Nature is my favorite place to go for hiking and spiritual recharge. I live on the east coast and love the lush green of beautiful Northern Virginia.
Recently, I was invited by the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau to visit their beautiful city as their guest. The first time I hiked the Southwest was in Moab, Utah in the Arches National Park a few years back.
The terrain of the desert paradise gives me a different treat to the magnificence of mother nature. I had a splendid time hiking up Pinnacle Peak Park nestled nearby the Four Seasons Resort, Scottsdale. Mother nature offers us such a visual feast, and I am in awe with the powerful images and colors she gifts us in our walk every day.
Take a break and join me in these breathtaking images provided by the GPCVB .
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| Please note that the @visitphoenix and @fsscottsdale invited @AnnTran_ as their guests for the #PHXJourneys extravaganza. | |||
Such amazing pics!! Closer to me than you! 🙂
Hi Jody,
The desert is a great place to go hiking. I love that part of the country.
Ann
Awesome photos! The 4th one with the sunset is my favorite, looks so nice you can make a jigsaw puzzle out of it.
awwww..simply BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for posting! I grew up in Tucson, not far from Phoenix, and miss the desert every day! I’m glad you enjoyed it, and am glad you posted the pictures. They make me a little homesick, but they are beautiful!
Hi Rob,
Loved Arizona the second time around. It’s a beautiful state. Thank you for sharing.
Ann
Wonderful pics! They represent pure bliss
Thank you, they are a joy to photograph. ツ
Hi Ann,
Beautiful pictures , Hope you had good time 🙂
Hi,
I did, thank YOU for sharing.
Ann
Ann I was there about the same time as you and loved the desert. The mountains were beautiful and even some of the flowers had many colors which amazed me. I love that first image it looks like Dobbins Lookout – a place we visited there with elevations of 2330 feet. My son lives there now and I’ll be back again.
I bet you will go back again too.
I love this set! the night cactus is stunning & the hot air balloon! It almost feels like I could jump into the desert!
thank you for showing us the world!
Ann I share your feelings about getting out in nature to recharge. The desert is a favorite space for me. I’ve even gone so far as to buy a house in the desert so I can get there as often as possible. There is something about life in such a desolate place that adds to our strength. Nice post.
Glad you enjoyed! Photos just reconfirm why I live in Phoenix! Thanks
Stunning! I particularly love the sunset and moonrise.
Hi Ann,
Isn’t Arizona great?! Especially Sedona, I will most likely be visiting there this month and I can’t wait to just enjoy the beautiful energy and scenery out there. Hope all is well with you and thanks for sharing this.
-Kimbundance
Hi Kim,
Arizona is beautiful! I would love to see pictures from your trip. Enjoy!
–Ann
Inspiring post, Ann. It really makes me want to see the desert with new eyes and stay at the @FSScottsdale or @WildHorsePassAZ (both, why not?) — I’m putting in a good word with the Dragonslayer tonight!
Hi Samantha,
Thank you for sharing! I can’t wait for you to see our video : ) Coming soon!
-Ann
Nice Images. Very will composed, nice colors.
Keep it up 🙂
All the best
Hassan
Wow, gorgeous photos!
Hi Debbie,
These beautiful photos take me back to my #PHXJourneys trip. Thank you GPCVB, @FSWashington @FSScottsdale @WildHorsePassAZ and @visitphoenix!
Glad you enjoyed them.
Ann