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A skeleton is all that remains of a fallen Saguaro in Saguaro National park. The Rincon Mountains serve as a backdrop. A Mesquite Tree probably served a nurse plant for the Sagauro when it was very small. |
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Saguaro National Park, East section, has many multi-armed Saguaro cacti. The cactus must be more than 60-100 years old before sprouting an arm. This park is filled with Saguaro and other cacti (don't stray off the path).
Canon 30D with 85mm lens |
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Four Peaks is blanketed in snow from a recent winter storm as the sun sets. Saguaro, Cholla and Prickly Pear Cacti dominate the landscape, |
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The first clear day after a week of clouds and rain allowed this beautiful sight to be captured. As much as 7 feet of snow fell in the mountains of Arizona this week. This photo was taken just as the noon-time fountain show took place at the center of Fountain Hills. The plume rises over 500 feet (150m) and is just over a mile away. The mountain peak just to the left of center is the 7100 ft. Mt. Ord, 28 miles away. The cloud covered Four Peaks on the right rises to 7600 ft. and is 24 miles away. |
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From above the Phoenician Resort on the Cholla trail this 360 degree view is from the same spot as Camelback View 1, http://gigapan.org/gigapans/37841/
This is a handheld single-row shot with a Canon XTi with standard zoom lens set to 18mm. |
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From above the Phoenician Resort on the Cholla trail this view covers much of southern Scottsdale and sweeps around to the west to see downtown Phoenix. Off in the distance, 38 miles to the east, Four Peaks at 7600 feet awaits winter's snow.
This is a handheld two-row shot with a Canon XTi with standard zoom lens set to 34mm. |
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Montezuma's Head of the Ajo Mountains near the U.S./Mexico border in Southern Arizona. |
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Saguaros take 150 to 200 years to reach full growth. |
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Apache Lake is just below Roosevelt Lake along the Apache Trail. |