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An old wooden wagon abandoned near the Superstition Mountain.

 

As always, thanks so much for stopping by.

  

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Isle in the Sky, Canyonlands, Utah

- A Desert view of the gorgeous Sunrise as the Sun Pokes its might over the Valley of The Sun, AZ. -

Lighting was great one late afternoon but "original" clouds were barely seen. I feel it is nice to know how to edit and perfect images, being very subtle when doing so, which is generally my style. However, this assignment was fun because I could slide those sliders and even created more clouds through Luminar.

- A Cutting Edge field, The View of a major carved-up Arizona Red Rock, Saguaro, AZ. -

 

- The clouds get to look cooler as they "soak in" the cold river water, Salt River, AZ. -

   

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on the edge of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

Marble Canyon, Arizona

 

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Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

Superstition Mountain

Tonto National Forest

Winter 2019

Dune 45 is a dune in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Its name comes from the fact that it is at the 45th kilometre of the road that connects the Sesriem gate and Sossusvlei.

 

Namibia, Namib-Naukluft National Park

 

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Desert landscape of the southwestern United States from the air.

I wish I could remember where this was exactly. It was in the Basin Range area of the U.S. Southwest perhaps southern Utah or Nevada.

 

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Broadway Cave Trail

Apache Junction, Arizona

Winter 2019

a giant saguaro adorned with brittlebush in a view of the desert blooms on the ride up Hewitt Canyon in the Tonto National Forest, Mesa Ranger Station.

 

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- A place with a view of Salt River as it makes its way through the desert, AZ. -

Dune 45 is a dune in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Its name comes from the fact that it is at the 45th kilometre of the road that connects the Sesriem gate and Sossusvlei.

 

Namibia, Namib-Naukluft National Park

 

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The Namib-Naukluft Park is a national park in western Namibia, situated between the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the edge of the Great Escarpment. It encompasses part of the Namib Desert, the Naukluft mountain range, and the lagoon at Sandwich Harbour.

 

Namibia, Namib-Naukluft National Park

 

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In the Middle Atlas mountains on the road from Fez to Erfoud, Morocco.

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

Monument Valley..storm Utah side

from my last road trip to New Mexico..What a treat it was

White Sands National Monument-New Mexico

Northern Arizona's Vermillion Cliffs...what a sight!

Where I Go and Where I Play

Just outside Tucson,AZ

This monsoon storm was kicking and screaming...

waiting for s storm to roll in..sunset in the desert.

Florence,AZ

Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona

Most people never get to see the Chapel like this.

 

Some history as per Wikipedia:

The chapel was inspired and commissioned by local rancher and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, who had been inspired in 1932 by the newly constructed Empire State Building to build such a church. After an attempt to do so in Europe, with the help of the noted architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, was aborted due to the outbreak of World War II, she decided to build the church in her native region.[2]

 

Richard Hein was chosen as project architect, and the design was executed by architect August K. Strotz, both from the firm of Anshen & Allen. The chapel is built on Coconino National Forest land; the late Senator Barry Goldwater assisted Staude in obtaining a special-use permit. The construction supervisor was Fred Courkos, who built the chapel in 18 months at a cost of US$300,000. The chapel was completed in 1956.[3]

 

The American Institute of Architects gave the Chapel its Award of Honor in 1957. In the sculptor's words, “Though Catholic in faith, as a work of art the Chapel has a universal appeal. Its doors will ever be open to one and all, regardless of creed, that God may come to life in the souls of all men and be a living reality.”

 

In 2007, Arizonans voted the Chapel to be one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona,[4] and it is also the site of one of the so-called Sedona vortices.[citation needed]

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

Come along for a leisurely stroll through the paths of the cactus gardens of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. It is early spring here with the trees leafing and cactus buds forming.

 

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All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission. All rights reserved.

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Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona

Most people never get to see the Chapel like this.

Arches National Park, Utah

Dune 45 is a dune in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Its name comes from the fact that it is at the 45th kilometre of the road that connects the Sesriem gate and Sossusvlei.

 

Namibia, Namib-Naukluft National Park

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko

When I was a younger man, I spent a fair amount of time exploring the Desert Southwest. I was certainly no Ed Abbey, but the desert did teach me a few things. One, was to always come prepared. It's a place where there is little margin for error.

 

Death Valley CA

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

- Top Of 4peaks is letting go of Winter, wearing a Rare Fashionable Frosting, Desert Mountain, AZ. -

- A sample of the rocks of Arizona -

An impression of Arches National Park--or perhaps more accurately--a hallucination. The Southwestern U.S. lends itself nicely to creative photography--no drugs required.

 

Happy Slider's Sunday everyone.

 

Arches National Park, Utah

The Arizona wildflower season is underway and this little predator was ready for action

Pinal Pioneer Parkway

Florence, Arizona

Winter 2020

 

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

- While Roaming in The Arizona Desert -

  

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's two Saharan ergs - large seas of dunes formed by wind-blown sand. The dunes of Erg Chebbi reach a height of up to 150 meters in places.

 

Morocco, Erg Chebbi

 

Please don't use my images without my permission. All images © Aivar Mikko.

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