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Sagauro cactus at sunset, Fountain Hills, Arizona.

A Northern Pintail in Phoenix, Arizona.  (more…)

The Phoenix, Arizona skyline a little before sunrise. (more…)

Hot air balloons preparing to lift off this morning over the lake in Fountain Hills, Arizona.  This is a fun event to watch, many of the balloonist actually dipped their baskets into the lake as they crossed it.  (more…)

Saguaro Cactus at sunset in McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Arizona.

I can’t visit Fountain Hills, Arizona and not photograph the World’s largest fountain!  The last light of sun is illuminating the top half of this impressive fountain.  (more…)

I spent the morning photographing landscapes in the McDowell Mountain Regional Park, but I couldn’t pass up two Cardinals who kept flying around near me.  (more…)

Fresh rain brought out the subtle colors in these mostly leafless trees in the Verde River east of Phoenix, Arizona.

It rained on and off yesterday, but the rain gave way briefly to an incredible, complete rainbow over the Verde River.  The people camping next to us thought it was the brightest rainbow they had ever seen, it was certainly bright.

I’m back to posting photos. 

We have now moved up to the Phoenix area.  I was almost dreading this portion of our travels because of the big city, traffic etc., but surprisingly, this has turned out to be one of my favorite locations on this trip.

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