Picacho Peak in Bloom

by David Safier

Picacho_flowers I spent Friday morning at Picacho Peak. It was lovely. The wildflowers in clumps amid the cactus were a treat. Poppies are plentiful, lupines (the blue flowers) less so, and the small yellow brittlebush flowers were not open yet. They say that the flower show will fade soon if we don’t get another rain, so if you want to go, do it in the next few weeks. Picacho is only 30-some miles north of Tucson. Check out the Arizona State Park Ranger Cam for photos of Picacho and other parks.

If you haven’t been, you have two very different trail choices. Hunter Trail is steep and goes to the top of the peak, well above the wildflowers. A walking stick is a good idea. Calloway trail is a gentle uphill trail that ends in an overlook. For wildflower viewing, it’s the better choice. That’s where I took this photo, with my camera almost on the ground to get the flowers and the mountain in the picture. The more adventurous should take Hunter.


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