{"id":2357,"date":"2020-02-29T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retirement-rocks.com\/?p=2357"},"modified":"2022-02-21T12:29:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T19:29:36","slug":"picacho-peak-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retirement-rocks.com\/?p=2357","title":{"rendered":"Picacho Peak State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2357\" class=\"elementor elementor-2357\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26c7a54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26c7a54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aed133\" data-id=\"8aed133\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316bda7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316bda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Time for the annual Wildflower Trip!\u00a0 With the rains we&#8217;ve had it was a gorgeous display this year!<\/p><p>Picacho Peak beacame part of the State Park System in 1968.\u00a0 It is part of a volcanic flow that has been partially eroded away. It has long been known for its spring display of wildflowers. If rains come at the right times in the winter, the spring will bring an explosion of gold to the bajadas of the mountain that appear as a tapestry of color. 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