Thanks to everyone for their entries. There are some amazing photographers out there that we call our clients and our friends. Want to have these sunsets (nearly) every day? We’re Tucson area real estate experts that want your home to fit your lifestyle and make your family happy. We’ve helped clients who have worked with Customs and Border Patrol, Raytheon, and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base just to name a few of the many employers in Tucson, AZ. Spectacular mountain views, fantastic sunsets, family-oriented communities, and top-notch schools in the state of Arizona are just a few of the reasons so many people call Tucson their home. If you or someone you know is relocating to Vail, Marana, Tucson, Sahuarita, or Cochise County Arizona, please contact The Homefront Team at Tierra Antigua... 08/29/2012

~ Tucson Mountain Sunset ~ I never tire of this view!  Giant Saguaro Cacti, the predominant tree of the Arizona Sonoran Desert, stand sillhouetted against the horizon as the last rays of the setting sun paint the sky with color. There's beauty in every corner of this earth, but this spot is home.   _____________________ I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender NMLS #223495 SUNSTREET MORTGAGE LLC ~ Correspondent Mortgage BankOffices in Mesa, Tucson, Sierra Vista & Nogales This is my photo, but I want to share it with you. Right click on my image, copy and use it with my permission.   08/05/2012

Tucson Wildflower ~ Apricot Mallow The Wildflower season in Tucson has started early.  My afternoon hike began at the King Canyon trailhead, just across the road from the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. I found this beauty, commonly called the Desert Globemallow, in the sandy wash that comprises the lower King Canyon trail.   ~ Tucson Wildflower: Blue Phacelia ~ The coloring of our Tucson Wildflowers belies the ordinarily drab hues of the Arizona Sonoran desert.  This plant was blooming alongside the upper King Canyon Trail.  In a 2 1/2 mile hike, I only saw two Blue Phacelias, also referred to as Scorpionweed. _____________________ I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender NMLS #223495 SUNSTREET MORTGAGE LLC ~ Correspondent Mortgage BankOffices in Mesa, Tucson, ... 02/20/2012

~ Dust Storm Sunset at Saguaro National Park TMD~ They're called Haboobs ~ rolling dust storms that suck the dirt from the face of the earth, throw it high into the atmosphere, and move it miles away before dropping it back down again. We're not talking a dust devil or two.  A haboob can move hundreds of tons of earth, and when it rolls over you, the sky becomes black as night. I took the photo on the right last Friday afternoon at 5:00 pm, the end of the day for Saguaro National Park's Red Hills Visitor Center.  You can see that the wind was whipping the flag as we lowered it. Fifteen minutes later, I took the photo above.  I had no problem pointing my camera straight into the sun. Remember seeing cowboys in the old western movies carrying bandanas?  They're still a western fashion ac... 11/06/2011

~ Tucson's Most Fantastic Ice Cream! ~ Domenic and Isabella Johnson have the coolest ice cream truck I've seen in my life.  What you can't see in this photo is that the top of this truck is coated with solar cells which provide the electricity that keeps the freezer and all of that scrumptious ice cream cold.  Isabella served up the cold stuff at National Geographic's Bio-Blitz, here seen in the parking lot of the Red Hills Visitor Center of Saguaro National Park West. My favorite flavor was Isabella's 'Brazilian Coffee.'  Mmm... Scrumptious! _____________________ I'm Mike in Tucson, your preferred Tucson Arizona Mortgage Lender NMLS #223495 SUNSTREET MORTGAGE LLC ~ Correspondent Mortgage BankOffices in Mesa, Tucson, Sierra Vista & Nogales I don't copyright my photos. It's okay for you... 10/22/2011

~ Welcome to Tucson Mountain Park ~ ~ East Entrance to Tucson Mountain Park ~ ~ Kinney Road Welcome Sign ~ Tucson Mountain Park ~ Vandalism in Pima County's Tucson Mountain Park ~ (The Park abuts Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District) You may never have visited Tucson Mountain Park, but chances are that you've watched a John Wayne Western or two.  It's probably the first time you saw a real (not neon) Saguaro Cactus. That's Old Tucson Studios in the photo on the left.  Old Tucson Studios is located within Tucson Mountain Park, and attracts visitors from around the globe. If they enter the park from Speedway and Gate's Pass Road, that graffiti-covered welcome sign above will be their first impression of this magnificent park.  What a shame! Towering over Old Tucson Studios is... 07/16/2011

~ Forest of Giant Saguaros ~ Sunday evening, and I took a break from NFL football to capture the last rays of the setting sun for my Active Rain blog ~ and for you.  The sunset was beautiful, but this view, looking away from the setting sun, captured my imagination.  These Giant Saguaros are taller than telephone poles, and the camera doesn't do them justice.  You'll get a better idea of their size from the photo on the right.  Standing next to a Giant Saguaro, one feels small and insignificant.  In our "it's all about me" society, this probably is a good thing to experience once in a while.  It's one of the reasons I enjoy hiking in the Sonoran desert, alone with nature and its creatures. If you haven't been to Saguaro National Park (West) it's something to put on your bucket list.  I... 11/28/2010