Wildflower Season Keeps on Going

Earlier I wrote that the wildflower season was coming to an end. To my surprise, it just keeps on going. The September rains were very beneficial and the result is I get to enjoy the flowers for a fews weeks more.

Here  are some wildflower photographs from later September through mid October.

A scarlet bugler (Penstemon centranthifolius) seen on the Weatherford Trail in the San Francisco Peaks.
A scarlet bugler (Penstemon centranthifolius) seen on the Weatherford Trail in the San Francisco Peaks.
Purple and yellow wildflowers on the Weatherford Trail in the San Francisco Peaks.
Purple and yellow wildflowers on the Weatherford Trail in the San Francisco Peaks.
Lupine wildflowers on the Weatherford Trail.
Lupine wildflowers on the Weatherford Trail.
White asters on the Highland Trail south of Flagstaff.
White asters on the Highland Trail south of Flagstaff.
White asters on the Highland Trail south of Flagstaff.
White asters on the Highland Trail south of Flagstaff.
Purple asters on the Highland Trail south of Flagstaff.
Purple asters on the Highland Trail south of Flagstaff.
Lupine flowers on the Humpreys Trail at Arizona Snowbowl.
Lupine flowers on the Humpreys Trail at Arizona Snowbowl.

 

Petroglyphs and Wildflowers and Agua Fria National Monument

On a warm day a few weeks ago we traveled down to the lower elevations and visited Agua Fria National Monument. We wanted to see if there were many wildflowers (there were) and to see the high water moving down the Agua Fria River.

Petroglyph panel in the Agua Fria National Monument.
Petroglyph panel in the Agua Fria National Monument.
Wildflower seen in Agua Fria National Monument. An online search identifies this as Dichelostemma capitatum.
Wildflower seen in Agua Fria National Monument. An online search identifies this as Dichelostemma capitatum.
Mexican poppy and Lupine.
Mexican poppy and Lupine.

With the warm weatherand rapid snow melt experienced this week in Flagstaff it might not be too long before we see wildflowers blooming here.