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Help Tucson's Saguaro National Park prove that we have the best sunsets
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Help Tucson's Saguaro National Park prove that we have the best sunsets

  • May 17, 2018
  • May 17, 2018 Updated Apr 23, 2019

Saguaro and Joshua Tree national parks are in a "sunset off" on Instagram. Send us your photos in the comments or at eds@tucson.com and we'll post them below. 

The wager

Tucson sunsets (copy)
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Think Tucson has the best sunsets? Here's your chance to prove it. 

Saguaro National Park is in a "sunset off" with another western national park, which yes, is pretty much exactly what it sounds like.   

On May 5, Saguaro National Park posted a sunset photo with the claim that it had the most beautiful sunsets in the world.

Joshua Tree National Park took objection to the claim, saying "Best sunsets in the world?” Lol suuuuure." The Tucson park then decided to challenge Joshua Tree to the so-called "sunset off" to see which park really has the best sunsets.

So what can you do? Saguaro National Park is calling on all visitors to post their favorite Saguaro National Park sunset photo on Instagram using the hashtag #parksunsetwars. 

See how the sunset war played out below, and may the best park win (we all know which park that is.) 

Ummm, what?! Did you know @saguaronationalpark has the best sunsets in the world? AND, the saguaro, which is an incredible cactus, can live up to 150-200 years old!! 🌵🌵 (LN, 📸: @discoverychannel ) #nojoke #seriouslythough #whyhaventyouvisited #datlandscapetho #saguaronationalpark

A post shared by Saguaro National Park (@saguaronationalpark) on May 5, 2018 at 4:43pm PDT

ITS A SUNSET OFF. Last week we posted a sunset photo and made the claim that Saguaro had the most beautiful sunsets in the world. While this is #justafact @joshuatreenps took exception to this claim and have challenged us to the sunset off. So we are calling on all of our visitors to post their favorite Saguaro sunset photos using the hashtag #parksunsetwars and let’s prove our claim 🌵 (NP,📸:NPerkins) #saguaronationalpark #nationalpark #sunset #parksunsetwars #itsgotime #bringiton #maythebestparkwin #thatsgoingtobeus

A post shared by Saguaro National Park (@saguaronationalpark) on May 14, 2018 at 12:22pm PDT

A SUNSET OFF? YOU'RE ON @saguaronationalpark. While your sunsets are nice, you might wanna get your facts straight because ours have been putting in work since day one. Check out this #tbt from 2015 (📸 NPS/Brad Sutton) #parksunsetwars

A post shared by Joshua Tree National Park (@joshuatreenps) on May 14, 2018 at 1:42pm PDT

Tucson Sunsets

Tucson Sunsets

Scarlett Gates gets a photo as the sun sets over the Tucson Mountains from her vantage point on the Tanque Verde Ridge Trail during a guided sunset hike in Saguaro National Park in 2016.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Saguaro National Park sunset

Saguaro National Park sunset

Reader Mike Moroz captured this image at sunset the day after in rained at Saguaro National Park.

Mike Moroz

Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park ─ Sunset can be a colorful time along a network of trails near the eastern end of Broadway.

Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star

Sunset

Sunset

The sun sets in Saguaro National Park West. Photo by David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star July 10, 2001.

David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Tucson sunset

Tucson sunset

Loop of connected trails at Saguaro National Park East, made up Shantz, Pink Hill, Loma Verde, Cholla and Cactus Forest trails, Dec. 8, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz.

Doug Kreutz / Arizona Daily Star

Sunsets

Sunsets

Saguaro National Park west early May, 2018.

Bill Bahmer
161 stunning photos of Tucson sunsets

161 stunning photos of Tucson sunsets

Sunsets, we can't get enough of them in Tucson!

Sunsets

Sunsets
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