Our photo tour took us to a number of interesting places in addition to our primary destination, Capitol Reef National Park. We made some stops along the way to take advantage of some very picturesque locations. One such stop was the Hite Overlook, off Utah State Route 95. Today’s first picture features the Colorado River,…
Category: Arizona
Favourites from this Week
I had a very busy week, photographically. I’m still working on some material from a trip to Utah, to be posted in a later blog. In the interim, I wish to share two very interesting shots I captured this week. The first was taken on the way home from the Utah trip, where we over-nighted…
Spring in the Desert
It’s Springtime in the Sonoran Desert. The flowers and the cacti come alive with colour again, as they do every April. Spring has been a little later than usual this year, but it’s definitely here and we’ll continue to see the vibrant colours emerge. My first shot is a close-up of a cluster of small…
Transportation
I’ve been participating in a local photography club, the Desert Light Photography Group. Part of the activity is submitting photographs at the monthly meetings that conform to a chosen theme. The theme for the April meeting is Transportation and today I’ll share some of the shots I’ve taken in preparation for the next meeting. I’ve cut…
Visit to Wickenburg
I recently traveled to Wickenburg, Arizona to photograph some desert scenes in the area. Wickenburg is located about 100 km (65 miles) northwest of Phoenix. I was accompanied by Ward Westgate, another Canmore snowbird residing in Wickenburg over the winter. This area offers many good photographic opportunities, including the Joshua Tree Parkway and the Weaver…