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Wildflowers in Picacho Peak State Park — Images by kenne
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. The summit rises to 3,374 feet above mean sea level. Wikipedia
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Picacio Peak State Park — Image by kenne
“In 1848, the Mormon Battalion constructed a wagon road through Picacho Pass. The forty-niners on their way
to California used this road. In the late 1850’s the Butterfield Overland Stage was carrying passengers through
this area. Picacho Peak’s most noted historic event occurred on April 15, 1862, when Confederate and Union
scouting parties met in the Battle of Picacho Pass during the Civil War. This was the largest Civil War clash to
take place in Arizona.” — Source: azstateparks.com
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Picacho Peak State Park In The Spring — Image by kenne
A Sort Of A Song
Let the snake wait under
his weed
and the writing
be of words, slow and quick, sharp
to strike, quiet to wait,
sleepless.
—through metaphor to reconcile
the people and the stones.
Compose. (No ideas
but in things) Invent!
Saxifrage is my flower that splits
the rocks.
— William Carlos Williams
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This time of year Picacho Peak State Park is an excellent example of the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert.
Plants are at the greenest and wildflowers provide dots of color on the desert canvass.
The canvass of the desert
may appear to have no order.
Yet it is orderly,
but we don’t know why.
A poet has said;
If you want to know
where the flowers came from,
not even the spring goddess knows.
— kenne
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Scorpionweed — Images by kenne
You can call me
Blue Phacelia,
Wild Heliotrope, or
Scorpionweed,
But don’t call me
Weed!
— kenne
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A solitary I am here while legions are there,
Amidst this cursed soil I stand apart.
In this gray desert, a flamboyant flame of divine light am I,
Beauty’s silent song, a miracle from the sky.
— from A Poppy Flower, by Abdul Ghani Khan
Golden Mexican Poppies — Images by kenne
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Desert Lupine — February 26, 2015 Image by kenne
Up at dawn
running
trails
upward
downward
wildflowers
wave
alone the path
blue & pink
poppy gold
opening
to the sunlight
standing
in long shadows
— kenne
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Mustard Evening Primrose — Photographed in the Picacho Peak State Park by kenne
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Brittlebush Blooming Everywhere In Picacho Peak State Park — Images by kenne
Friend, Tom Markey and I spent a recent morning hiking in the Park and so much is in full bloom.
This posting focuses on brittlebush images with many more wildflowers to come.
Click here to see more brittlebush images in a slideshow format.
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Mexican Gold Poppy Images by kenne
Wildflowers abound
With plenty to go around —
Gold on the mountains.
— kenne
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Morning Hike In Picacho Peak State Park (February 26, 2015) — Images by kenne
One of the best places to see spring wildflowers in southern Arizona is at Picacho Peak State Park, so early yesterday morning Tom Markey and I drove up I-10 for an hour to the park, not to hike to the top of the peak, but to hike the west trail to observe and photograph the wildflowers. The rains this winter have not only produced beautiful wildflowers, but made the desert very green, which adds contrast to the views. This posting is meant to give you a feel for our hiking into the sun on the backside of Picacho Peak setting the stage for wildflower photos to be posted later.
kenne
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Hunter Trail Parking Lot at Picacho Peak State Park
Hunter Trail
Don On The Hunter Trail
Virginia & Ken On The Hunter Trail
Ken, Virginia & Jim On The Hunter Trail
Looking Down From Hunter Trail
Virginia Checking Out The View
Virginia On The Hunter Trail
Virginia & Jim At The Hunter Trail Saddle
Jim & Virginia At The Hunter Trail Saddle
Ken & Jim On The Hunter Trail
View From Hunter Trail
View From Hunter Trail
Canyon Wren
Very Brown Barrel Cactus On The Sunset Trail
Hiking The Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail
View of Hunter Trail Saddle
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Picacho Peak State Park Photos by kenne
(Click on any of the images to see a larger view in a slideshow format.)
Driving I-10 between Tucson and Phoenix you cannot miss Picacho Peak, a majestic rock monolith on the west-side of the Interstate. The site of Arizona’s only Civil War battle, involving a Union cavalry patrol from California with Confederate scouts from Texas, the peak has served as a landmark by travelers for hundreds of years.
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Becoming is Superior to Being 