I promised myself I would NOT let the Wildflower Season get away from me this year and it was nearing the end of March so I knew I didn't have much time left!  So, I made an entire week of Wildflower viewing!

I have been wanting to drive the Apache Trail for a while now and I thought this would be something that Joe could do! 

Did a quick day trip to Sedona since Donna didn't have to work today!  We decided to try doing part of the Bonyton Canyon Trail.  It was a flat, easy trail, at least as far as we went!  I read that the last 1/2 mile was definitely uphill, but the view it gets you to is amazing!

Since the weather is so stifling hot here right now, Donna and I decided to do a day trip to Mt. Lemmon as the temperatures are about 30-degrees cooler there! 

We went to explore the Salt River today, mainly as a way to try to distract me from the fact that I'm having hip replacement tomorrow!  Yikes!  

The Sonoran Desert Museum is a fusion of zoo, botanical garden, art gllery, natural history museum, and aquarium!  The gardens showcase the Sonoran Desert's ecosystem, home to over 2,000 species of plants and is known as the most lush desert on earth. 

With over 4400 species of flora, the Desert Botanical Garden boasts the largest number of desert plants in a living collection anywhere on Earth!  They also focus on conservation efforts for endangered plants.  More than 400 of the Garden's plants are rare or endangered species.

Donna and I went to Prescott today to check out the changing leaves!  We went up the back way and as we were circling up the hill we saw the memorial to the Granite Mountain Hotshots. 

Decided to head out to Gilbert Riparian Area today as it had been so long since I had taken the time to just play with photos!