Our trip to Phoenix, March/April 2006 Click the thumbnail for a much bigger version of each picture
Day 5-8, March 31st through April 3rd - Phoenix area sightseeing.
On Friday, March 31st, we headed for South Mountain Park, a volcanic mass overlooking Phoenix.
Phoenix from South Mountain Park - note the jet plane
Sandra's view - that rock is black
Bill's shot - view with tree
Sandra picked up these contrasting scenery colors
The mountain is full of TV/radio towers
Sandra looking for a shot
Petroglyphs where mountain and desert meet
The South Mountain Park also has a nice collection of petroglyphs
More petroglyphs
Sandra shot of an old stone house with ocotillo
Lizard on the rocks
Sandra thought that the painted pipes were unusual
On Saturday, we visited the famous Heard museum. Because we had to wait a while before it opened, we drove up to North Mountain and took the following shots.