A few weeks ago, we were on a search for poppies. We did a short hike from the east end of the Lost Gold Mine trail in the Superstition Wilderness. The trailhead is located a half mile before the end of Peralta road.
The jagged tips of the Superstition Mountains make for a nice backdrop.
Wow! Success! There it is - the one poppy on the entire trail! And I didn't even get a good picture. I guess this wasn't a good year for poppies.
This guy was out looking too. We also saw a gila monster, but he was too fast for me to get any pictures.
More wildlife! I'll bet you've never seen a cat who hiked.
Another trail we did was the Hieroglyphics Trail, which takes off from the middle of the Lost Gold Mine trail at the end of Cloudview Rd. It's a short, but rocky, hike.
All the different cactus are starting to bloom.
There are lots of petroglyphs on rock panels above the only water source in the area.
I can just imagine mothers coming to get water -
And sending their kids over to peck a picture to keep them out of their hair.
The trail goes on to the top of the hill for anyone crazy enough to want to go over the rocks.
And now for the happy ending! Remember poor Mr. Gambel's Quail looking for a mate? Well he found a sweetie, and they are busily gathering nesting material!
Looking forward to your pictures of the quail chicks. :c)
ReplyDeleteFun Hike, The cactus looks awesome! glad that quail found a sweetheart!!
ReplyDeleteMy previous post was to the quail with the jaunty feather, "How's it working' for ya?" Thanks for the post. I got my answer! "She went for it!!"
ReplyDeleteBut...did you find the gold???!!
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Only the golden poppy, Kevin....
ReplyDeleteI swear I saw a lizard nearly just like that here in Florida yesterday. Can't be. We had a cat who hiked the hard way. She just came along with us and the dogs, no leash. Great cat!! My mother always said there is a lid for every pot. Quails too I guess.
ReplyDeleteGlad I'm not the only one who couldn't find a field of poppies. We didn't see any!
ReplyDeleteA spring romance...very sweet! What a great hike--loved your photos!
ReplyDeleteI have giant puppies in my garden.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your pictures! We went for a drive up the Apache trail the other day and hiked a bit up there. It's so beautiful with all the plants flowering. We're unfortunately, leaving Phoenix on Wednesday so probably won't have time to do this hike before we leave. How long a hike is it?
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The petroglyphs are 3 miles round trip.
DeleteA hiking cat, now I've seen it all.
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