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We watched a photographed some of the Ford Ironman in Tempe Arizona yesterday. What amazing athletes! They swim 2.4 miles, then bike a 112 miles, and finish with a marathon – 26.2 miles of running. All this with afternoon temperatures in the mid 90’s. Wow!
The athletes had to qualify to enter this race, and from here, 80 participants will qualify for the Hawaiian Ironman. Every state and a 30 countries were represented at this event.Read More
This is looking down from the summit at a hiker making her way down the ridge on the Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain. I liked how the last light of day was lighting just the sharp ridge line, leaving a dark shadow behind the ridge.
It is awesome to find such a great mountain trail in the middle of a giant city like Phoenix! If I lived here, I would do it all the time. As you can see, it isn’t just a walk in the park, it is fairly steep, with places that have sharp drops on either side. I can see why there are lots of rescues – when we hiked up, there were definitely some people up there who were completely out of place and really didn’t belong. Read More
At least for one of them. This is a Common King Snake attacking what I think is a Western Shovel-Nosed Snake. It might be a Sonoran Coralsnake. This was really something to see. They were still battling when it got dark, but clearly the much larger King Snake was winning. It will be interesting to see if there is any sign of them in the morning.
I had been wanting to explore along the Verde River, and choose tonight to venture into the thick brush because it was cool, and I didn’t think I would have to worry about any snakes – so much for that thinking!
I thought Camelback Mountain made a nice backdrop to the 9th hole at the Canyon Course at the Phoenician is Scottsdale, Arizona.
Here are more Scottsdale, Arizona photos
Canyon Golf Course at The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona.
My time in the Phoenix area wouldn’t be complete without some coverage of the resorts in the area – resorts like these, along with the weather are really why most people visit this area. I gotta say this is a pretty easy place to photograph! I didn’t get scratched by a single cactus, or even bitten by any bugs, although I do seem a little more at home getting bitten and scratched out in the desert somewhere.
Here are more Scottsdale photos.
Sunridge Canyon Golf Course, Fountain Hills, Arizona.
I don’t play golf, but secretly, I have always wanted to drive one of those electric golf carts. 🙂
Here are more Fountain Hills photos.
2008 NOVA National Stage Mountain Bike Race, McDowell Competitive Track, Arizona.
Our favorite mountain biking / running trails looked more like a NASCAR race this past weekend with trailers and booths for all the major mountain bike race teams. You see, this was second location in a series of six that will help determine who represents the U.S. in the Olympics. In other-words, as it was explained to me, these are some of the best riders in the world.
I didn’t know about these races before we arrived here, but it turned out to be a fun photo opportunity! These are the pro men competing on the final event of Sunday – a 30 mile cross-country race.
Here are more mountain biking photos.
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