appreciated your awesome feedback and wonderful comments! Yeah, we absolutely loved our stay and indeed, haha, we visited the botanical gardens in Tucson as well as Phoenix, simply stunning! Time permitting, I will also share with you all! Thanks for watching and very best wishes, hope you are having a wonderful week,and happy growing of course! 🙌🙏🙏👍☺️🌵🌵🌵💚🏜🏜🏜🙋♂️
Wow, wenn deine Söhne nicht nur immer noch gerne mit dir in Urlaub fahren, sondern sich auch noch freiwillig Kakteen angucken, dann hast du definitiv etwas richtig gemacht als Vater! Sehr schönes Video, was für ein beeindruckender Park!
Ganz herzlichen Dank für deine liebe Nachricht, das freut mich sehr! Hahaha, ja als ich sie beide das erste mal gefragt habe ob sie Interesse hätten mit zum 'cactus hiking' zu kommen, da war ich eigentlich auf zwei Absagen vorbereitet, lol, da beide nicht Kaktus-Vorbelastet sind! Hat mich als Vater natürlich dann super gefreut das der Trip dann so zustande kam 😊👍 Ja, dieser Nationalpark ist wirklich großartig und ich kann einen Besuch 100% empfehlen! Grüße, Joe 🙋♂️🙌☺️🙏👍🌵🌵🌵💚☀️😎🏜🏜🏜
Thank you for this beautiful and informative tour of this iconic park. Someday, i hope to see this place in person. Amazing part of the world. Your video was so well done, it was like a mini documentary from the perspective of someone who loves and knows cacti. I so appreciate your knowledge and insight. It was a nice bonus for you that your family also enjoyed the incredible beauty of this region.
Aww, thank you Lori, that is very kind of you to say, indeed it was VERY special to have two of my (adult) kids with me on such a unique trip and experience! I keep my fingers crossed for you that you too are able to visit this awesome National Park in the not too distant future! It's definitely iconic, like the plants and nature there! Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated! 🙌👍😉🏜🏜🏜🌵🪴🌵☀️😎🙋♂️🙏🙏
Thanks for taking us along on your trip. I learned a lot about the saguaro and other plants. It's amazing to see that some grow in and on rocks.
I wish you brought some of the sunshine back with you. 😉🌞🌵❣️
Hey, you're most welcome, thanks for coming along! Yeah, it was indeed so amazing to see how well they were anchored and growing straight on/in the bedrock! Haha, yes I miss that sunshine too, haven't had too much of it this side of the Atlantic yet this year! Thanks for watching, take care and hope you are enjoying your weekend, happy growing!🙏👍🙌😉🌵🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎☀️🏜🏜🏜☀️☀️☀️
Ist ja unglaublich. Cactus Joe ist mitten in der Pampa. Gratuliere. Ein Traum geht in Erfüllung. Ein dreifaches cactus, cactus , cactus.
Herzlichen Dank und ich freue mich sehr über das super feedback, haha, in der Tat war einfach nur Klasse! Und dem schließe ich mich gerne an, haha, Cactus, Cactus, Cactus! Schönes Wochenende! 🙏☺️👍🙌🌵🪴🌵🌸🌼🌺💚☀️😎🏜🏜🏜
Hallo Joe. Was für ein tolles Erlebnis! Es freut mich, daß du das erleben durftest. Ich hoffe, ich schaffe das auch irgendwann einmal.
Hallo Fezzik, vielen herzlichen Dank, das ist wirklich super von dir zu sagen und ich drücke Dir ganz fest die Daumen das du soetwas ebenfalls machen kannst! Es ist wirklich eine Reise wert! Nochmals vielen Dank und eine schöne Woche wünsche ich 🙌👍🙏☺️🌵🌵🌵💚☀️🏜🏜🏜🙋♂️
This is brilliant Joe 😎 I'm going to watch it all tomorrow, bit late now. Looking forward to it my friend 🙂🙂🌵🌵
Thanks so much Ziggy, hope you enjoyed it! Have a great day and a wonderful week my friend! 🙏🙏🙌☺️👍🌵🌵💚😎🙋♂️
What great place and video
Yes indeed it is, Kes, simply stunning, and super that you liked the video, thank you!! Thanks for watching and for commenting, appreciated! 🙏🙏🙏🙌👍☺️🌵🌵🌵💚🏜🏜🏜☀️😎🙋♂️
What a wonderful trip! Thanks so much for bringing us along and for your unique observations.
Thank you so much, Kim, for coming along and for your wonderful feedback, really appreciated! So happy that you enjoyed the video! Have an awesome weekend ahead! ☺️👍🙌🙏🌵🌵🌵💚😎☀️🏜🏜🏜
Thank you for great video.❤👍👍
Thank YOU, Myung, for watching and commenting, I'm very happy that you enjoyed the video! Best wishes, have a great day and happy growing of course! 😉🙌👍🙏🌵🪴🌵💚😎🏜🏜🏜☀️🙋♂️
Awesome video, Joe 😊 That's great you got to visit there. Edith and myself would like to one day also, as well as the Atacama. You should have dropped in on Cactus Caffeine haha. Thank you for sharing with us my friend. Have a wonderful day from Edith & myself and happy growing as always 🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜
Many thanks, Daz, very happy that you liked it, thanks for watching and commenting! Indeed, experiencing these amazing cacti in their natural habitats is simply stunning! I keep my fingers crossed for you and Edith that your plans too, to visit these places, materialize! Haha, indeed if I would have had more time, i would have possibly made it all the way to visit Ana in Las Vegas, but the distances in the Southwest are something else, haha! But possibly next time! Have a wonderful day and greetings to you and Edith, happy growing of course! 🙏👍🙌☺️🌵🌵🌵💚☀️🏜🏜🏜😎🙋♂️
I'm so happy for you Joe ❤
Thank you for filming your experience, as always , you made it very enjoyable and beautiful ❤
Aww, thank you so much 🥰, really appreciate your wonderful feedback, always fantastic to hear that you enjoyed the video, and thanks so much for watching! Hope you're having an awesome weekend, take care and best wishes! 🙏🙏🙏👍🙌😉🌵🌵🌵🌺🌼💚😎🏜🏜🏜☀️🙋♂️
Great experience 😊
Thank you so much Cecilia, yes indeed it was an awesome experience! Thanks for watching and enjoy your Sunday!🙌👍🙏🌵🌵💚😎🏜☀️🙋♂️
So glad you got to travel there. It is truly a great place.
Thank you so much, Tom, indeed I was just blown away by the beauty and uniqueness of the place, simply awesome!! And I feel very privileged and thankful that I was able to make it there in my lifetime! Thanks for watching, my friend, and for commenting, hope you are having a great day! 🙌👍☺️🙏🌵🌵🌵💚☀️😎🏜🏜🏜
You have such a wonderful eye for photography, you certainly caught the majesty of the beautiful Saguaro and the desert they live in. I went to Arizona for the unbelievable Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (my daughter lived in Mesa for a while, and I have a cousin in Tucson) I was able to go to the various botanical gardens, but was most fascinated by the Saguaro, it’s amazing that it takes so long for them to finally put out an arm….Thank you for this and the wonderful commentary, more videos of Arizona certainly yes! 🌵
Aww, thank you so much, I'm really pleased that you are enjoying the photography and videos, much appreciated! Thanks for watching and for your wonderful comments. Indeed, I think you are using the most appropriate word, i.e. majestic, to describe these true wonders of mother nature, the saguaro! Great, thanks also for your other feedback, very happy to share more with you all, of my fantastic time in Arizona. Hope you are having a wonderful week, happy growing of course! 🙌👍🙏🙏👍🌵🌵🌵🌼☀️😎🙋♂️
I'm happy for you Joe! 🙏👍
Thank you for sharing with us this amazing video! Have an amazing weekend! 🌵🏜🌞🙋♀️
Thank you so much, Elda, so happy you enjoyed the video! As always thanks for watching and for your wonderful comments! Hope you are having an awesome week with lot's of flowers in your beautiful garden! 🙌👍🙏🙏☺️🌵🌵🌵💚☀️🏜😎🙋♂️
Amazing trip Joe! I'm going to watch your video tomorrow. Thank you for sharing! ❤🌵
Thank you, Vera, you are most welcome, thanks so much for watching! 🙌🙏🙏🙏👍☺️🌵🌵🌵💚☀️🏜🏜🏜😎🙋♂️
What a stunning video Joe! I visited the Sonora desert but I didn't go hiking back then, I would repeat this trip just to hike amongst that nature . Fantastic!
Many thanks Vera, truly appreciated! If you can, you should definitely try to go back, the experience is just incredible, such a stunning, beautiful place. I keep my fingers crossed for you that it works out! Have a wonderful day! 🙏🙏🙌👍☺️🌵🌵🌵💚☀️🏜🏜🏜😎🙋♂️
Joe , if your grown up sons went on a cacti trip without threats or inducement, Consider yourself a lucky man.😅
Haha, well said and so true yes indeed, I consider myself very, very lucky! Thanks for watching and for your awesome comment, enjoy your Sunday, and happy growing of course! 🙌👍🙏🌵🪴🌵💚😎🏜🏜☀️🙋♂️
Wow how tall are those saguaros 😮 Thanks for sharing, Joe 🌵🌵🌵
Hahaha, they are VERY tall indeed, Etienne! Up to 10m / 30 ft tall, some even taller than that, and apparently the very tallest have been almost double that!!
Einfach nur fantastisch.🏜️🌵🏜️🌵🏜️
Herzlichen Dank, und freut mich sehr daß es dir gefallen hat. Ein schönes Wochenende wünsche ich, mit vielen Kakteenblüten (...trotz dem trüben Wetter, haha) 🙋♂️👍☺️🌵🪴🌵🌺🌼🌸💚☀️😎🏜🏜🏜)
Danke, wünsche ich dir auch. 👋 Bis Sonntag.
@@user-fc4pe7rq8m danke Jo, bis dann ☺️👍🙋♂️🌵🪴
Great video Joe welcome to the states
Thank you so much Gary, fantastic to read that you enjoyed the video! 🙏🙏👍☺️ I truly enjoyed my stay in Arizona, such a wonderful place and experience, thanks! 🌵🌵🌵🌸🌼🌺💚☀️😎🏜🏜🏜🙋♂️
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Thanks Tim 🙏🙏🙏👍🙌🌵🌵🌵💚😎☀️🏜🙋♂️
Excellent video! Did you get a chance to visit the Desert Museum in Tucson?
Thanks very much, really happy that you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching! Haha, we spent so much time outdoors hiking, as the weather was just perfect, by the time we got to the Museum, they were unfortunstely closing, but we will hopefully be back one day to see it. We really enjoyed the Tucson Botanical Gardens though! Enjoy your Sunday and have a great week ahead! 🙏👍🙌😉🌵🌵🌵💚😎🏜🏜🏜☀️🙋♂️
I tought you were american.
Thanks for watching and commenting, haha, nope, I'm from Germany ☺️🌵🪴🌵💚🙋♂️