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On my way to Tucson, I ran into these guys changing a clutch while moving two Carnegiea gigantea (saguaro) cacti. The cacti were on their way to Palm Springs. Because of the need for more stripmalls & parking lots, there are lots of cacti that need to be moved. Of note, saguaros are protected, but asshats like to shoot them. The Austin Lounge Lizards wrote a song about one such asshat--who died wearing a cactus hat--David Grundman: youtube.com/watch?v=9_9LDLur5P…

#Desert #Cactus #Gardening #Photography

A color landscape photo of two men standing near the back of two flatbed trucks parked back to back. One truck has a white cab and the other a white and dark blue cab. On the back of each truck is a single saguaro cactus that's at least fifteen feet tall or more. The cacti are carefully padded, braced with wood framework, and tied down to the trucks. The sky is clear and blue.

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Ambivalena
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Kind of sad that parking lots and stripmalls seems more inportant than nature, but at least they are not just thrown away.

Great shot!

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Bob Tregilus
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@ambivalena Thank you! Ya, it's troubling how much growth is going on in a region rapidly dwindling water resources. And it bothers me they have to move these beautiful cacti. These two are probably over 80 years old.
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I agree, it is troublesome. How old can they be? (if you know).
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