Cactus Cave Guard
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Cactus Cave Guard
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) seems to be guarding the entrance to a cave in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona.
The Saguaro is one of the defining plants of the Sonoran Desert. These plants are large, tree-like columnar cacti that develop branches (or arms) as they age, although some never grow arms.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. National Monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona that shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild.
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July 3rd, 2019
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Comments (12)
Jennifer Jenson
Beautiful work, Jurgen! The cave entrance is the perfect frame for the amazing Saguaro!
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Jurgen – your spikes, barbs or thorns have been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2022 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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