UofA Mall
New Student Union at UofA
Desert Garden at UA Campus
Checking out the Garden - Fred and Frank
Cactus Fruit
Pear Cactus Flower
Saguaro Cactus Up Close and Personal
Moon Tree
3D View of Mars
“A” Mountain
Headed up Kitt Peak
Mayall Observatory
Scenic Stop - Jim and Frank
Boboquivari Mountain in the back
Moon shot
Fred and Boboquivari
Lots of Observatories - Kitt Peak
Steward 90“ and Mayall 4 meter
Mexican Jay
Shadow of us on top of dome
Mexican Jay - No fear when it comes to lunch
Infrared Camera
Sculpture of 4m telescope mirror - decorated
Andy in front of mirror sculpture
Sculpture of 4m mirror - decorated
Kitt Peak Visitor Center
Solar Observatory has mirrors everywhere
Solar experiment in progress
Solar Astronomer explains experiment
McMath Solar Observatory - and Frank
Larger dome is Millimeter Wave Radio Telescope
Nice shot of Boboquivari Mtn
84“ telescope
Nice shot of Observatories
Road to nowhere?
Frank on big rock
Fred picks up dead snake from road
Another shot of dead snake from road
Picture off secondary mirror of big telescope
Checking out control room for telescope
Frank the astronomer
Nice little telescope
Telescope instruments
View from dome
Jim on top of dome
Mayall Telescope model
Kitt Peak from Mayall Observatory
View from Mayall
View up the side of Mayall Observatory
Prickly Pear Blossom
Prickly Pear Cactus
Saguaro Cactus starting to bloom
This Saguaro has seen some times
Saguaro Forest Park
Lots of holes, but still blooming
Part of Saguaro Desert
This Saguaro Cactus had its top cut off
Frank Dwarfed by Saguaro
Saguaro Cacti are big!
Cactus bloom
See the “jumpimg cacti”?
Barrel Cactus
Cholla Cacti - AKA jumping cactus
Why they're called “Jumping Cactus”
Chollas have VERY sharp needles
Up close with Chollas
Fred hold Jumping Cactus
“Alien” landscape...
Andy talking on phone from desert
Dead Saguaro Cactus
View from Desert Museum
Tarantula Petting at Desert Museum
Broken “finger”
The Lizard King
Lizard King!
Nice color
Pretty desert flowers
Desert flowers
Hummingbird comes in for drink
Fred and Frank
Frank and Andy at Gates Pass
Fred and Andy at Gates Pass
Gates Pass Shelter
Andy the Photographer
Cactus grow on anything
Lighting shelter
View from cliff
Coming to Andy's rescue
Tucson from Gates Pass
Fred waitng for sunset at Gates Pass
Desert mountains
Watchers waiting for sunset
Sunset photos
Final moment of sunset
Rattlesnake that almost got Andy
Gates Pass at Night
FishEye - Headed up the Trail
Fisheye - Solar Halo in sky
Fred with backpack
Taking a break on the trail
Mt Wrightson Peak
Lizard
Lots of lizards on Mt Wrightson
Another lizard
First signs of burned trees
Mt Wrightson
Jim backpacking
Andy and Fred
Weary hiker
Baldy Saddle - Black and White
Stop for lunch
Up and up and up...
Lots of fire sign the further we went
A shame to see large trees burned
Jim
Jim and Fred
Fred
Florida Ridge - Switchback route
Taking a break
Florida Ridge
We're getting higher
Heading to Florida Ridge
Couple of switchbacks below
Switchbacks
Florida Fire Damage
Filling water at Bellows Spring
Climbing 32 Switchbacks - Fred
Baldy Saddle - Andy, Fred, Frank (way back)
Andy at Baldy Saddle
Top of Baldy Saddle
Taking a break at Baldy Saddle
At Baldy Saddle
View east from Baldy Saddle
Looking east from Baldy Saddle
Mt Wrightson from Baldy Saddle
Huge area of burned forest (happened in 2005)
Setting up camp - no tent needed
Happy hikers at Baldy Saddle campsite
Checking the GPS
Fire in the eyes!
Fish Eye of campfire scene
Mt. Wrighton Peak from Baldy Saddle
Lenticular clouds over Bobaquiveri
Considerable fire damage
This used to be a shady walk - sigh
View of Baldy Saddle from above
Fisheye - Frank looking south
Mt. Hopkins from Mt. Wrightson - Fisheye
Near the top of Mt. Wrightston
Looking south - far hills are in Mexico
Lizard up close - broken tail
Another close shot
Fred and Jim near the peak
Mt Hopkins observatories
Signing the log at the peak
Frank at the summit again..
Baking lizard
Car parking lot from the peak - 300mm
MMT Observatory on Mt. Hopkins - 300mm
Mt. Hopkins from Wrightson
Fred using binoculars
View looking NW
Frank
All four at the peak
Fisheye - at the peak - Frank, Andy
Andy with Mt. Hopkins behind
Looking north - Tucson on the left
HDR shot looking east
Heading down - Fred
Andy
Fred and Andy on way down
Fred takes a shot
Fisheye - more fire damage on east side
Fire damage much worse on east side
Frank sorry to see the damage
Andy, Frank - on Supertrail
Frank on the hike down
Trail break
Horny toad
Fire pit at campsite Josephine Saddle
Preparing the campsite
Relaxing at next campsite
Cooking breakfast from bed
San Xavier Mission
Gates Pass again
More blossoms
Saguaro Cacti
Alien landscape
Don't get too close Fred
Saguaro blooms up close
Chollas
Frank in the desert
