My random adventures don’t always have any kind of story to spin out. Also, it’s been a minute since posting a blog, so wanted to get some images together that I haven’t published yet. I tend to take an hour or so and get out for a drive to places I haven’t been or visit places I scouted to try and capture previous ideas that just weren’t right for the light at the time. Some of these just go straight to social media as all I have to share is a cool picture.

This is the desert on the way to Ajax Mine just west of a massive wildfire going on. I was trying to capture the Milky Way, but the quarter moon behind me had other ideas. Still pretty cool picture.
This is the desert on the way to Ajax Mine just west of a massive wildfire going on. I was trying to capture the Milky Way, but the quarter moon behind me had other ideas. Still pretty cool picture.
One of my favorite spots is the 4 Peaks wilderness. This is right before sunset in an area I like to take Milky Way shots.
One of my favorite spots is the 4 Peaks wilderness. This is right before sunset in an area I like to take Milky Way shots.
Good ole' Camelback mountain. 2021 Monsoon season is brewing, but no luck capturing one of those massive dust storms.
Good ole’ Camelback mountain. 2021 Monsoon season is brewing, but no luck capturing one of those massive dust storms.
A quick handheld Panoramic stitched together of 5th Ave and Thomas in Phoenix Arizona
A quick handheld Panoramic stitched together of 5th Ave and Thomas in Phoenix Arizona
The Flower Moon 2021 I was bit late to the show and ended up driving/walking through downtown Phoenix looking for a good composition.
The Flower Moon 2021 I was bit late to the show and ended up driving/walking through downtown Phoenix looking for a good composition.
This is the moon hiding behind some clouds in Tonto National Forest just North of Roosevelt
This is the moon hiding behind some clouds in Tonto National Forest just North of Roosevelt
Flowering Saguaro
Old western storefront
Roadrunner walking away from me

These are some verticals. The Saguaro on the left is from Memorial Day weekend. I went down to Organ Pipe National Monument and left pretty quickly. Unfortunately the immigration crisis made me a bit uneasy driving around solo. The middle picture is a boardwalk of store by Picacho Peak being remodeled. And that tricky road runner popped up behind me when I was spraying myself with bug spray before a hike on the Salt River. I was like, ‘wait! I’m not ready!’ It didn’t care to have it’s photo taken.

Old gas station looked like a good place for vampires to hangout during the day
Old gas station looked like a good place for vampires to hangout during the day
Boardwalk of a storefront that would be cool for some old west looking photos
Boardwalk of a storefront that would be cool for some old west looking photos
Piestewa Peak on a pre-Monsoon 2021 Day
Piestewa Peak on a pre-Monsoon 2021 Day
QT and The Candy Store added more purple lights using some copy and paste with blending
QT and The Candy Store added more purple lights using some copy and paste with blending
Afternoon sun from a peak on the Maricopa Trail by Salt River
Afternoon sun from a peak on the Maricopa Trail by Salt River
Panoramic Sunset/Golden Hour. It was more like Golden Minutes as the distant clouds obscured the sun
Panoramic Sunset/Golden Hour. It was more like Golden Minutes as the distant clouds obscured the sun
A view of Salt River and the Maricopa Trail. It was a beautiful day after a week of 115+ degrees it cooled to the 90's
A view of Salt River and the Maricopa Trail. It was a beautiful day after a week of 115+ degrees it cooled to the 90’s

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