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Mica View Loop, Saguaro National Park, Arizona
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From the Picnic Area, go north on the Mica View Trail. Look carefully to see many young saguaros under their palo verde “nurse trees”. This is also a good place to look for Gila Woodpeckers and Gilded Flickers and their nest holes in saguaros. At Broadway trailhead turn right on Shantz Trail then a quick right onto the Cactus Forest Trail heading south. This area offers good views of Tanque Verde Peak and Mica Mountain. Return to your starting point, by turning right on the Mica View Trail.
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