Tag: Hiking
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Cactus Blossom Time
As we move along in the spring, the desert has fully dried out. We’ve had to say goodbye to all of the wildflowers and welcome in the cactus blossoms of the Cholla and Prickly Pear cactus.
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Getting Ready to Leave the Nest
It’s probably the last chance I’ll get to visit the owl nest. It’s the first year I remember seeing three owlettes.
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Wildflower Time in the Desert (Part 2)!
Although not a large variety, you do have to venture to different parts of the desert to see them. Each wildflower tends to take over that “spot”.
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Wildflower Time in the Desert!
It’s that time a year again! After a winter with plenty of rain and the temps finally heating up, wildflowers are exploding all over the Arizona desert.
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Spring Critters
Spring brings out the usual sets of animals. If you hike a lot in the desert, you are bound to run across many of them. This year has been no exception. I have my favorites. Roadrunners: Jackrabbits Owls Rattlesnakes And things you may or may not see every day
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Hedgehog Cactus Blossoms “in the Pink”!
Spring comes in phases in the Sonoran desert. The wildflowers (more on those later!) give way to cactus blossoms and then both give way to a lot of dirt and dust. Timing is everything. Over the span of a week or two, the hedgehog cactus flowers come and go (and they’ve been gone a while).…
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Saguaro Sunday
It’s been a while since I just took the time and appreciated the saguaros from my weekend hikes. They become familiar friends that you wander by on the everyday trails as you are watching where you step. I have taken 100s of their photos over the last few years. And today, with purpose, I took…
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Rattlesnake “Repeat” (but not really)!
I feel guilty about a second consecutive rattlesnake post, but you have to deal with the universe puts in front of you. After only seeing one small one this year, I’ve encountered two big ones in the last two weeks. But this encounter was different. Firstly, it gave me a “courtesy rattle” when I got…
