South Mountain Park is a city park on the south side of Phoenix. It was cooler yesterday, only 99 degrees, so we ventured out to see it. This is the view from South Mountain Park – downtown Phoenix in the distance. Magnified view of Phoenix In order to get these photos and a few more,…
Apache Junction, Arizona, where the Apache Trail and US Hwy 60 meet is in the shadow of Superstition Mountain, a peak on the western end of the Superstition Mountains. Steve and I ventured there today and found a ghost town! Superstition Mountain Goldfield is an old mining town that is now a tourist attraction. Corny,…
Taking a rest day today. The heat seems to have gotten to me. I’m not quite up to par; too much sun or heat, not enough water. So, we are laying around today. We enjoyed a great visit and another wonderful meal with my folks yesterday. It’s amazing how much we have to talk about….
The Phoenix Art Museum – Steve and I met my brother, Mark, at the Phoenix Art Museum in downtown for the Wednesday free admission day. It was amazing, frightening, and beautiful. [The frightening part was the You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies by Yayoi Kusama. The moment I stepped into…
Desert Botanical Gardens – We finally forked over the $$ to go to the Phoenix botanical gardens. They are located inside Papago Park (the Phoenix city park, one of the largest urban parks in the world), along with the Phoenix Zoo and some interesting hiking and picnicking options. The stated entrance fee for the Gardens…
Scottsdale again, even though I swear I don’t like to shop… really. This time, we visited the outside of an aquarium, stopped at a couple jewelers, walked around photographing fascinating sculptures, visited the Scottsdale Public Library, and ate some tasty barbecue. I know I criticized Scottsdale for it’s ubiquitous shopping, but it does have some…
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