The tree on the mountain predates Cressey’s arrival in Arizona in 2010. He said he came across it while hiking Camelback one day and it helped him through a lonely time in a new city.

The place: Painted tree on Tenderfoot “S” Mountain near Salida. The winner: Suzy Patternson, Coaldale: Your rainbow-bright tree is on the “S” Mountain overlooking Salida.

Granite Mountain juniper tree location. A half-mile in on Trail 39, the route crosses a major sandy drainage. A few yards past the waterway, chunks of white quartz placed in the sand point the way ...