{"id":2511,"date":"2021-08-15T16:49:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T23:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2022-12-30T17:38:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T00:38:18","slug":"a-photo-safari-through-madera-canyon-arizona-after-a-very-rainy-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2021\/08\/15\/a-photo-safari-through-madera-canyon-arizona-after-a-very-rainy-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"A Photo Safari Through Madera Canyon, Arizona, After a Very Rainy Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Join me on a short photo safari in and around Madera Canyon, which, thanks to the rain, doesn&#8217;t look like it belongs in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is my first post for <a href=\"https:\/\/natalietheexplorer.home.blog\/2021\/08\/13\/walk-the-fleurs-de-villes-trail\/\">Natalie&#8217;s Weekend Coffee Share<\/a> blog link-up. Why yes, I am addicted to blog hops and photo challenges. Why do you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blog hops like this one provide an opportunity to connect with other bloggers, so we can learn about each other&#8217;s lives and support each other. This particular blog hop should give me a great way to share the random bits and pieces of my life with the kind folks who read my blog. So, dear readers, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, settle back in a comfy chair, and let me tell you about my weekend (c&#8217;mon&#8230; pretend you&#8217;re interested&#8230; just this once). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, back to our photo safari. We&#8217;re having an exceptionally rainy monsoon season here in Tucson, and all that rain has turned the desert green. Really green. Like grass growing under the saguaros green. It&#8217;s starting to look like Portland around here, minus the flannel and Birkenstocks. Plus cactus. The things labeled &#8220;rivers&#8221; on our maps actually have water in them. The creosote bushes that bloomed in the winter are blooming again. Apparently the poor things think it&#8217;s February. It&#8217;s all very confusing. But wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday we drove down to Madera Canyon to admire the green and enjoy the fact that it wasn&#8217;t 110F outside. The wildflowers were incredible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_wildflowers_mosaic.jpg?resize=615%2C615&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A mosaic of 4 closeups of Sonoran Desert wildflowers. Clockwise from top left: pink bottlebrush-shaped bloom, blue flower with yellow anthers, a group of pink bottlebrush-shaped blooms, yellow-orange 5-petaled flower with red center and orange anthers.\" class=\"wp-image-2518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_wildflowers_mosaic.jpg?w=615&amp;ssl=1 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_wildflowers_mosaic.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_wildflowers_mosaic.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clockwise from top left: velvet pod mimosa, silverleaf nightshade, more velvet pod mimosa, Arizona poppy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> So were the views&#8211;look at all that green! The Sonoran Desert doesn&#8217;t usually look like this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_views_mosaic.jpg?resize=615%2C920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mosaic of 6 views from road to Madera Canyon\" class=\"wp-image-2519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_views_mosaic.jpg?w=615&amp;ssl=1 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_views_mosaic.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top row: cloud-topped mountains as we approached Madera Canyon. Middle row: monsoon thunderstorm, unpaved BLM road edged in flowers. Bottom row: Both photos are of the same unpaved BLM road, looking the other direction. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the water. So much water! Stream running high: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_stream_mosaic.jpg?resize=750%2C750\" alt=\"4-photo mosaic of flowing streams\" class=\"wp-image-2520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_stream_mosaic.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_stream_mosaic.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/madera_canyon_stream_mosaic.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">4 photos of the stream that runs through Madera Canyon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is supposed to be a trail: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-14-14.56.50.jpg?resize=452%2C602\" alt=\"Trail covered by flowing water\" class=\"wp-image-2525\" width=\"452\" height=\"602\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No, that trail sign isn&#8217;t in the wrong place. The trail is now a stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My Northwest-born-and-raised husband was enthralled. He kept mumbling, &#8220;water&#8230; water&#8230;,&#8221; and staring at the stream like he&#8217;d been wandering in the desert for 40 years like Moses. Note: We&#8217;ve only lived in the desert&#8211;the low desert, anyway&#8211;for 10 months, during which the man has had regular access to water. Also note: he&#8217;s been complaining since early July about all the thunderstorms. Apparently he gets nervous when water starts flowing into our kitchen. There&#8217;s just no pleasing some people.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-08-14-14.50.17-cropped.jpg?resize=325%2C451\" alt=\"Bear warning sign at trailhead in Madera Canyon: &quot;Bear Warning&quot; followed by a closeup of a bear. Text underneath the picture reads: CAMPERS\/HIKERS Bear activity in this area has been high recently. Please maintain close supervision of all children and pets to avoid any dangerous encounters. If encountered *Pick children up *Do not run *Make lots of noise *Back away slowly Please report all sightings and encounters as soon as possible. [logo and phone number for Arizona Game and Fish]\" class=\"wp-image-2526\" width=\"325\" height=\"451\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We had a lovely time and even managed to avoid getting eaten by bears. We didn&#8217;t even see a bear, despite the helpful sign posted at the trailhead. I feel cheated. Thanks for the false advertising, Arizona Game and Fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that was our Saturday. Today consisted of writing and rescuing a baby bird. More on the bird in another post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to see some more pics from around Arizona? Head over <a href=\"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/category\/travel\/arizona\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How was your weekend?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join me on a short photo safari in and around Madera Canyon, which, thanks to the rain, doesn&#8217;t look like it belongs in Arizona. This is my first post for Natalie&#8217;s Weekend Coffee Share blog link-up. Why yes, I am addicted to blog hops and photo challenges. Why do you ask? Blog hops like this one provide an opportunity to connect with other bloggers, so we can learn about each other&#8217;s lives and support each other. This particular blog hop should give me a great way to share the random bits and pieces of my life with the kind folks who read my blog. So, dear readers, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, settle back in a comfy chair, and let me tell you about my weekend (c&#8217;mon&#8230; pretend you&#8217;re interested&#8230; just this once). OK, back to our photo safari. We&#8217;re having an exceptionally rainy monsoon season here in Tucson, and all that rain has turned the desert green. Really green. Like grass growing under the saguaros green. It&#8217;s starting to look like Portland around here, minus the flannel and Birkenstocks. Plus cactus. The things labeled &#8220;rivers&#8221; on our maps actually have water in them. 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Apparently he gets nervous when water starts flowing into our kitchen. There&#8217;s just no pleasing some people. We had a lovely time and even managed to avoid getting eaten by bears. We didn&#8217;t even see a bear, despite the helpful sign posted at the trailhead. I feel cheated. Thanks for the false advertising, Arizona Game and Fish. So that was our Saturday. Today consisted of writing and rescuing a baby bird. More on the bird in another post. Want to see some more pics from around Arizona? Head over here. 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