Looking east from near the headwaters of the mostly dry Cottonwood Creek, north and west of Lake Pleasant, Arizona.

October 12, 2015 | Categories: Photos - Outdoors | Tags: Arizona hiking, Arizona Sonora Desert, Cottonwood Creek, desert mountain silhouette, hiking, image made 10-11-2015, mountain silhouette, Ocotillo cactus, Palo Verde trees, photography, saguaro cactus, seekraz photography, Sonora Desert, Teddy Bear Cholla cactus | 12 Comments

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While I prefer living near the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah, I still find an undeniable beauty in the Sonora Desert, pictured here in images from the area just north of Tucson, Arizona.
October 12, 2013 | Categories: Photos - Outdoors, Tucson Arizona | Tags: Arizona, cacti, cholla cactus, desert flora, desert mountain silhouette, images made 10-5-13, photography, Prickly-Pear cactus, saguaro cactus, Sonora Desert, sunset, Tucson, Tucson Arizona, Yucca | 27 Comments