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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.
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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
Picacho Peak
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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Picacho Peak — Image by kenne
A real butt-kicker
This big peak climbed by many
Truth defines this hike.
— kenne
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