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April 3, 2013 Mary reports: Took these Easter Sunday along Bush Hwy in Mesa, a few miles south of the Beeline Hwy. Carpets of poppies, with some blue lupine and globemallow mixed in, as well as the occasional penstemon and a few other small varieties. The brittlebush is in crazy bloom everywhere. Gorgeous!
April 3, 2013 Grand Canyon NP reports: The spring wildflower bloom has begun in the depths of GC. Time to grab your hiking boots and get below the rim! Cactus in bloom.
April 2, 2013 Mary reports: Bartlett Lake, March 30, 2013: North Lake Road. Large patches of poppies; brittlebush abundant on hillsides. McDowell Mountain Park, March 31, 2013: Large stands of poppies and lupine; some owl's clover; along Granite Trail and Pemberton Wash.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, 3/29/13: Desert marigolds; Chilean Palo Verde.
March 31, 2013: Large stands of poppies and lupine; some owl's clover; along Granite Trail and Pemberton Wash.
April 1, 2013 Kerry reports: Usury Park, Maricopa - Pass Mountain Hiking Trail.
April 1, 2013 Eydie reports: I thought the flowers at Bartlett Lake had peaked the weekend of 3/24, but I was wrong. They were even better this past weekend.
April 1, 2013 Ann reports: Sunrise Trail @ 145th St trailhead is blooming from top to bottom. Poppies, Blue Dicks, Phasalia, Cut leaf daisy, Ocotillo in early stages, penstemon, lupine, bittlebrush. Even the drive up Via Linda is in full bloom. These pictures were taken, March 29, 2013.
March 28, 2013 Charley reports: I took this a couple days ago at McDowell Mtn Park.
March 28, 2013 Tim reports: Went up to Bartlett Lake via Horseshoe Dam Rd and there were some nice patches along this road. Bartlett Lake has some small patches of poppies and Lupine but the combination with the Brittlebush and other annuals that are blooming, along with a nice blue sky, is amazing. Pictures were taken 3-26-13
March 26, 2013 Eydie reports: Bartlett Dam Road on March 24, 2013.
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