After living in Phoenix for 5 years, I finally decided to visit the Phoenix Zoo. The weather was beautiful with warm air and blue skies. The monkey exhibit was a lot of fun. The monkeys would run all over the place and were very fun to watch.
The Aboretum was filled with color today. The birds were singing such sweet music and the trees were putting on a delightful color show. I hope you enjoy these photos from the day. More info on Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Its a full moon over Goldfield Ghost Town. Join us as we look for ghosts. We start at the top of the hill at the church on the mount at sunset. We work our way down the hill through town capturing images of various building after dark. Lulu’s Bordello is looking very quiet tonight. I wonder [...]
The Japanese Friendship garden is located just north of downtown Phoenix and is reachable via the lightrail. My photo group decided to visit the park on this fantastic winter day in Phoenix. The weather was cool and we had blue skies. I found the garden very relaxing and spent several hours here contemplating life.
These photos were taken from the upper drop-off point for tubing on the Salt River. This location is just below the dam at the low point of Lake Saguaro. The view of Four Peaks was kindly pointed out to me by a nice young girl who was enjoying a picnic near the river.
It’s spring time at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior Arizona, near Phoenix. I was tipped off to this years bloom by fellow photographer Bob Estrin who has an exhibit of his work on display at the arboretum — I recommend you check it out when you go. My photo mission today was to capture [...]
The Superbowl comes to Phoenix this year and generates parties all over town. There was a very big party on Tempe Town Lake which included a free concert and nearby NFL sponsored private party at the Tempe Arts Center. Here are some photos of the lake and the fireworks show that followed. These photos were taken from [...]
Chase Field offers a guided tour for fans as many Major League stadiums do. Chase Field is home to the Arizona Diamond Backs (DBacks). Today, I joined a group to get the Chase Field experience. Does this tour hit a Home Run?
Today we take a fun tour of Mystery Castle in Phoenix. The Phoenix Pride Commission lists Mystery Castle as a Phoenix Point of Pride. The house was built by Boyce L. Gulley who left his wife and daughter to move to Phoenix when he learned he had tuberculosis in 1930. Gulley was awarded the land under [...]
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 [...]