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A clear, cold morning after a rain provided perfect conditions for early morning fog. Cholla cactus in foreground and saguaro cactus in background. Saguaro National
Backlit Saguaros and Panther Peak #2
Tucson Mountains in background, Saguaro National Park (West Unit).
Back-lit Saguaros and Panther Peak #1
Tucson Mountains in background, Saguaro National Park (West Unit).
Panorama - Panther to Wasson #1
View to the north (Panther Peak), east, and south (Wasson Peak) from my roof.
Saguaro, Ocotillo, and Thrasher
A curved bill thrasher perches on a branch of a flowering ocotillo. I love it when the ocotillo's leaves turn yellow during the flowering in late March/early April. Ocotillo leaves appear and fall off a number of times during the year depending on when it rains.
Panorama - Panther to Wasson #2
View to the north (Panther Peak), east, and south (Wasson Peak) from my roof.
From my roof showing Panther Peak on left and Safford Peak in background on right in Saguaro National Park (West Unit). Monsoon season.
The last warm light of day lights up the orange -toned volcanic rock of Panther Peak and the nearby ridges in Saguaro National Park (West Unit). From my roof. I guess you could call it alpinglow but its certainly not alpine.
Panther Peak and the surrounding ridges of volacanic rock in Saguaro National Park (West Unit). From my roof.
Panther Peak and the surrounding ridges of volacanic rock in Saguaro National Park (West Unit). From my roof.
The clouds were moving fast and I had to keep moving my tripod to frame the old saguaro properly. On my property. With Panther Peak in Saguaro National Park in background.
Saguaro forest just north of Panther Peak in Saguaro National Park (West).
Clearing Fog Reveals a Surprise
I set up my tripod on slope of Panther in the Tucson Mountains in Saguaro National Park to photograph this interesting saguaro cactus in the fog. As I looked through the viewfinder the fog cleared to reveal this false summit of Panther Peak.
Snow in the Sonoran desert is a rare sight. This didn't stick around long. The snow soon turned to rain and was mostly melted by the end of the day. February 22, 2019. From my porch. Panther Peak and Saguaro National Park (West Unit) in background.
Snow in the Sonoran desert is a rare sight. This didn't stick around long. The snow soon turned to rain and was mostly melted by the end of the day. February 22, 2019. From my porch. Panther Peak and Saguaro National Park (West Unit) in background.
Snow in the Sonoran desert is a rare sight. This didn't stick around long. The snow soon turned to rain and was mostly melted by the end of the day. February 22, 2019. From my porch. Panther Peak and Saguaro National Park (West Unit) in background.
Snow in the Sonoran desert is a rare sight. This didn't stick around long. The snow soon turned to rain and was mostly melted by the end of the day. February 22, 2019. From my porch. Panther Peak and Saguaro National Park (West Unit) in background.