July 9-11 We visited friends in Erie, CO near Boulder and they served as out guides to Nederland, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Eldorado State Park. The road to Nederland, an old mining camp town, runs up a canyon with many views of a fast flowing stream alongside. We had lunch at the German restaurant.…
July 5 and 6, 2014 We left Phoenix very early in order to arrive in Santa Fe, NM in time to go to the Georgia O’Keefe Museum. The exhibition was Georgia O’Keefe and Ansel Adams: The Hawai’i Pictures. We spent the morning walking on Canyon Road to photograph some of the art galleries. Then we…
June 25, 2014 In an effort to escape the heat of Phoenix we travelled to higher elevations in the Bradshaw mountains in search of the Desoto Mine. It is northwest of Cleator off of the Crown King road. The Desoto mine was opened in 1890-1972 and produced Cu, W, Ag, Au, Pb, Zn, and Fe.…
March 25 – April 1 The bird photos were taken at Homosassa Springs, Lakeland, and Venice Florida. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park emits millions of gallons of water at a constant 72 F. Manatees congregate here in the winter. The park has rescue wildlife native to Florida that can no longer survive on their own…
February 22, Ruby – Authentic Ghost Town The Phoenix Camera Club traveled to Ruby, AZ on a field trip. Ruby is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ruby is 50 miles south west of Tucson and 4 miles north of the Mexican border and is reached by at least 12 miles of gravel road…
January 22, 2014 The four wheel drive today started a little east of Apache Junction, AZ on the Apache Trail. Both trails required permits and the combination to locked gates. We travelled first down Willow Springs Canyon which was the more picturesque of the two canyons. There were good stands of Saguaro Cactus and rock…
Ophardt Photos 