Archive for the 'Scenic Views and Landscapes' Category

Hidden Valley on South Mountain – Phoenix

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Today was a group hike on the Hidden Valley loop by way of Fat Man’s Pass. It is an easy four mile loop on the top of South Mountain. We are starting from the Buena Vista Lookout parking lot at 10 am and hiking a total of four miles on easy trails.Hidden Valley is probably the [...]

Thanksgiving at Boyce Thompson Aboretum

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Fall colors are on display at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The state park is about 55 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona.  The aboretum is the best place I know to find fall colors around Thanksgiving. The gardens come to life with golds and reds and inspire a thanksgiving attitude. I hope this photo [...]

A quick summer visit to Chicago

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

It was a wonderful cool summer day in Chicago. I fly in to O’Hare Airport late friday night and took the train into Chicago in the morning. I have uploaded a small gallery of some of my preferred downtown pictures from this weekend. Click below to view this gallery of photos.

The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

I woke up early this morning to meet a group of local photographers at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ. We met very early, took pictures for a while, then went to a local Denny’s for breakfast. It was fun meeting other photographers in the area and I’m sure to meet with them again. Check [...]

Payson, Arizona Area

Monday, May 28th, 2007

After visiting the Tonto Natural Bridge park, I decided to travel north to see the towns of Pine and Strawberry. Here are some photos I took.

Tonto Natural Bridge

Monday, May 28th, 2007

The Tonto Natural Bridge is the world’s largest travertine bridge. Water and rock have combined to create this natural wonder. The Tonto Natural Bridge State Park is located 12 miles north of Payson off Highway 87. Payson is about 90 minutes north east of Phoenix. I hope you enjoy the gallery of photos from this [...]