There are so many beautiful places to see and to visit just minutes or 2-3 hours from Mesa, Arizona! My husband and I love to hunt down places of interest that we’ve not yet seen. I’m an avid photography buff, so I take my cameras, and shoot photos of the areas we visit.
Located just about four hours north and east of Mesa, Arizona, the Painted Desert can be reached from the I-40 east of Holbrook, Arizona. As you enter the Park from the North end, you will be treated to panoramic views of amazing colors and shapes. Seriously, the scenery is literally a huge canvas of multiple colors, shadows, and light.
View from the top
I’ve begun to actually print and frame some of my favorite photographs.
That’s it for now, but there will be more to come. Just some additional reasons to live in our beautiful state of Arizona!!!
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Listed by Teri Ellis at Homes Arizona Real Estate. Take the opportunity of viewing the entire photo tour, and the additional photos and floorplan. This home has tenants until the end of September. Call Teri Ellis. 480.216-3334 to show or for any questions.
The Phoenix, ArizonaDesert Botanical Gardens is a great place to spend time with friends or family especially during our fabulous spring weather and when the Butterfly Exhibit is in full swing! (March 6-May 9, 2010)
The Gardens are located at the southeast corner of Phoenix, adjacent to Scottsdale and Tempe. I checked out the information on their website and loaded up my camera, took some water, wore a hat and off we went. I like these little day trips with my husband. Since I am so fond of taking pictures, I love to go where I’m sure to find awesome subject material.
The Desert Botanical Garden has activities scattered throughout the year, but during March, April and May, the wildflower exhibit and the Butterfly exhibit are especially popular. The last day is May 9…..checking the website will provide information on admission prices, hours, etc.
The exhibit hosts hundreds of colorful butterflies fluttering around us as we walked, talked and took
pictures. The lush gardens are filled with colorful flowers, water and is enclosed in a screened in area. The Marshall Butterfly Pavilion is a place we can watch butterflies sip nectar from flowers, perch in sunny locations, and land on our shoulders, heads, arms, etc. We were asked to be sure to watch where we walked so we didn’t inadvertently step on one.
There are several trails throughout the Garden area with signs describing the plant names, what they were used for, explaining that the fruit was edible, etc.
Included in the Garden are: “plants and people of the Sonoran desert trail”, “Sonoran Desert
Nature Trail”, “Desert Discovery Trail”, “Herb Garden“, “Desert Wildflower Trail”, and much, much more.
Desert Bontanical Gardens in Phoenix, Az
This little guy (the round-tailed ground squirrel) came right up to my husband – unafraid - and I got his photograph. I think he was smiling for his picture! There are hummingbirds, (we saw a green one), and many other critters in the garden. We also spotted a couple of desert spiny lizards crawling along as well.
As desert dwellers, we interact with our surroundings. Visiting the Garden and traveling along its trails
exploring the many uses of desert plants for food, construction, tools, basket-making and more. The art of pounding mesquite beans to make flour was awesome. It really does look like flour.
The wildflowers were really blooming attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.
Crismon Creek is a smaller community of families located just east of the 202 and south of the 60 on the eastern edge of Mesa, Arizona!. Prime location only nine miles from Gold Canyon and hiking trails galore, 20 minutes from Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake for boating, skiing and fishing; one mile from a new hospital – Mountain Vista Medical Center; five miles east of Superstition Springs Mall; adjacent to the Mesa Swap Meet and the new Superstition Gateway Center at Signal Butte and Baseline.
Crismon Creek is a community of approximately 350 homes including three parks, retention basins
Crismon Creek Entrance from Baseline
where the local football and soccer dads work with their 5-7 year old children, hosts Easter Egg hunts, Best Christmas Decorations, and much more. It’s definitely a great place to purchase a home.
This is not a lake community, but the retention basins fill up with water when the monsoons come or
Crismon Creek, Mesa, Arizona
when we get a good rain like we did in this photo.
If you would like more information on Crismon Creek in East Mesa, Arizona, feel free to contact me at Teri@TeriEllis.com or, if you would like to view other listings in our Phoenix Valley, just stop by Homes Arizona Real Estate for a review of all active listings including new homes and new construction. Meanwhile, you may view all of the active listings in Crismon Creekhere.
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