Photo of the Week – Japanese Friendship Garden Waterfall
Click for full size (1200 x 900 pixels) This week’s photo is the 12-foot tall waterfall that flows into a half-acre koi pond; at the Japanese Friendship Garden located in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s...
View ArticleA Night Out at the Phoenix Zoolights
During the holidays each year the Phoenix Zoo holds a special event called the Zoolights. This event features more than 3.6 million lights, and the zoo is setup with more than 600 unique displays. The...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week – The Phoenix Skyline at Dusk
Click for full size (1250 x 831 pixels) This incredible view is of downtown Phoenix, Arizona at dusk. Photographed from the top of the South Mountain park and preserve (the largest city park in the...
View ArticlePhoto Essay – The Rare & Exotic Wildlife World Zoo
After my recent visit to the Zoo’s in San Diego I’ve had a craving for more wildlife. I don’t think I’ll be getting to Africa too soon but luckily Arizona has a few places worth visiting. I took a trip...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week – Sunset In the Desert
Click for full size (1200 x 797 pixels) This week’s photo is a sunset and the silhouette of Arizona’s desert mountains. Last week was the Phoenix skyline at dusk, and I took this shot from the same...
View ArticlePhoto Essay – The Desert Botanical Garden
A Garden in the Desert Phoenix, Arizona I have to admit, after living in the Phoenix-metro area for over a decade I’ve been pleasantly surprised over the last year by all of the cool and unique things...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week – The Valley of the Sun
Click for full size ( 1500 x 844 pixels ) “The Valley of the Sun” Downtown Phoenix, Arizona As seen from the top of the United States’ largest city park, South Mountain. Phoenix has quite a few...
View ArticleHunting for Rattlesnakes in the Arizona Desert
Exploring the Desert After Dark Sonoran Desert – Phoenix, Arizona You might not think of the scorching hot desert as a place with a lot of diverse and unique wildlife. But these barren landscapes...
View ArticleA Desert Safari – Stalking Glow in the Dark Scorpions
Tracking Down The Desert’s Glowing Creepy-Crawlies! Sonoran Desert – Phoenix, Arizona I’m in the desert creeping slowly along a hiking trail intent on tracking down a famous desert dweller –...
View ArticleFloating over the Desert – My First Hot Air Balloon Ride
Just a few years ago if you’d asked me about going on a hot air balloon ride I’d have looked at you like you were a crazy person and exclaimed “never!” without hesitation. I suffered from Acrophobia...
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