Here's two incredible sunrise photos taken on our way up to Corona
Loma peak. It was August when these were taken, so it was hot even
at this hour (about 6:00am). It was worth it, though, as the scenery
was incredible.
Here's another shot taken on the way up to Corona Loma. This
time, the rising sun was behind us. The 2nd photo above is from a
different hike. This time we planned on hiking to the top of the
tallest peak in the southeast corner of the park. The mountain we
eventually summited didn't have an official name so we named it McCaffrey
Peak (a.k.a. Juan's Grande). So here's a shot on Brenda by
the "hole in the rock" while on our way to Juan's Grande.
"I'm the King of the World!!!" We made it to the summit...and
if you look really close on that 2nd telephoto shot taken from the summit,
you can see our house below (of course, you have to know where to look!).
The third shot shows John standing by a huge saguaro cactus near the summit
of McCaffrey Peak.