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We only spend a morning at the eastern part of the Saguaro national park while visiting Southern Arizona. Compared to the western part of the park, it didn’t have many options to entertain a grumpy three-year-old. While we were there only for sunrise, the park didn’t disappoint. The sunrise was epic, even though we were caught on the wrong side of the loop road. We also saw many coyote cubs and some genuinely massive saguaros.

When the colors peaked during sunrise, we drove through a valley with a mountain to the east. There only a few areas to pull over, so finding a good viewpoint before the light was disappeared was not an option. I was desperately searching for a beautiful cactus and found one, but it was located towards the west while the colors stayed on the eastern part of the sky. Thankfully I found one before the brilliant sky faded, but it didn’t standout as cleanly as some of the cacti on the western side. Unfortunately, this one had a plant growing right next to it. I was disappointed but didn’t want to miss the colors, searching for the perfect saguaro.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Tanque Verde (show map)

Taken on: December 20, 2022

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Camera: Nikon Z 9, f/4.5, 1/30 sec, 24mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 9
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	NIKON Z 9 Ver.03.00
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