We’ve just returned to Arizona, where we’ll spend much of the winter. We made the trip by car last week, something we do every few years as a change from flying. It’s a long trip, on this occasion, 2785 km (1,730 miles). In the past, we’ve done it in as few as two days, but…
Category: Desert Scenes
Selections from the Archives
I’ve been going through my library of photographs, dating back several years. My primary purpose is to weed out photos I no longer wish to retain, consisting of duplicates, pictures very similar to others and some photos that simply aren’t very good. Despite my efforts, I still have over 25,000 images on file. I seem…
Sunset at Watson Lake
Earlier this week, I went on a photo excursion that included two sites, the Town of Jerome and Watson Lake. I was accompanied by two friends and fellow photographers, Alex Skoczen and Paul Staley. Today, I will share photos from Watson Lake only and will devote a future post to our visit to Jerome. Watson…
West Fork Re-Visited
I recently returned to a favourite photo location I have visited a few times before. Accompanied by Steve Scott and Tracey Wilkins, I visited the West Fork of Oak Creek, just north of Sedona, Arizona. Our purpose was twofold, to enjoy a nice hike and to capture some good photographs in this very scenic location….
Horseshoe Dam
The Horseshoe Dam is located on the Verde River, 58 miles northeast of Phoenix. It’s is an earthfill structure, 202 feet high, with a reservoir capacity of 131,500 acre-feet. The dam was built from 1944-1946 by the Phelps-Dodge Corp. for the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association under a water exchange agreement. The Horseshoe Dam and…