The Joy of The Season
by Lucinda Walter
Title
The Joy of The Season
Artist
Lucinda Walter
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art, Textured Photography
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THE JOY OF THE SEASON - BY LUCINDA WALTER
http://lucinda-walter.artistwebsites.com/
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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 (40)
Dave Wilson
You'd think it would be easy to get photographs of poppies near saguaros. But the flowers never seem to exist right next to the cactus. Finding any composition with both in the same photo is an accomplishment.
Steve Gass
Beautiful image Lucinda. There is so much to see in your state, I am anxious to go back.
Lucinda Walter replied:
Steve, thanks. Arizona is so beautiful, from the desert floors to the high mountains. So much to photograph and enjoy.
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Bob and Nadine Johnston for the feature in the group All Southwest Art And Artists 6/8/2016 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Dianne Cowen for the feature in the group All Springtime Photography 6/5/2016. I'm honored
Nikolyn McDonald
Terrific light on this clump of gold-orange poppies and on the saguaro in the background, too. Very lovely.
Spencer McDonald
Fantastic color to brighten up the rough beauty of the desert. Great find and capture.
Nick Boren
Whenever I need a lift.... all I need to do is come to your FAA site dear Lucinda.... that is a compliment.... ;-) FV Love your desert image very much... it makes me feel good to see it... :-)
Lucinda Walter replied:
Nick, you are so kind. Thank you very much for all your wonderful comments, my friend! :)
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Bob and Nadine Johnston for the feature in the group Arizona Artists Group 3/29/2015 I'm honored
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much Mark Valentine for the feature in the group Arizona Photography 3/29/2015 I'm honored!
Laurie Search
Soooo very beautiful, dearest Lucinda!!! Love your composition, and the light and color are gorgeous!! :)))xoxo vf
Lucinda Walter
Thank you very much John Bailey for the feature in the group Images That Excite You 3/27/2015 I'm honored
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"