random musings
Ancient, fossilized “ergs” (sand seas) — now known as “Navajo Sandstone”. Taken at the Horseshoe Bend. Millions of years ago, this used to be a desert. #horseshoebend #arizona #nature #naturephotography #geology #pixel2xl #pixel2xlphotography #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #amateurphotographer #amateurphotography #photographer #photography #closeup #macroshot
A little after sunrise at the Grand Canyon. Shot from the South Rim. #panorama #grandcanyon #arizona #az #sunrise #dawn #amateurphotographer #amateurphotography #landscapephotography #landscape #nature #naturephotography #nationalparks #photographer #photography #pictureoftheday #picoftheday #pixel2xl #pixel2xlphotography #travel #travelphotography
Horseshoe Bend, AZ. Made by the Colorado River as it cuts through the rock. #horseshoebend #arizona #az #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #travelphotography #travel #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #amateurphotographer #amateurphotography #photographer #photography
Capstone made of limestone at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The clouds (fog from where we were!) gave the canyon a sort of unearthly appearance. #arizona #az #grandcanyon #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #amateurphotographer #amateurphotography #photographer #photography #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #pixel2xl #pixel2xlphotography
Sunrise at the Grand Canyon. #pixel2xl #grandcanyon #az #arizona #naturephotography #nature #landscapephotography #landscape #amateurphotographer #amateurphotography #photographer #photography #sunrise #morning
Kayaking down the lower Salt River. #kayaking #saltriver #riosalado #arizona #az #nature #outdoors
Shot this on my Android G1 during my very last Annual Training exercise in the Arizona Army National Guard. This was at Fort Huachuca in 2009. Too much noise in the original picture unfortunately, especially in the clouds. #forthuachuca #sierravista #az #arizona #landscape #landscapes #landscapephotography #naturephotography #nature #scenery #photography #photographer #amateurphotography #amateurphotographer #cellphonephotography
Looking down from somewhere on Mount Lemmon. I think this is what “sun dappled” means. Shot on July 2007. #az #arizona #mountlemmon #mtlemmon #landscape #landscapes #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #scenery #amateurphotography #amateurphotographer #photography #photographer
This is going to be a bit of a long one, with a bunch of pictures too! I’ll start off with where I left off last time. We got to Yakima on the 21st, which was a Friday. It was good seeing everyone in my section after a week and of course, they were giving…
There is a thunderstorm brewing outside. One of the many we’ve had over the past couple of weeks. Thunderstorms in Arizona are quite simply, amazing. Dark clouds roil in the sky. They look like herds of elephants. If you look hard enough, you can even see some of them. A trunk here… a tusk there……