Took this in the park when the sun started to set.
Beginning of the Kiwanis Trail in the park (where I took most of the following pictures).
Still on the trail.
Looking back, the city is barely visible in the valley below.
Better view of the city at this point.
You can see the mountains on the other side of the valley.
A little higher up this time...
Now, for a diversion from park pictures:
The Saguaro Cactus is definitely a thing of pride here in Phoenix. If you have one in your yard or in front of your business, you take very good care of it. Since it takes 50 years to fully develop an "arm," people sometimes give them crutches to make sure they don't break off. Oh, and they're HUGE! The one in this picture is right by the building, so it is legitimately taller than the roof -- that's not an angle/perspective illusion.
The Saguaro Cactus is definitely a thing of pride here in Phoenix. If you have one in your yard or in front of your business, you take very good care of it. Since it takes 50 years to fully develop an "arm," people sometimes give them crutches to make sure they don't break off. Oh, and they're HUGE! The one in this picture is right by the building, so it is legitimately taller than the roof -- that's not an angle/perspective illusion.
Here's a park picture just so you don't forget this post is about the park...
View from the road heading into in the park.
View from the road heading into in the park.
...now, back to the non-park stuff.
Shopping centers are so fancy here!
This was a basic Borders, coffee shop, GNC type shopping center... with fountains, planters instead of a curb, and a patterned brick parking lot.
And a kid with a Rat-Tail-Mohawk at Wendy's.
View of the baseball stadium from my complex.
I can see this church from my parking deck... notice the "palm tree" to the right of the church. It's an antenna... not fooling anybody, but trying its hardest.
Shopping centers are so fancy here!
This was a basic Borders, coffee shop, GNC type shopping center... with fountains, planters instead of a curb, and a patterned brick parking lot.
And a kid with a Rat-Tail-Mohawk at Wendy's.
View of the baseball stadium from my complex.
I can see this church from my parking deck... notice the "palm tree" to the right of the church. It's an antenna... not fooling anybody, but trying its hardest.
Back to the park!
Seriously, this place is beautiful.
Wild cacti. (Notice the wild ones look at little thirsty... bending over a little, skinnier at the top. The ones in people's yards tend to have their own hoses that water them each night.)
Farther up the trail.
Again, looking back at the city.
Seriously, this place is beautiful.
Wild cacti. (Notice the wild ones look at little thirsty... bending over a little, skinnier at the top. The ones in people's yards tend to have their own hoses that water them each night.)
Farther up the trail.
Again, looking back at the city.
Below: 2 pictures I took when driving to my summer school teaching job on the south end of the valley:
Looking south, view of the mountains. (Notice the road is lower than the ground... you can see the dirt on the side of the road since they dug the road lower for some reason... this is important for the next picture.)
Looking north... you can usually see the city, or at least the airport tower, from anywhere in the valley. Since the road was a little low, you can only see the mountains on the north end of the valley (look at the right side of the picture), but if I were a few feet higher, I would have been able to see just about the entire city. It's really odd... if you haven't been to a place this flat, I don't really know how to describe it to you... it's not just flat, it's REALLY flat. And you can see everything, especially if you're on a hill... I can see my apartment complex (easy to find, right by the stadium) from just about any hill in the city. It's so bizarre.
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