"As this saguaro seems to resemble the Greek mythological monster Medusa with snakes for her hair, he named it Charlie's Medusa after his Uncle Charlie Cigliana who was the Superintendent for the Hecla Copper mine in nearby San Manuel in the 1950's." — ShuswapYeti
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| C1230 (01-30-2009) Photo courtesy of Bob Cardell & Pat Hammes |
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| DSC_6431 (2) (02-05-2014) Photo courtesy of Lynn Simon |
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| DSC_6430 (2) (02-05-2014) Photo courtesy of Lynn Simon |
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| DSC_6434 (02-05-2014) Photo courtesy of Lynn Simon |
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| DSC_6432 (2) (02-05-2014) Photo courtesy of Lynn Simon |
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| FB_IMG_1495295208577 (05-19-2017) Photo courtesy of Bob Stiens |
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| SX50_IMG_30121_mod (06-07-2020) photo courtesy of Joe Orman |
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| SX50_IMG_30118_mod (06-07-2020) photo courtesy of Joe Orman |
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| SX50_IMG_30117_mod (06-07-2020) photo courtesy of Joe Orman |
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| HFIMG_4097 (2) rCR Charlie's Medusa r (04-17-2021) photo courtesy of Harry Ford |
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| HF3J3A8992Crr r (08-07-2021) photo courtesy of Harry Ford |