Cactus Forest in Saguaro National Park
This winter we are trying to visit the National Parks in the southwest that we missed last year so, after our visit to San Diego, we decided to head over to Saguaro National Park in Arizona. The park is divided into two separate sections with the city of Tucson and it’s one million residents in [...]
On The Road Again
♬ Start spreading the news … we’re leaving today ♬ I always think of that song when embarking on a new adventure! I’m glad we’re not going to New York though! To all my photo friends on the east coast our thoughts are with you as we watch what you are going through with the [...]
Last Sunset in Sedona, Arizona
On our last day in Sedona, Arizona, we went up to the overlook at the airport to watch the sunset behind the city. Please click the image to view a larger version. There were lots of people up there, lined up shoulder to shoulder, so I walked down the hill a little way to get [...]
Rock Formations in Sedona, Arizona
At sunrise and sunset the rocks surrounding Sedona, Arizona, glow with shades of red and orange. Add a few clouds in the sky and you can get some dramatic landscape images. But even on a blue sky day, the contrast between the red and blue also makes for some stunning scenery. Here are some of [...]
Two Lucky Shots of Cathedral Rock
I planned my visit to Red Rock Crossing in the late afternoon. Just enough time to get there, walk around to see everything, and enjoy a picnic dinner before picking my location for sunset. I almost didn’t go when I saw the dark storm clouds coming before I left the RV park. But the location [...]
Cathedral Rock, Sedona, Arizona
The most iconic image of Sedona, Arizona, has to be Cathedral Rock. It costs $9 to access Red Rock Crossing, which almost deterred me from going, but I just couldn’t go home without my iconic shot. I like icons. Please click the images to view larger versions. You can photograph Cathedral Rock from many different [...]
Sunset in Sedona, Arizona (and free camping)
This week I have some images from Sedona, Arizona, to share with you. My husband and I spent two weeks there relaxing, swimming in the pool at the RV park, and exploring the many hiking trails, mountains, canyons and streams in Red Rock Country. Why so long? Free camping! We became members of “Thousand Trails” [...]
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about the painted desert, millions of years ago this land was covered in a lush thick forest. Over 200 million years ago actually. Today, as the painted desert erodes, it exposes the fossilized artifacts of the ancient forest. It is the world’s largest concentration of petrified wood. 200 million [...]
The Painted Desert, Arizona
The painted desert covers a huge expanse of Arizona from the Grand Canyon to the Petrified Forest. It is vast landscape of rainbow coloured badland hills and buttes that resembles an abstract painting on earth’s canvas. Please click the images to view larger versions. This particular section of the painted desert is inside the bounds [...]
Have You Slept In A Wigwam Lately?
Along the historic Route 66 as it goes through Holbrook, Arizona, there is one attraction you cannot miss: The Wigwam Motel. We saw it as we drove by during the day and decided to return at night hoping it would be lit up. Please click the images to view larger versions. After lurking about in [...]
Antelope Canyons, Arizona
This past spring I decided I needed a change of scenery. To challenge myself photographically I looked for a place that was as different to home as possible. I travelled to a small town named Page in northern Arizona, population 9,000. It was home base for my photographic journey, which included Lake Powell, the Colorado [...]
