Pictures from a brief trip to Saguaro National Park West, near Tucson, AZ.  Many cacti were starting to bloom.

A large Saguaro with many buds
Saguaro blooming
Close up of a Saguaro bloom
purple cholla cactus
another type of cholla
remnants of a dead saguaro cactus
the hedgehog cactus is easy to identify with it's naturally occuring placard
Melanie next to a small saguaro
close-up of an ocotillo flower
Ocotillo blooming
Two more Ocotillo's
A prickly pear cactus blooming
A large prickly pear with many flowers
Another prickly pear