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Today a relaxing little 8-mile hike along an actual hiking trail, and not too far from home. No ruins, no rock art, no agaves today, just some interesting cactus and lots of flowers, as much of Arizona heads toward a super-bloom.
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Ferocactus acanthodes, doing a fine E. polycephalus impersonation.
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F. acanthodes
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C. grahamii
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Fountain Hills
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Eschscholzia californica
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Local digs
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Eschscholzia californica
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Eschscholzia californica
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Eschscholzia californica
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Potpourri
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Eschscholzia californica
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Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba)
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Calliandra eriophylla
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Superstitions lurking in the background
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Echinocereus engelmannii
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Sphaeralcea ambigua
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Justicia californica
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Lupinus sparsiflorus
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The ride home
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Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
Hiked up an old road east of SR 87, about five miles south of Sunflower on this brisk day. Most of the poppies along here have already popped, but plenty of other wildflowers about, as well as Agave chrysantha, Agave toumeyana, and a couple of previously unknown crested Saguaros. These Saguaros are extremely challenging to reach, and after making it to one, realized I did not have enough in the tank to reach the second, so that will have to wait for another day.
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
Oncosiphon piluliferum (Stinknet) -- going to be tough to get this invasive weed back in the bag.
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Oncosiphon piluliferum (invasive Stinknet)
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Lupinus sp.
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Lupinus sp. / Encelia farinosa
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Lupinus sp. / Encelia farinosa
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Javalina butt!
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Sphaeralcea ambigua
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Sphaeralcea ambigua
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Orobanche cooperi
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Echinocereus engelmannii
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Echinocereus engelmannii
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Hohokam petroglyphs
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Hohokam petroglyphs
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Hohokam petroglyphs
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Hohokam petroglyphs
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Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
