Arizona: Wildflowers at Bartlett Lake (2015)

In March 2015, I heard from a local photographer in the Phoenix area that wildflowers were blooming at Bartlett Lake. We packed up our photography gear and headed over that way, about a 30-40 minute drive. Bartlett Lake was one of the first places we visited when we moved to Arizona, so it was an … Continue reading Arizona: Wildflowers at Bartlett Lake (2015)

Arizona: Cave Creek, Carefree, and Bartlett Lake (2014)

We moved from Oregon to Arizona in 2014. A week after we arrived, we met up with some local Google Plus photographers for a photowalk in Cave Creek, Carefree, and Bartlett Lake. Cave Creek Since we'd never been to Cave Creek before, we walked around town before meeting up with everyone else. There are some … Continue reading Arizona: Cave Creek, Carefree, and Bartlett Lake (2014)

Arizona: Desert Botanical Garden

A friend we made at the xScapers convergence in Deming, NM is in the Phoenix area until the end of the year and had never seen the Desert Botanical Garden. We offered her one of our guest passes, and she joined us on Friday morning. Despite not living in or around the Phoenix area, we … Continue reading Arizona: Desert Botanical Garden

Arizona: A day trip to Bartlett Lake

After a beautifully relaxing day in our RV on Saturday, we decided we needed a short day trip somewhere close to the Phoenix metro area. Of all the places we considered, Bartlett Lake won out because it had been a couple of years since our last visit. Bartlett Lake is part of the Tonto National … Continue reading Arizona: A day trip to Bartlett Lake