Snow in the desert! It didn’t last long, by mid-morning it was melting fast, and at the end of the day the snow line across the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains was well above the desert floor.
2015 is the last time I took pictures of good ‘desert snow’ – in 2015 the snow line appears to have been a bit lower, Pima Canyon Trail in the Snow, 1/1/2015 has some pictures.
Beautiful to see and what a way to start the New Year!
Many of the Arizona Poppies are still picture-perfect, they could be flower guide models or magazine covers, but the hot, blazing, sun is taking its toll on the small islands of flowers and some are started to fade – contorting, folding, twisting – doing what they can to make it another few days… Golder Ranch Area.
Endless intense sunny days are already making Sutherland Wash drier – some of nearby green is starting to fade and the Morning Glories have shriveled into an amazing variety of beautifully strange shapes…
Taking a break on the way north to watch the sunrise from dirt roads near the Golder Ranch Parking Area.
