First Visit to Phoenix - Sunset Shots #1

 

Our daughter, Allison, and her relatively new husband, DeQuan, carted off to Phoenix to begin the first phase of his chosen career.  The wife and I decided to pay them a visit to get the lay of the land.  We were excited at the opportunity, as they both love the area and were eager to share its wonders with us.

On the very evening of our arrival we drove to the western edge of the metroplex in time to catch their fabled sunsets, and as can be seen from this and the following few posts we were not disappointed.

By the way, did I mention that this was in July?  Yes, in the heat of the summer we flew right into the middle of the searing Sonoran desert where the temp rose to 110+ most days of our 5-day visit.  Folks typically say, "But it's a dry heat!".  Those temperatures, though, dry or no dry, are unmercifully hot and there's nothing you can do to escape them except to remain ensconced in a nice air conditioned space.

For this first foray into the outskirts we were in such a hurry to catch the sunset in time that I left the Bigger Cahoona at their house.  Thus, these sunset pics were all captured with the iPhone, which didn't do a bad job.

Stepping to the left a few paces yielded the composition below: