Photos: Snow north of Tucson creates a brief Winter Wonderland
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Rick Wiley
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Enough snow fell in and around Oracle, Ariz., on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, to create a brief Winter Wonderland in the desert on Thursday. It was wet and melted quickly, but perfect for snow fights.
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Pristine snow on the Oracle Union Church and grounds in Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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Oceana Blueskyes of Tucson takes aim at her son, Leo, while playing in the snow outside the Oracle Community Center in Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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Bird tracks in the snow in Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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Prickly pear cactus covered with snow along the Mt. Lemmon Highway near Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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Yucca spines poke through snow along the Mt. Lemmon Highway near Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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A barbed wire fence along the San Manuel Highway near Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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A yucca stands proud in the snowy desert along the Mt. Lemmon Highway near Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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The a rise along highway to San Manuel and snow on the Santa Catalina foothills near Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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Snow dots a granite outcropping along the Mt. Lemmon Highway near Oracle, Ariz. The Galiuro Mountains are in the background.
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Grasses peak through along the road to Mt. Lemmon near Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
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Clouds clear from the Galiuro Mountains as seen from near Oracle, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 2022, after a winter storm the previous day.
Rick Wiley
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