desert park

Final overview of South Mountain Park on the edge of the city. I used to come hiking here quite frequently, but I've been avoiding it the last couple of years because I hate to see the condition the desert is in. Coming here is always a heavy dose of reality.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely view

[KoalaGardens🐨]

it's been such an education to see how severe things are there. I can't imagine how hard it has been to document this.

[Shutterbug]

I love your landscape capture. We have been hearing about the poor condition of those legacy saguaro and other desert plants.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful views and Happy New Year!

[Peter Dulis]

So lovely

[Walks @ 7]

Love the layers. This shows that how delicate the desert truly is.

[haskar]

Lovely view.

[LManning (Laura)]

The sky is stunning, but it must be so hard to watch the changes.
Happy New Year to you - hope it brings some light for all of us.

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[Corinne C]

A beautiful capture even if it is sad to see.

[Islandgirl]

Lovely view, Happy New Year!

[Oli Lindenskov]

Lovely pic😊

[KWind]

Nice capture!

[Yao RL]

You series of desert shots are very sad. I hope these native plant will fight back and survive in their land. Wish you a happy 2024.

[Wylie]

not so sure on your foreground but the background is wonderful.

[Kathy Burzynski]

gorgeous!! My husband and I are considering going to Arizona in the future for vacation. We are both photographers and I am wondering if you have any recommendations within a reasonable drive from Phoenix (other than the grand canyon)

[Krista Marson]

@myhrhelper There's everything within reach. It all depends what time of year you want to visit. The desert is never a good option outside of winter, but Arizona has a lot of high country and alpine-like meadows for the other seasons.

[The Moose]

I really like your monthly themes. This series about how fragile the desert and its flora are is an impressive piece of photojournalism and quite disturbing.

[Krista Marson]

@7oaks_pikachu thanx! It's the sad truth of how I see the world around me.

[Amanda R.]

It's such a beautiful view...I don't know what the conditions are and how they've been changing, but we took an Arizona/NM trip a few years back and I was amazed at just how beautiful that part of our country is.