Springtime Splendor on the Desert Floor
by Lucinda Walter
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Springtime Splendor on the Desert Floor
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Lucinda Walter
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Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art, Textured Photography
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SPRINGTIME SPLENDOR ON THE DESERT FLOOR - BY LUCINDA WALTER
http://lucinda-walter.artistwebsites.com/
"Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these." Luke 12:27
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Springtime blooms in the desert Southwest. The wildflowers, Poppies and Lupines, bloom in the spring after many winters rains here in the desert. There was a gorgeous display of these little blooms on Picacho Peak State Park, Picaccho, Arizona.
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Picacho Peak State Park is a state park surrounding Picacho Peak in Picacho, Arizona. The park is located between Casa Grande and Tucson near Interstate 10 in Pinal County. Its centerpiece spire is visible from downtown Tucson, a distance of 45 miles (72 km). The summit rises to 3,374 feet (1,028 m) above mean sea level. Though appearing to be the remnant of a volcanic neck, it is now believed to be a tilted and eroded piece of rock overlain by a lava flow. The place name is redundant: "picacho" means "big peak" in Spanish. The park is celebrated for wildflowers that appear mid-March to early April following good winter rain. Though set next to an interstate highway, the park's west face possesses an unspoiled Sonoran Desert setting. A small flat space on top of the spire can be reached via two trail heads. Portions of the trails are precarious, and hikers are aided by cables and catwalks, making the routes some of the few via ferrata in the United States. From the top, there is a view south to the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, northwest to Tabletop Mountain near Casa Grande, north to the many mountain ranges surrounding Phoenix, and west to where the north-running Santa Cruz River runs underground supporting farms in a desert
The Hunter Trail is a hiking path to the top of the peak. It is not a technical climb, but includes an interval where steel cables have been installed to aid ascending hikers. The park recommends that hikers wear hiking boots and carry two liters of water per person. Gloves are commonly used to help grip the cables. Pechacho or Picacho Station a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail existed here until the 1870s. The park is near the site of the Battle of Picacho Pass, one of several American Civil War era engagements to occur in Arizona Territory. A Union cavalry patrol from California skirmished with Confederate scouts from Texas, and three men were killed. This marks the second westernmost battle of the American Civil War.[2] Every year during early March, there are reenactments of the battle and other demonstrations of Civil War military history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picacho_Peak_State_Park
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Comments (27)
Mary Ann Weger
Another wonderful desert image! So pleasing to the eye, especially for someone like me who loves cuctus!!
Nick Boren
I love it Lucinda.... I will be down that way in September but will miss the color... Oh well I'll have to go looking for different photo opps I guess... LOL... There is always the butterfly conservatory in Scottsdale.. I love that place.. :-) I think your flower desert floor image is OUTSTANDING... ;-) FV
Lucinda Walter replied:
Hi Nick, wildflower season will be long gone but there should some cacti in bloom... The Butterfly Conservatory - is that at the Phoenix Botanical Garden? If so, I've been there and it is wonderful! Thanks for your wonderful comments.
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Photographic Art and Design by Dora Sofia Caputo for the feature in the group Visions Of Spring 3/24/2015 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much James Lanigan Thompson MFA for the feature in the group Beauty 3/24/2015 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Congratulations! Your beautiful work is featured in the FAA group "Beauty of Arizona" l/f 3/24/2015
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very Svetlana Nilova for the feature in the group The World We See 3/23/2015 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Geordie Gardiner for the feature in the group Christian Theme Artwork Group 3/23/2015 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Neal Eslinger for the feature in the group Fine Art Wildflower Photography 3/22/2015 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Martin Wall for the feature in the group Flower Mania 3/22/2015 I'm honored
Glenn DiPaola
Beautiful desert blooms, great to see. I was in AZ a few weeks ago, caught some brilliant red cactus flowers but nothing like these. v/f
Lucinda Walter replied:
Hi Glenn, we had many wonderful winter rains to produce these beautiful blooms. It was a special year here with all the wildflowers! So glad to hear you were in AZ... looking forward to seeing your great photos. Thanks!!!