Photos and comments from Arizona and around the world
A Typical Warning http://t.co/qUDmuDbSfH James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 26, 2013 Yes, I do see rattlesnakes from time to time. Over the years, I have seen hundreds of them. But this sign was not so much meant to warn of the danger of rattlesnakes,...
The Heart of Timpanogos http://t.co/L4IZDBNVCX James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 26, 2013 This stalactite formation is called the "Heart of Timpanogos" and with good reason. It is very interesting formation and one of the thousands in the cave.
Condor L2 http://t.co/KIFazmrSD9 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 26, 2013 A condor population has been re-established in the area of the Vermillion Cliffs in Northern Arizona. The birds are numbered so that they can be constantly monitored. L2 is...
Graffiti http://t.co/l7icRkBX8y James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 22, 2013 If graffiti is old enough, it gains historic value and gets preserved as an artifact. That tells me something about the way the world works in general.
Classic Desert | Walking Arizona http://t.co/hAayCd9iAC James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 21, 2013 Classic Desert | Walking Arizona
Northern Cousin http://t.co/lI8LTOC7qK James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 19, 2013 This cholla cactus was doing well growing in the much colder climate of Zion Canyon in Southern Utah rather than the dry lower deserts of Arizona. I think it says a lot...
Papago Butte http://t.co/3SdXtjjXJD James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 05, 2013 Almost every tourist bureau type photo of Phoenix includes a shot of the Papago Buttes. They were once part of a National Monument but are now a Phoenix City Park.
Queen Creek http://t.co/WE220YIRSl James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 16, 2013 There is a town named Queen Creek in the very far eastern part of the Salt River Valley. But there is actually a Queen Creek also. Typical of most creeks, streams and rivers...
Queen Creek http://t.co/aX1U1g8iIY James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 16, 2013 There is a town named Queen Creek in the very far eastern part of the Salt River Valley. But there is actually a Queen Creek also. Typical of most creeks, streams and rivers...
Tattered Houses http://t.co/6MhfK5mBPO James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 16, 2013 These spider webs are a bit untidy. They need some serious house cleaning activity. We would have offered to help, but then the spiders would just have to build them all...
Columbine http://t.co/8Qeuw0yA3A James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 02, 2013 It turns out that columbine flowers come in a huge array of colors and forms. These bright yellow flowers are the ones that grow as wildflowers in Arizona. The usually are found...
Trail Step http://t.co/HrDktLADj8 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 16, 2013 The people who make trails put these beams to block water from running down the trail and eroding it away. Depending on how tired you are, on the use and how much of the bottom...
Boojum Trunk http://t.co/fjuWXi3JKc James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 14, 2013 It is hard to decide whether this is really a tree or just a very large unusual plant. Its scientific name is fouquieria columnaris and the the only related plants are the...
Sotol http://t.co/RLdp6iacKr James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 13, 2013 Most of the detail of the photos is lost in the thumbnail copies that appear online. If you haven't clicked on the images you haven't seem them. This is a sotol. It is not a cactus...
Gossamer http://t.co/BjC1sNcYj8 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) June 10, 2013 Spiderwebs are used in movies to indicate antiquity or scary sequences where the heros are opening an old building or tomb. I think the movies go way overboard in adding in sprider...
Lilies http://t.co/uuBTU0eU8s James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 02, 2013 One of the few really orange looking flowers. These lilies are a spectacular array. I had to run in the house and get my camera when I saw them growing almost right on the str...
Ridge Line http://t.co/s6ZWmitcSN James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 04, 2013 This is a particularly rugged ridge line. When you are climbing a mountain you usually want to stay to the ridge lines to avoid the rock fall in the narrow canyons between...
Quartz Veins http://t.co/0PNtt5aoKE James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 03, 2013 This is a limestone rock with a tracery of quartz veins. It is interesting to speculate about how in the world the quartz got into the cracks in the limestone when the rocks...
Quartz Veins http://t.co/YVxnpE77Im James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 03, 2013 This is a limestone rock with a tracery of quartz veins. It is interesting to speculate about how in the world the quartz got into the cracks in the limestone when the rocks...
View of the Valley http://t.co/mw6SkWePid James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 03, 2013 In the Basin Range Province, the mountains raise dramatically from the floors of the valleys. This image shows a view of Utah Valley from American Fork Canyon looking...
Switchbacks http://t.co/hJPsQWlIF7 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 03, 2013 This is a switchback trail up the side of American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. The trail leads to the mouth of Timpanogos Cave. The trail is a short 1.5...
Lilies http://t.co/QHve6106KI James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 02, 2013 One of the few really orange looking flowers. These lilies are a spectacular array. I had to run in the house and get my camera when I saw them growing almost right on the str...
Faces in the Rock Fall http://t.co/gyZs5G0sq9 James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 02, 2013 There are at least two and maybe more faces in this rock fall. See if you can find them. It is a canyon wall in American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains.
A Steep Trail Through the Rock http://t.co/xVMZ3jrQaz James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 02, 2013 Instead of going around this rather large needle, the trail goes right through the rock. This is one of the steepest trails for public consumption I am...
Binder Weed http://t.co/tnGeV7CjeE James Tanner (@Genealogysstar) July 01, 2013 I actually love Morning Glory, commonly called Binder Weed or Bindweeds and very bad noxious plant. I can remember it from when I was very young and I have always loved the...
