SG here again. I had a great trip to southern AZ a month or so ago. Not too many flowers, but it was green and good. Now I get to come back soon for a super quick trip to Flagstaff. I'm flying in and out of Phoenix, but I'll be up north for a few days. Any suggestions where I *have* to hit so I can ...

Well, I'm back from my long weekend to AZ. Organ Pipe Cactus NM was awesome! I saw a few poppies, but I guess there just weren't many there. But I saw a few!

Alright, ya'll. I expect to hear some reports after you folks go hiking this weekend! Of course it doesn't really matter. The flowers will be what they are. Good or non-existant when I arrive. I'll take what I get! But I'd still like to hear what you're seeing!

Well, I stumbled upon the "Arizona State Parks Wildflowers Hotline" which I think is just their main number. I got the thumbs up for flowers in the first two weeks of March, depending. Lucky me!

te-wa wrote:squirrelgirl huh.. hmm.. am i in love?

Hah, hah, Squirrelock! Ur makin' me blush! I'd share my tuna with you! ;)

Any new reports? I'm a little over anxious, I think! Our snow is slowly but surely melting, yet it's still dreams of the cactus and flowers that I'll be seeing soon, that's keeping me going!

At least I'll be happy if the desert is somewhat green, even w/o the flowers. But I sure would like the blooms! The desert's already green! I've gone to South Mountain the past couple evenings and much of it is carpeted with green grasses. Remembering what it was like to drive down to Phoenix from ...

Hi folks, I'm a former Lumberjill looking toward a long weekend trip to the desert this spring. I'm hoping and crossing my fingers that there'll be some great flowers. The weather stats say Tucson, Yuma and Phoenix all exceeded (by an inch or two) normal January ppt. Only Yuma is above Feb's normal ...