Phoenix’s Hole-in-the-Rock
Hole in the Rock is a highlight of Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona. Explore the park’s 1,500 acres with red sandstone buttes, hiking trails, and desert scenery.
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Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden
The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona features themed trails through fascinating displays of plants of the Sonoran Desert and elsewhere in the world.
Photographing Death Valley’s Zabriskie Point
Death Valley abounds in awesome sights to photograph, but the single most famous spot is Zabriskie Point at sunrise. It’s so popular for a lot of good reasons. You stand on a high ledge overlooking a vast area of badlands. Beyond is the bold, triangular-shaped point known as Manly Beacon, and to the right stands the colourful Red Cathedral formation. Farther in the background… Read morePhotographing Death Valley’s Zabriskie Point
Death Valley Wildflowers Super Bloom
A Death Valley “super bloom” is something to behold. This extremely dry desert area averages only two inches of rain per year, but when rains occur, dormant wildflower seeds spring to life. Amazingly, they seemed to pop out of the most inhospitable looking stony and gravely ground. Here’s a sample of what we found. We’re not botanists, so if any of you flower experts out… Read moreDeath Valley Wildflowers Super Bloom
Photographing Yellowstone – Part 4 Planning
As we discussed in the past three postings, Yellowstone National Park excels as a photography destination. If there is a downside to visiting Yellowstone, it’s the sheer number of people that also find it a great place to visit. Over three million people come every year, the vast majority between June and September. Our preferred style of travel is having the maximum amount of… Read morePhotographing Yellowstone – Part 4 Planning
Photographing Yellowstone: Part 3 Wildlife
We watch from the side of the road as a female wolf gorges herself on an elk that the pack had killed the previous night. When she leaves, she is so full of meat that it seems an effort to walk. The den is about two miles away and she is likely taking food back to the pups. Almost immediately after she leaves, a… Read morePhotographing Yellowstone: Part 3 Wildlife