Just posted a few photos from last weekend’s trip to Tuscon for the Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show, a city-wide collection of gem, mineral, and fossil collectors and wholesalers from around the world.

Most of the shots are from a hike through Saguaro National Park, and a tour through the practically abandoned Biosphere 2.  Many curious stories behind that expensive experiment!  (I didn’t say failed experiment!  You can’t make me say failed experiment!)

The desert around Tuscon is a pretty lush ecosystem, with jumbles of desert flora everywhere - my photos attempt to make some visual sense of the landscape.  The colors, even in this season in-between hot and wet.

Enjoy.