Just as we got off of I-10 this afternoon in Ehrenberg, AZ, Verna snapped this image of the Colorado River with a beautiful mountain range in the distance. I cropped her image to render this nice panoramic image. Click on the thumbnail above to see the full-sized panorama.
This is the scene we saw this afternoon as we crested a hill on US 60 as we entered the Hassayampa River Valley. Click on the image to enlarge.
Along US Highway 60 east of Salome, AZ, there is this lone palm growing amongst the cholla, saguaro, creosote, yucca and palo verde. Pretty, if out of place. Click on the image to enlarge.
I took this photo of some date palms growing in an orchard near Blythe, California, as we passed along I-10 on our way to Arizona. We passed this orchard last month before the date clusters were wrapped in burlap. I thought the integrated ladders on the palms trunks were an interesting feature.
Click on the image to enlarge.
About a year ago, we rented a trailer from Cruise America and took a trip up the California coastline as far as Monterey and came back down US 101 through Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo. We visited several missions and stayed at RV parks along the way.
When were camping at Paso Robles, I took a pair of images for a possible 3D picture of the rented trailer. I found those pictures in an archive and decided to combine them into a 3D image this evening. Click on the image to enlarge - you will need your pair of 3D glasses to see the stereo effect.
Of course, if you don’t have your 3D glasses, you can view the 2D image here.
We visited the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona today. This beautiful bronze sculpture of Apache Warriors was part of the Museum’s art gallery. There were so many wonderful pieces, it was difficult to choose which to include here. Click on the image to enlarge.
We had some spare time today, so we decided to take a drive out to Lake Pleasant in North Maricopa County, Arizona. It was really too hot to have a picnic like we originally intended, so we drove up to the visitors center and took some pictures. I made this panoramic image that shows only a portion of the lake from Bass Bay on the left to the New Waddell Dam on the right. Click on the thumbnail image for the full panorama - remember to use the scroll bars to pan the image left and right.
