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A cluster of Saguaro Cacti surrounded by spring greenery in Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument (April 2023)
Capture Arizona’s iconic images in infrared with Kerrick James. With stops in Sedona, Flagstaff, Monument...
The morning light is always the best! Here in Organ Pipe National Monument on Arizona's southern border.
Taken along the First Forest Point hiking route in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park (Sept 2019)
A group of aggressively spiny Cholla Cacti surround a solitary Saguaro Cactus in Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument. Taken March 2023 (at a safe distance from the Cholla...)
Saturday 06-June-2020, Bighorn Fire. Day one. 10 Tanker Air Carrier McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (ER) VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) with it's old livery. "TNKR910" “Southern Belle” N612AX /MSN: 48290 LN:435 based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. TNKR910 is on a second slurry drop pass with Lead plane Beech B200GT Super King Air N24HD/CNBY over Catalina State Park.
A westbound Santa Fe piggyback train does its best to outrun a nasty storm system bearing down on Arizona's Coconino National Forest on April 4, 1987. Leading the charge is ATSF 7484, a rare B36-7 model and one of only 16 purchased from GE in 1980. Just 222 samples of this model were ever built, and most of them for eastern US railroads.
Yellow-eyed Juncos are primarily Mexican bird, but a tiny bit of its range extends into Arizona. Mostly found in Arizona's Sky Islands, where large mountains rise up from the desert floor.
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A nice mix of EMD locomotives pull a westbound Santa Fe manifest freight through Arizona's high desert country near Crookton on April 10, 1993.
Freshly opened fruit on an Organ Pipe Cactus in southern Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
The developing fruit look like unappetizing, spine-covered blobs. When ripe, however, they open into colorful food bowls for wildlife. Photo taken in July 2016. (Yes, it was extremely hot...)
View of shadowed red rock in Arizona's remote Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. From the Dogie Trail in December 2018.
Takes some effort to reach the trail head, but I love this area...
Telephoto view of distant Ragged Top (mountain) in Arizona’s Ironwood Forest National Monument (September 2022)
The Blue Mesa is located in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park. Erosion over eons of time has exposed sedimentary layers that are bands of gray and blue tones. Petrified logs are also released by the erosion, but they are physically harder and eventually fall to the floor of the canyon.
Aerial view
Happy Sliders Sunday!
Evolution of an image: It started with an old tree stump, the same one featured in two other recent photos, so far, in my Flickr stream. I noticed an appealing S-curve between the bark and the rotting wood, with wonderful textures. I framed a couple of shots, subliminally thinking of the curving course of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, as seen from above.
The similarity became conscious during post, and I saw a way to emphasize the curve with high contrast black and white, aided by texture and clarity adjustments. "Sliders Sunday" extreme processing kicked in, followed by a title echoing "Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone," itself an echo of the original, the one and only. Arizona's Grand Canyon is, after all, one of my favorite places on Earth.
Believe it or not, this time of year is about the time that the California poppies begin to bloom in Arizona's Sonoran desert. They can turn whole mountainsides yellow-orange. (from the archives)
Cactus Wren seen near the Superstition Mountains on First Water Trailhead Road. This is Arizona's State Bird.
Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is named after Lewis Kingman, an engineer for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. It is located 105 miles (169 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 180 miles (290 km) northwest of Arizona's state capital, Phoenix. The population was 32,689 at the 2020 census.
Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a U.S. Navy officer in the service of the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, was ordered by the U.S. War Department to build a federal wagon road across the 35th parallel. His secondary orders were to test the feasibility of the use of camels as pack animals in the Southwestern desert. Beale traveled through the present-day Kingman in 1857 surveying the road and in 1859 to build the road. Beale's Wagon Road became part of U.S. Route 66 and later Interstate 40. Remnants of the wagon road can still be seen in White Cliffs Canyon in Kingman.
Kingman was founded in 1882 before statehood, in Arizona Territory. Situated in the Hualapai Valley between the Cerbat and Hualapai mountain ranges, Kingman had its modest beginnings as a simple railroad siding near Beale Springs. Civil engineer Lewis Kingman supervised the building of the railroad from Winslow to Beale Springs. This spring had been used by Native Americans living in the area for centuries.
The Mohave County seat was originally located in Mohave City from 1864 to 1867. In 1865, the portion of Arizona Territory west of the Colorado River was transferred to Nevada after Nevada's statehood, and became part of Lincoln County, now Clark County, Nevada. The remaining territory of Pah-Ute County became part of Mohave County. Its seat was moved to Hardyville (now within Bullhead City) in 1867. The county seat transferred to the mining town of Cerbat in 1873, then to Mineral Park near Chloride. After some time, the county seat and all instruments were permanently moved to Kingman in 1887.
During World War II, Kingman was the site of a U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) airfield. The Kingman Army Airfield was founded at the beginning of the war as an aerial gunnery training base. It became one of the USAAF's largest, training some 35,000 soldiers and airmen. The airfield and Kingman played a significant role in this important era of America's history.[citation needed] Following the war, the Kingman Airfield was one of the largest reclamation sites for obsolete military aircraft.
Postwar, Kingman experienced growth as several major employers moved into the vicinity. In 1953, Kingman was used to detain those men accused of practicing polygamy in the Short Creek raid,[6] which was at the time one of the largest arrests in American history. In 1955, Ford Motor Company established a proving ground (now one of the Chrysler Proving Grounds) in nearby Yucca at the former Yucca Army Airfield. Several major new neighborhoods in Kingman were developed to house the skilled workers and professionals employed at the proving ground. Likewise, the development of the Mineral Park mine near adjacent Chloride, and construction of the Mohave Generating Station in nearby Laughlin, Nevada, in 1971 contributed to Kingman's population growth. Also, the location of a General Cable plant at the Kingman Airport Industrial Park provided steady employment.
Too bad, most of the American West is unaffordable now.
Golden Valley / Mohave County / Arizona
Canon 20D / Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is named after Lewis Kingman, an engineer for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. It is located 105 miles (169 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 180 miles (290 km) northwest of Arizona's state capital, Phoenix. The population was 32,689 at the 2020 census.
Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a U.S. Navy officer in the service of the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, was ordered by the U.S. War Department to build a federal wagon road across the 35th parallel. His secondary orders were to test the feasibility of the use of camels as pack animals in the Southwestern desert. Beale traveled through the present-day Kingman in 1857 surveying the road and in 1859 to build the road. Beale's Wagon Road became part of U.S. Route 66 and later Interstate 40. Remnants of the wagon road can still be seen in White Cliffs Canyon in Kingman.
Kingman was founded in 1882 before statehood, in Arizona Territory. Situated in the Hualapai Valley between the Cerbat and Hualapai mountain ranges, Kingman had its modest beginnings as a simple railroad siding near Beale Springs. Civil engineer Lewis Kingman supervised the building of the railroad from Winslow to Beale Springs. This spring had been used by Native Americans living in the area for centuries.
The Mohave County seat was originally located in Mohave City from 1864 to 1867. In 1865, the portion of Arizona Territory west of the Colorado River was transferred to Nevada after Nevada's statehood, and became part of Lincoln County, now Clark County, Nevada. The remaining territory of Pah-Ute County became part of Mohave County. Its seat was moved to Hardyville (now within Bullhead City) in 1867. The county seat transferred to the mining town of Cerbat in 1873, then to Mineral Park near Chloride. After some time, the county seat and all instruments were permanently moved to Kingman in 1887.
During World War II, Kingman was the site of a U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) airfield. The Kingman Army Airfield was founded at the beginning of the war as an aerial gunnery training base. It became one of the USAAF's largest, training some 35,000 soldiers and airmen. The airfield and Kingman played a significant role in this important era of America's history.[citation needed] Following the war, the Kingman Airfield was one of the largest reclamation sites for obsolete military aircraft.
Postwar, Kingman experienced growth as several major employers moved into the vicinity. In 1953, Kingman was used to detain those men accused of practicing polygamy in the Short Creek raid,[6] which was at the time one of the largest arrests in American history. In 1955, Ford Motor Company established a proving ground (now one of the Chrysler Proving Grounds) in nearby Yucca at the former Yucca Army Airfield. Several major new neighborhoods in Kingman were developed to house the skilled workers and professionals employed at the proving ground. Likewise, the development of the Mineral Park mine near adjacent Chloride, and construction of the Mohave Generating Station in nearby Laughlin, Nevada, in 1971 contributed to Kingman's population growth. Also, the location of a General Cable plant at the Kingman Airport Industrial Park provided steady employment.
A densely packed group of flowering Ocotillos (and one lone Saguaro cactus with a few flowers) in Arizona's Saguaro National Park. Taken in May 2019 from the Quilter Trail
University of Arizona's Lunar & Planetary Lab
1415 N 6th Ave,
Tucson,
Arizona
USA
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I composed this image while travelling through Arizona's Sonora Desert. I found the desert landscape to be pleasing, but also the interesting sky, populated by what I believe are altocumulus, stratocumulus and stratus clouds.
Three cowboys and their mounts go for a walk in Arizona's high desert, as a teakettle simmers in the background.
After "robbing" the GCRY's regular train, the cowboys hung around and posed for our cameras.
Saint Mary's Basilica, officially named The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, was founded in 1881 and staffed by the Franciscan Friars since 1895.
The church was completed in 1914, dedicated in 1915, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Mary's Church in 1978. The oldest Roman Catholic parish in the greater Phoenix, Arizona, area, it was the only Roman Catholic parish in Phoenix until 1924 and is home to Arizona's largest stained glass windows collection.
Evening lighting on a photogenic cluster of Saguaro Cacti in Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument (Feb 2023)
We visited some historical sites in the San Pedro River area.
We hiked the Millville and Petroglyph Discovery Trails in the San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area. This is the view looking southwest across the San Pedro Riparian area with the Huachuca Mountains in the distance.
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Millville, Arizona, is a ghost town in Cochise County, located along the San Pedro River, approximately nine miles southwest of Tombstone. Established in the late 1870s during the Arizona Territory's silver mining boom, Millville served as a milling hub for processing silver ore from Tombstone's mines. Closely tied to the nearby town of Charleston, Millville's history reflects the rapid rise and fall of mining communities in the American West. This report explores Millville's origins, economic significance, social dynamics, decline, and current status, drawing on historical accounts and archaeological insights.
Millville emerged in 1878 following Ed Schieffelin's discovery of silver in the Tombstone area. Schieffelin, along with his brother Al and partner Richard Gird, recognized the need for a milling operation to process the raw silver ore into bullion. The San Pedro River's water supply made it an ideal location, as water was essential for ore refinement, unlike the water-scarce Tombstone. Gird selected a site on the east bank of the San Pedro River, where two stamp mills, the Gird Mill and the Corbin Mill, were constructed to crush and process ore. Millville was formally established as the industrial heart of the region, with Charleston, on the west bank, serving as the residential and commercial settlement for mill workers and their families.
Today, Millville is part of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The site is accessible via a 1.8-mile loop trail, the Millville Historic Townsite and Rock Art Discovery Trail, which features interpretive signs about the area's history and petroglyphs. The trail, rated as easy, takes about 38 minutes to complete and offers views of the San Pedro River, ghost town ruins, and natural features. Visitors report informative signage but note the lack of shade and occasional hazards like rattlesnakes.
The BLM and organizations like the Friends of the San Pedro River work to preserve the sites, though no official signage marks Millville along Charleston Road. The ruins consist of stone walls, adobe foundations, and remnants of the Gird and Corbin Mills, visible from the trail. The nearby Clanton Ranch, Fairbanks ghost town, and Presidio Santa Cruz de Terranate add to the region's historical attractions.
Millville, Arizona, encapsulates the fleeting prosperity of the Wild West's mining boom. From its founding in 1878 to its abandonment by 1889, the town played a critical role in processing Tombstone's silver, driving economic growth in the San Pedro Valley. Its industrial focus, contrasted with Charleston's lively social scene, highlights the diverse dynamics of frontier life. Though reduced to ruins, Millville's legacy endures through preserved trails and historical narratives, offering a glimpse into Arizona's rugged past. The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area ensures that Millville's story, alongside its natural and cultural surroundings, remains accessible to future generations.
Some rock art petroglyphs in the area.
Kartchner 2025
Southern Arizona Adventure 2025
Happy Bench Monday, HBM,
The traditional lands of the Apache Ndeh (The People) extended from Texas through New Mexico and Arizona into Mexico and California. Over time, the many bands of Apache were forcibly relocated to reservations. The San Carlos Apache Reservation was established in 1871. According to the U.S. Census, approximately 6,927 individuals live on the San Carlos Apache Reservation--1.8 million acres spanning three counties in eastern Arizona.
San Carlos Apache are known for their peridot jewelry and Apache basketry. Peridot is the birthstone for August and San Carlos is home to the world's largest deposit of the crystal.
More than half (65 percent) of households speak a language other than English.* Roughly 32 percent of all members are under 18 years of age, and the median age for the tribe is 28.1, compared to 37.1 for the state of Arizona. The San Carlos Apache Tribe has a poverty rate of 48 percent, which is significantly higher than Arizona's 17.7 percent poverty rate.
The Tribe operates Apache Gold Casino, a golf course, a commercial sawmill, a 500-acre farm, and cattle ranching operations.
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
Vast, magnificent and inarguably beautiful, the Grand Canyon is easily Arizona’s most distinguishable landmark – and a natural wonder that you simply have to see to believe. Stretching 277 miles from end to end, steep, rocky walls descend more than a mile to the canyon’s floor, where the wild Colorado River traces a swift course southwest. Rock that dates back 1.8 billion years lies at the bottom. Exactly how the river formed the canyon is still unclear, but geologists generally agree that most of the cutting occurred within the last five million years.
Even though I haven't done much railfanning lately I have been getting a lot of my old slides scanned and archived.
Mondays could be rather productive with good shots of 3 Arizona short lines - Magma AZ running only on Mondays at this time.
Here are 2 of Magma Arizona's Baldwins heading to Magma Junction with a trainload of perlite.
Capture Arizona’s iconic images in infrared with Kerrick James. With stops in Sedona, Flagstaff, Monument...
A few rays of sunlight reach Weavers Needle in Arizona's Superstition Wilderness during a storm (Feb 2019)
A wind-polished tree viewed against a shadowed cliff face. Taken along the Barnhardt Trail near Payson, Arizona (August, 2018)
Evening view of a nice cluster of Saguaro Cacti in Arizona's Superstition Mountains. Taken March 2022
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
Vast, magnificent and inarguably beautiful, the Grand Canyon is easily Arizona’s most distinguishable landmark – and a natural wonder that you simply have to see to believe. Stretching 277 miles from end to end, steep, rocky walls descend more than a mile to the canyon’s floor, where the wild Colorado River traces a swift course southwest. Rock that dates back 1.8 billion years lies at the bottom. Exactly how the river formed the canyon is still unclear, but geologists generally agree that most of the cutting occurred within the last five million years.
Rare May storms during the past 3 days have resulted in record monthly rainfall totals throughout Arizona's driest month.
This was the view looking in the opposite direction: www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_spirit/52909039105.
After sunset, I captured a number of lightning strikes: www.flickr.com/photos/cloud_spirit/52911456102.
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