A hot weekend in Phoenix - summer has definitely arrived. Sunday reached 98 degrees, but we still haven't had our first 100 degree day yet, though they are forecasting it will happen next week. Usually happens mid to late May. I put in about an hour run/walk today staying on the main concrete path.
Pretty much all the wildflowers and even the sunflowers shrubs have died now from all the summer heat, though some trees like the red bottle brush are in full bloom. There aren't any bottle brush on the preserve, but on the main concrete path there is a nice one that is near the pedestrian overpass that connects to the high school on the other side of Hwy 51. Actually there's a lot of bouganavilla in that area that is in full boom as well. Very pretty over there right now, and a good place to see hummingbirds not only because of the bottle brush tree but there are hummingbird feeders there as well.
**The photo is of a map of the Dreamy Draw hiking area. You can find this map at the trail head that is just about 50 feet to the right of the toilets on the main concrete path.
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