The weather here has been gorgeous and we’ve been taking advantage of it by hiking. The photos to follow are from four different expeditions.
One evening, moon rise was amazing. Large, pink moon with wispy clouds. The photo doesn’t come close to doing it justice.
This isn’t new, but every now and then I’m struck by the mountains here—sky islands. They just pop up out of nowhere. In the shot below, you can see the range in the background (along with the dirty air), Camelback Mountain to the left, and some other mountain closer to the foreground.
There’s one little spot that Rocket Kid always climbs up when we pass it on this trail. And often, there’s some silliness involved.
A lovebird on top of a saguaro. I really wished I’d had my Nikon to be able to get a better shot of the bird. It was so pretty.
Even living here for almost 20 years, the rock formations at Papago Park are so interesting to me. Completely different color, texture, and shape than everything else in the area.
Rocket Kid and I did some scrambling.
Phoenix in the background, a golf course in the middle ground. I’m grateful that we have so many parks and preserves so that places like where the photo was taken from are still here.
Finally, I took a shot of the top of a cactus. Rocket Kid edited it.
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