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Arizona cacti

I traveled to the Phoenix area to help facilitate a teacher workshop about the Moon last month. I stayed with a couple of awesome friends of mine from grad school (hi Beck and Thijs!) for a few days before the workshop. They have a fabulous pool that we spent the hot summer nights relaxing in, [...]

Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens

We had some spare time in Arizona so we spent a few hours at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens.  They had a monarch butterfly exhibit, and I got some pictures of all the cactus and desert plants.

Scenic Arizona drive

Once in Arizona, we went on a scenic drive going north on AZ87 out of Scottsdale.  As the road curves around through the mountains, it’s absolutely gorgeous.  I made this video on my Canon 7D.  The song is “That’s What’s Wrong” by Good Old War. The road was a bit bumpy at times, but it [...]