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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.
Backlit Saguaros and Panther Peak #2
Tucson Mountains in background, Saguaro National Park (West Unit).
While driving into town I looked in my side mirror and saw this double rainbow forming. I was lucky to find a spot where I could photograph it over Panther Peak from my van roof. But the lens I had at the time wasn't wide enough to capture the outer rainbow plus I had to do a photo merge panorama to record the whole inner one. November 3, 2016.
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
Saguaro Framed by Clouds With Panther Peak
With Panther Peak, Safford Peak, and the northern end of the Tucson Mountains in Sdaguaro Natioal Park *West)
From my roof showing Panther Peak on left and Safford Peak in background on right in Saguaro National Park (West Unit). Monsoon season.
Panorama - Panther to Wasson #1
View to the north (Panther Peak), east, and south (Wasson Peak) from my roof.
Panorama - Panther to Wasson #2
View to the north (Panther Peak), east, and south (Wasson Peak) from my roof.
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.
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).
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.
Sun Shower
Hail
