January 1, 2013
Mt Lemmon is located on top of one of southern Arizona’s famous “Sky Islands” and here I was able to capture some amazing snowscapes on New Year’s Day. The snow kept falling from the Ponderosa Pines in this area which created interesting images, especially in black & white or monochromatic. Fresh, clean, invigorating air and crisp snow on picnic tables…SO refreshing for us desert dwellers! For those not familiar with Mt Lemmon, it is an extremely popular recreation area near the top of the Catalina mountain range bordering the north edge of Tucson. The elevation is significant enough to host a ski slope (9200′ feet) and provides months of quick cool-off getaways for the locals. On this particular day we took two truckloads of snow back down to the valley where we hosted a snowball fight for neighborhood residents of ALL ages…what fun! Only here can we enjoy a day playing in the snow and still wear shorts back down in the valley 🙂
All of these images are available for purchase in two formats: Prints or Notecards.
Truly awesome!