Fields of Glory
by Lucinda Walter
Title
Fields of Glory
Artist
Lucinda Walter
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Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art, Textured Photography
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FIELDS OF GLORY - BY LUCINDA WALTER
http://lucinda-walter.artistwebsites.com/
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Sold! 36"x24" print of Fields of Glory to a Designer in Peidmont OK. Thank you very much! I'm honored.
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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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Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Larry Kniskern for the feature in the group Go Take a Hike Photography 10/13/2020 I'm honored
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Lucinda – your State/Provincial Park scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Brian Tada
Lucinda, this is just glorious ~ love the saguaro cacti standing as sentinels among the wildflowers. Such a beautifully composed portrait of majestic desert beauty! F/L
Lucinda Walter replied:
Brian, thank you very much. So love the desert southwest when these flowers are in bloom.
Dick Hudson
What a wonderful image of a desert. Truly, there is beauty everywhere. This image was well found and composed.
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Karen Silvestri for the feature in the group Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife 4/8/2016 I'm honored
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Congratulations on the feature of YOUR image in, the Fine Art America Group, "Arizona - Fine Art" TIP OF THE DAY: Have heard some are not using the "Stumble" Icon at the top of the Art Page. This is a good placer to Promote your work. If you have not joined, recommend it.
Lucinda Walter replied:
Bob and Nadine, thank you very much for the feature and your comments. Much appreciated.
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Bob and Nadine Johnston for the feature in the group Arizona - Fine Art 4/8/2016 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Bob and Nadine Johnston for the feature in the group Arizona - Artists Group 4/8/2016 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Along The Trail for the feature in the group The Social Arts - 4/6/2016 I'm honored
Mary Ann Weger
Lovely desert scene, Lucinda! So colorful, and the cactus is amazing! Congratulations!
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Martin Wall for the feature in the group I Wish I was There 4/2/2016 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much John Bailey for the feature in the group Images That Excite You 4/2/2016 I'm honored
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Chrisann Senk Ciaochow Photography for the feature in the group Arizona Images - For Sale 4/2/2016 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Congratulations! Your beautiful work is featured in the FAA group "Beauty of Arizona"