Scenic Southern AZ Byways

Scenic Byways of Southern Arizona

Imagine us taking a roadtrip... We decided to retrace a previous trip. We last visited the grasslands and ghost towns between the Sonoita/Elgin, AZ area and the Arizona/Mexico Border. We had last visited in January of 2009, but decided to make another trip after all the rain we have had in the Monsoons of 2010.

I have included some images from the earlier trip. The easiest way to tell the difference is by all the green after the rain. It was a spectacular trip! The roads were easy enough for a passenger car and we enjoyed the journey. Hope you enjoy the photos...

http://sonoitaelginchamber.org

http://www.azconservation.org/projects/grasslands

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-patagoniaghosts2.html

http://en.wikipedia/org/wiki/Harshaw, Arizona

ARIZONA ARCHITECTURE

Architecture and more...

Adventures took us to places like Kentucky Camp, Tumacacori, Nogales, and more. Hope you enjoy the shots taken along, and off, the roads of Southern Arizona.

Ghost Towns
We find ourselves seeking out old buildings in settlements, and areas, on our adventures. Arizona has a large number of sites across the state. Many are old mine towns long past their boom. Others are state or national park.
You just never know what you will find if you go off the beaten track, if only a little bit.

Ooops...

Check out these links for more information:

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/az.html

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/AZ-Ghosttowns.html

http://www.desertusa.com/mag07/mar07/ghostown.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Arizona

http://www.azghosttowns.com/mapbrow.html

http://www.azstateparks.com/

http://southern-arizona.com/

Summer Shots

Some Summer Shots...

I love going to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! There is always something new for me to see or take photos of.

There is a multitude of plant life. Locating where the animals are hiding is half the fun. Especially when you are looking for scorpions at one of the Summer night events. You just never know what may turn up. If you are really lucky you might even see a bat or two.

You can get a good deal of exercise exploring all that there is to see. I tend to explore the reptile exhibits, but that should not surprise those that know me.

I also look for those things that might otherwise go unnoticed. There is a myriad of shape, pattern, texture and form. All part of my on-going photo study that keeps me sane (kind of) in the world I work in.

I always find something to shoot. That is why we keep going back.

And why I buy and annual membership.

Just sharing my thoughts and photos from a recent trip. Hope you enjoy!

http://www.desertmuseum.org/