I hiked up at the front all the way to Brown Mountain. I wanted to get my exercise in and figured I would take pictures at the rear on the way back. On the way up the mountain our guide pointed out a tiny cactus only about 4 - 5 inches tall. It was a baby saguaro. The whole hillside was covered in saguaro cactus and on the return trip I noticed some dead ones.
Some people have permits to harvest the dead saguaros.
The ribs are incredibly strong but very light. On the way back to the ranch people started talking about the best massages they had. One guy said that I had to try the Thai massage, but I didn't have time to book any more. I found our group at noon. Lunch was barbecued chicken, which was moist and quite yummy.