Painted Hills Park

Early-morning bikers left tire tracks across a sandy wash along the trail

The park’s diverse flora provides habitat for desert wildlife

A view of downtown Tucson can be seen from the Mosaic Trail

A saguaro provides the only shade along a section of the

park’s sunny trail

Dogs are allowed on all trails, provided they are leashed

Cholla, ocotillo and saguaro grow

by the side of the trail

with a mountain backdrop

A steep section of the trail leads to one of many viewpoints in the park

A large rock cairn adorns

Recoil Peak with a mountain

view in the background

Signs with maps and directions are available on all trails in the park

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