Residents of the Phoenix area love to decorate for Christmas. Beginning at Thanksgiving, the lights and lawn decorations begin to appear. Local newspapers keep track of and post information on the more significant displays. Readers use this information to locate and visit the colourful displays throughout the area. In past years, we’ve enjoyed sightseeing in…
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Jacksonville Pier
On a recent trip to Florida. I visited the pier at Jacksonville Beach. It was evening and I went for some pictures at sunset. The sun was actually setting behind me but illuminated the evening sky to the east quite nicely. This view is of course down the pier, looking east over the Atlantic Ocean. The…
Jerome, AZ
Last week our travels took us back to a favourite place we’ve visited several times before. Jerome promotes itself as “America’s Most Vertical City” and “Largest Ghost Town in America”. Located high on top of Cleopatra Hill (5,200 feet) between Prescott and Flagstaff is the historic copper mining town of Jerome, Arizona. Once known as the wickedest…
Grand Canyon
This week we hosted two visitors, Rolande’s niece, Marie-Josee and a friend, Marie-Claire. As first time visitors to Arizona, they were of course interested in seeing the Grand Canyon. On Tuesday, we traveled north and after stops at Jerome and Sedona we arrived at our destination, Tusayan just outside the park gates. The next morning,…
Long Shadows
One last picture for October. It feels like a late autumn picture (which it is) and perhaps it’s fitting to end the month with it. It was late afternoon on our last day at the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite NP. I was returning to our room and as I walked down the porch, this scene…