One of the routes I take when returning home from a visit to the Desert Botanical Garden is one the climbs over the Papago Buttes. Those are the reddish-brown piles of rock that surround the garden. You've seen them in the background of some of my garden photos. This road goes uphill toward and between the mountains.
Then when you get to the top, you get this spectacular view into downtown Phoenix. I don't go this way very often but every now and then when I think the air is clear enough for a good view, I'll head this way.
I'm not sure what they were up to on Sunday when four in a row flew right over the mountains near my house. Some type of military exercise must have been going on.
It feels always a bit uncomfortable when many planes are flying over...
ReplyDeleteIt always pays to take alternate routes. There are always surprises waiting for you.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, and so pretty there when the sky is clear. The only low flying planes we see here in the DC area are military,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great view of the city from that road, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful view of the city!
ReplyDeleteI love the view of the city, it's a beauty.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess they're not involved in fighting fires anywhere near you are they?
ReplyDeleteThat first photo is fabulous. I would be off exploring that area everyday if I lived there, what a magnificent landscape that surrounds the city.
ReplyDeleteMaybe those helicopters were the Secret Service advance team scouting out Trump's route from Sky Harbor to Prescott.
ReplyDeleteThe buttes are quite photogenic.
ReplyDeleteOh I loved seeing the view of Phoenix city Sharon, we don't often think about shots like that. I wonder if our cities are similar in size, Phoenix might be a bit bigger ✨
ReplyDeleteOn the road again....
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It would be completely new scenery to me, we don't have deserts here.
ReplyDeleteNice view from up there!
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