In late October of 2008, I had an opportunity to visit Phoenix, Arizona on business. Well, I headed out there a couple of days early so I could do some sightseeing.
On Saturday, the 25th, after arriving, I drove out to Apache Junction and drove the Apache Trail out to Roosevelt Dam. I continued driving the loop back to Apache Junction via Globe Arizona.
On Sunday, the 26th, I drove south of Tucson to the San Xavier Indian Reservation to see the San Xavier del Bac Mission, considered to be the finest example of Spanish Mission architecture in the US.
Thursday afternoon, the 30th, after work, I was able to get up to Scottsdale, to see Frank Lloyd Wright's home and school, Taliesin West. It remains a school of architecture, teaching Wright's principles, even though he is no longer alive.
Apache Trail
The Superstition Mountains from Apache Junction
Desert Scene
Weaver's Point
Desert Scene
Desert Scene
Backlit Cactus
Desert Scene
Desert Scene
Saguaro against a cliff wall
Tree atop a cliff wall
Saguaro and rock formations
Me at Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake
Rock wall
Deep canyon
Desert Scene with a Saguaro
Prickly Pear
Desert Canyon
Desert Canyon at Fish Creek
Prickly Pear at Fish Creek Canyon
Me at Fish Creek Canyon
Fish Creek Canyon
Fish Creek Canyon
Fish Creek Bridge
I think there are cars over the side from the road above
Silhouette of a Saguaro
Rocks in the Desert
Rock formations in the Desert
Contrasting Mountains
Saguaro in front of contrasting mountains
Saguaro and Apache Lake
Backlit Saguaro and Apache Lake
Saguaro at Apache Lake
Paulo Verde tree
Saguaros at Apache Lake
Two Saguaros
First view of Roosevelt Dam
The entire complex at Roosevelt Dam
Me at Roosevelt Dam
San Xavier Mission
The desert between Phoenix and Tucson
A fence in the desert
San Xavier Mission
Wider view of San Xavier Mission. There is a shrine on the left end of the complex
Circular pattern of rocks in from of the mission
West (left) tower of the mission
Closeup of the towers and upper portion of the portal
Flowering barrel cactus
Fountain in the courtyard
East (right) tower
The portal to the mission
Purple prickly pear
Left tower from outside the wall
Both towers from outside the wall
Taliesin West
A sculpture, originally designed for Midway Gardens in Chicago
Walking toward the architecture school
The architecture school behind a saguaro
The architecture school - Notice the Quartzite and concrete walls and Douglas Fir beams. The roof was originally stretched canvas.
A Japanese gong fountain. Glass globes bang on the inside of the gong because of the waves.
Triangular fountain used for fire control
Side view of the architecture school
The classic view of Taliesin West
Another interpretation of the classic view
The yard landscaping done by Mrs. Wright
Japanese globe fountain (not turned on)
Table and ottomen in the living room
My Wood Central cap on a coffee table in the living room
A long, thin 5-sided fountain between the living room and bedroom complex
A look at the mountains in the distance
A sculture by Heloise Crista. She is a resident artist.
A steel sculpture of the symbol of Taliesin West. The design was taken from a Hohokam petroglyph found on the property
Night shot of The Spire at Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. and Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale
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