Wild Flower Expedition

Yucca in bloom
Crooked Flowering Yucca
Palo Verde Tree in bloom
Beautiful yellow poppies
Mountains covered with yellow Poppies
Tree in Bloom
Wild Flowers
`Orange Wild Flower
Pink Wild flowers

Agave

Blue Wild FlowersGila River Temple

Copper Mine





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Green Desert
During our Temple break we decided to find the wild flowers in the Arizona Desert.We had heard about them, for many years but we were always too late to see them. So we set off in our car early and close to Gold Canyon, we discovered many beautiful colors of wild flowers growing by both sides of the road.
As we travelled heading East we saw the huge rocks at Globe,Arizona. Then we saw the copper mines at Superior and Miami. Travelling farther East we saw hills covered with beautiful yellow poppies. Finally we came to the Town of Central close to Thatcher, where we saw the new Gila River Temple right next to the road. It was smaller than ours and a tan color. I guess it was that color to blend into the desert landscape.
Driving further East towards the New Mexico border we saw Several Mountains dusted with fields of yellow poppies. My camera would not do them justice. That was very impressive. Then we travelled North to see the worlds largest copper mine at Morenci, Arizona. Then it was only 2:30 p.m. so we continued North on a very winding Mountainous road for 113 miles full of sharp switch backs. Highway 191. Not a good road to take ever in my lifetime. I got very carsick and lost my milkshake and hamburger.
We saw eight deer and two Texas Longhorn cows a squirrel or too. Saw lots of snow from the latest snow storm in the mountains. finally after dark arrived at Springer ville. A small town stayed at a hotel and rested. At Showlow we saw an Historic home. Started out about noon the next day drove to Payson and stayed the night. The fruit trees were in blossom there. Drove to Scottsdale and drove to Care Free and Cave Creek then onto Wickenberg, to find more flowers. There were some, but not like we had seen earlier. They were not as tall as in Gold Canyon.
We arrived home about 6 p.m. and crashed, we were tired of exploring the Southwest, but happy we found the wild flowers.