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Well-timed winter rain means good cacti bloom
The prickly pear cactus is known for its bright yellow flowers, and they're just starting to bloom in the deserts around Tucson. Saguaro National Park and the lower Catalina Mountains are good places to see them.
Well-timed winter rain means good cacti bloom
The hedgehog cactus puts out a pink-purple floral display.
Well-timed winter rain means good cacti bloom
It could be shaping up as a banner year for cactus blooms.
To hike off feast, relish bountiful trails here
Linda Vista Trail, on the western edge of the Catalina Mountains, is an easygoing route that's good for a family hike and for inexperienced hikers. The trail lives up to its name - which means "beautiful view" or "lovely vista" in Spanish.
To hike off feast, relish bountiful trails here
David Yetman Trail - The stone ruins on the trail are the remains of a home built in the 1930s by a man named Sherry Bowen, who was a city editor at the Star.
To hike off feast, relish bountiful trails here
Tanque Verde Ridge Trail, an 18-mile round-trip trek to Tanque Verde Peak in Saguaro National Park East, can be a fitness test. Here's a tip - you don't have to do it all.
To hike off feast, relish bountiful trails here
Tanque Verde Ridge Trail is lined with Saguaro Park's signature superstar cacti. Farther up the way, with an increase in elevation, the trail passes through zones of oaks, piñon pines and junipers at Juniper Basin.
To hike off feast, relish bountiful trails here
Tanque Verde Ridge Trail is lined with Saguaro Park's signature superstar cacti. Farther up the way, with an increase in elevation, the trail passes through zones of oaks, piñon pines and junipers at Juniper Basin.
To hike off feast, relish bountiful trails here
It can be your penance for a Thanksgiving pigout. It can be a clever way to get holiday visitors out of the house for a few hours. It can be a wondrous on-foot entree into the beauty of this place where we live. There's so much to like about taking a hike.
November 22, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
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