Crested Cactus Destroyed

[fotogirl53]

I saw this on KPHO news last night: http://www.kpho.com/video?clipId=7426527&autostart=true A double crested saguaro in the Four Peaks area has been destroyed. I don't know much more, but it would be nice if someone local could confirm/deny. The man who reported the story called it King Crest.

[azbackpackr]

I was perfect.

[NatureKopelli]

Not sure if this has been posted yet...but this could have knocked the saguaro over? Video of someone jumping into a saguaro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L6ZnsMW ... ata_player

See so many saguaros that may have been shot at...saw one once with an arrow stuck in it. Sometimes we really suck as a species, what we do to each other and nature...

Thanks to all the trash picker-upers, botanical gardeners, wilderness preservers, etc...I appreciate you...you give me hope.

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I saw one with red spraypaint the other day. Makes me sad because the saguaro is part of what makes our desert so awesome. To me part of the enjoyment of hiking is looking at them as I go and creating interesting images out of them.

[kingsnake]

Pam and I found a young, barely cresting, crested saguaro today, just south of Aguila. And so the cycle of life turns ...

[Jeffshadows]

Pam and I found a young, barely cresting, crested saguaro today, just south of Aguila. And so the cycle of life turns ...

How tall would you say it was?

[outdoor_lover]

@jeffmacewen
12 feet??? I took a few pictures of it.... http://hikearizona.com/photo.php?ZIP=316237

[Hippy]

Population increase might play a minor role,

or just the general stupidity of society...ever seen Idiocracy...or even the latest poke at America, Wall-e, freakin love those flicks.
I figured I'd throw my two cents in on this today, I was never a destructive person (I ran in to plenty of things but never on purpose! ) but I went to school with a kid who once lit the school playground on fire...just because...I stood there in absolute confusion as I watched the flames lick the wood chips and he danced around lighting more and more on fire with a little squirt bottle thing of fuel...what the?! Needless to say I skipped "town" in a moment and told the first adult I saw...but really?! Who does this crap and why...
I don't think it has to do with "kids nowadays" because this was a good 15 years ago in the middle of suburbia, not some bored red necks with nothing better to do.
Maybe it's attention, or some sort of need for "control" I dunno, maybe "mommy didn't love me" or a middle child complex plays a role...I think it's stupid and a waste of time...in my HONEST opinion, perhaps instead of destroying a cactus or burning down a playground...perhaps these people would be better off destroying themselves, I know the world would be better off with such an outcome.