Overview This was the year to renew a yearly photography tour to northern Arizona and southern Utah, something I had not done since 2019. Our last planned tour was scheduled for April 2020, but alas, Covid intervened and sidelined the event for the past 3 years. This year’s event included two visitors from our home…
Category: Arizona
ICM
Intentional Camera Movement I belong to a camera club in Canmore, our hometown. We meet monthly and the agenda includes an item termed “Club Challenge”. Each member submits 3-4 images, in accordance with a predetermined theme. The challenge is to apply one’s skills and knowledge (or learn new ones) to produce images that match the…
Scenes from Picacho Peak State Park
Picacho Peak State Park is a state park , located between Casa Grande and Tucson along Interstate 10 in Arizona. Its centerpiece spire is visible from downtown Tucson, a distance of 45 miles.
Unusual and Interesting
Today’s post contains an unusual mix of pictures I’ve taken recently. I think their stories are interesting, I hope you will too. Cristate or “crested” saguaros form when the cells in the growing stem begin to divide outward, rather than in the circular pattern of a normal cactus. This is an unusual mutation which results in…
Grand Canyon National Park
Scenes from the South Rim This week, Rolande and I traveled with our visitors, Dominic and Connor to the Grand Canyon. It was their first time in Arizona and I know they were impressed by this great wonder. Most of us are familiar with the Grand Canyon, but perhaps not totally aware of some of…