July 27, 2016 Watson Lake near Prescott, AZ. The Phoenix Camera Club had a field trip to Watson Lake near Prescott, Arizona. This small lake is in an area where many granite boulders are located. The area supports a good recreation and camping area, where many people enjoy kayaking and fishing on the lake. It…
May 21-28 We took the family to Kauai for our 50th Anniversary and stayed in a fabulous ground floor condo at Lae Nani, right on the beach. With three grand children much of the time was spent at beaches – snorkeling and surfing. I will spare you from those photos. Kauai is generally know as…
March 30- May 4 More and different photos at Ophardtphotos.com Our household has been treated with an extraordinary experience for the last six weeks. On March 30, I discovered that a humming bird was building a nest on a hanging cactus within 10 feet of our front door and office window. The photos may make…
Death Valley Flowers – February 16, 2016 See more Death Valley flower photos at Ophardtphotos.com This year in Death Valley, California they are having what is known as a Super Bloom. Three inches of rain in October, as a result of El Nino, have really brought out very many flowers for the first time since 2005. We…
Apache Trail – January 13, 2016 Please check out ophardtphotos.com for more photos. We headed out today on the Apache Trail into the Superstition Mountains to the east of Phoenix. On our four wheel drive trip we did not stop at Goldfield, but it is the entrance to the Apache Trail. At the beginning of the trail,…
November 7, 2015 For many more photos please visit my main website: Ophardtphotos.com The Phoenix Herpetological Society is an organization established to provide a sanctuary for reptiles. It is currently home to over 1,700 animals. The Society works with Arizona Game and Fish, animal control departments, and law enforcement to rescue various animals that were…
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