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We agree!

I agree, water seems to be the most important factor for growth rates. On the other hand, too much water, especially in a landscaped setting (vs. natural conditions), can be very detrimental.

Thanks for your comment, that's the same I've heard from others who've tried - they do not grow from cuttings. Those 50's journals sound like a great resource, and fun to look back at that time frame.

It's like watching grass grow, but even slower :-)

I'd estimate 5-6 mph -- we're heading out for some more adventures next week, so I'll get a proper speed measurement and let you know.

Thanks Avery, I appreciate your comment.

You might be right, thanks for your comment. The body is that golden color, but it doesn't have any golden on it's face or legs, which is typical of the Great Golden Sand Digger images I've seen, so hard to say.

Thanks, appreciate your comment, I hope to find some time soon to do another.

Hi Zouz, yes, you can charge and run at the same time. I have a 115 W panel, which generates up to 6.5 Amps when positioned well, but I'm finding I can still burn through my 100 AH battery pretty fast if I run at full speed (I still haven't installed a PWM, which should increase my range). Frank's 200 W panel is better, but it's hard to find room for such a large panel on a kayak. The more panel the better, space allowing.

Thanks Colten!

It's just one of those doorbell cameras, propped between two branches. Some large animal has been digging around the tree base, so I was hoping to see what it was. So far, only birds!

@@PetesNature you give up on the channel?

There's a place called the Horny Toad, and another called The Satisfied Frog, both in neighboring Cave Creek.

@@PetesNature The Horny Toad, thats the place.

Thanks @philliplewis3754, I love that section of river as well. I have another video on my channel featuring some views of Horseshoe from Nearby Humboldt Mountain, as well as watching and walking under the spillway when they were releasing water last spring - what a sight it was!

@@ButchBairdGolf I saw that video too and I was very angry with you for showing me something I should have explored already. I'm so jealous. You know when you are getting close to the Horseshoe dam and the mountain is right at the road and it's very narrow and just below the river is running right there below you? Me and my brother-in-law were fishing on this footpath about 12" wide. And I kept hearing bizarre noises, my brain was screaming at me and I just wasn't catching on, so I stopped fishing, closed my eyes and kept shuffling my feet in a circle so I could locate the sound. I open my eyes and the river is behind me and I'm looking at the mountain up to the road. Then my eyes found the noise. There were dozens of gopher hole type openings and inside every single one was a juvenile rattlesnake, well over 100. I picked up my pole and I stepped into the river and I didn't care, I'm tripping and stumbling through the water and my brother-in-law was like what the hell. So I told him, he didn't even look back, he just jumped straight into the river. We laughed our asses off! Great memories thanks for posting them!

@@philliplewis3754 Great story! Nothing makes me jump like that rattle sound! By the way, sorry I responded as @ButchBairdGolf. I help Butch with that channel, and was logged into it when I responded to you.

Thanks Sharon, I'm enjoying it.

Yes, she is awesome!

No Hue (pronounced "Way"), haha.

She was one busy little wasp!

He was fun to watch!

That’s an excellent suggestion @sandiahead. Years ago, we rescued a boater who had lost his engine deep in the waterways of the Canadian Shield, far north of Toronto. He had been floating for many hours, then shot a couple of flares at nightfall, which we fortunately noticed.

Thanks!

Thanks @broekspijp41, I'll pass this on to Frank. That seems to be one of the portable solar challenges -- go lighter weight and gain flexible, but give up some panel performance/longevity in the process -- or go heavier and give up the flexibility, but hopefully get better/longer panel performance.

Also that its Renogy not renology 😅

22 years in a pot and still growing, that's great. Not sure what kind it might be without seeing it, but I don't recall ever seeing a larger saguaro like that in a pot, since their roots typically spread far and wide.

Yes she is!

Thanks Phillip, I checked out your Orange River solar cruise video. I think a catamaran style boat is a great way to go solar!

They are quite striking to see once you notice them. Of all the gall pictures I saw while researching them, I think this 'bloodshot eyeball' type is the best looking.

Glad it was helpful! We're heading out next week to do a follow-up test after making some improvements, so I'll be posting a follow-up with lessons learned. Stay tuned!

She's amazing!

She'd probably be a natural.

Yes, indeed she is.

I'll bet you do! We sure had some great dives, missing the water already.

Thanks Sandiahead, we sure enjoyed seeing them every day we were there -- right from our porch overlooking a bay.

I did see him grab a couple of things too small to see -- probably ants. I love watching lizards, and they often stay close, I'd swear they're hoping for a handout.

Haha, no thanks. My rule is never touch anything while diving!

Thanks @SimonB35, I received it. I've also received some good info from a few experts out there and will do an update to this video in the future.

Thanks @azmountains4113, I'm with you on applied scientific methods, the best tools we have to understand our complex world.

Thanks @user-bm4fy2nk2h, I really appreciate your feedback. I don't want to become yet another source of bad info. I've been wondering about how and why the top died on that one -- and now it's good to know that is the likely explanation for "early arms."

Thanks @sandiahead, I appreciate your thoughts. I agree fluctuations in weather patterns affect their growth rates. The amazing thing about Saguaros -- they play the looooong game. They seem to take full advantage of the 'good' years, yet are able to survive long periods of 'bad' years. This is an especially bad summer, but we had good rainfall last winter, so we'll see. Lots of reports of falling, dying specimens this year, but my anecdotal observations so far are that those struggling the worst are in maintained yards, close to homes, often overwatered, and many of them likely transplanted; which as you mention, is another issue. I'll research further and try to cover all this in the future ... stay tuned.