South Mountain

South Mountain was another highlight of my Arizona trip. The drive up the mountain was a bit scary at times (significant dropoffs with no guardrails in some places).








We saw a double rainbow!










Video of the view from one of the stops.




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OdySea Aquarium

These photos are from when we went to the OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona.








The main bathrooms were my favorite part.





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Arizona Renaissance Festival

These photos are from when Timmy and I went to the Arizona Renaissance Festival.


Frozen cheesecake on a stick.




Snorkel The Pig




Adam Crack, Fire Whip Show






Ancient Art of Falconry show









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Ostrich Festival

My second weekend in Arizona, we went to Ostrich Festival in Chandler, Arizona.






One of the highlights was that Radical Reptile Fun was there, and for a small donation you could hold a snake.






Flo Rida performed at the festival. He is probably most known for the song "Low." ♫ Shawty had them Apple Bottom Jeans (jeans) - Boots with the fur (with the fur) - The whole club was lookin' at her - She hit the floor (she hit the floor) - Next thing you know - Shawty got low low low low low low low low ♫




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Hole in the Rock

These photos were taken at Hole in the Rock in Phoenix. It is a very easy hike.



















After Hole in the Rock, we went to Electric Desert at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix; it is a nighttime light and sound show throughout the botanical garden. I didn't get any good photos after sunset.




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Sycamore Falls Fail

After we left Bearizona, we wanted to check out Sycamore Canyon. It was a place my brother mentioned, and Sycamore Falls looked amazing.


The drive through the park was stunning.




Alas, after driving miles through the park, we encountered this mess and couldn't continue. We also tried a different route, and encountered an even worse road that somehow wasn't officially closed.




At least we were able to take in some sights on the drive.




We then decided to try to go to Keyhole Sink, which was a place a local person recommended; she had warned us the night before that the roads for Sycamore Canyon would be too muddy, but I had wanted to give it a shot since I had been anticipating it.

When we saw the "trail" for Keyhole Sink, I wasn't really sure why it was recommended as a better destination. There was no official trail, just pieces of fabric stapled to trees to guide you in the general direction. I was wearing canvas sneakers, and it was around 35 degrees, so, that worked out really poorly (soaked ice cold feet). I eventually gave up and headed back before we reached the destination. Timmy continued on the "trail" in his shorts and hoodie but never found it.




In the end, the weekend was mostly a bust, however, the drive-through portion of Bearizona made it not a complete loss.




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Walk Bearizona

In my previous post I shared photos from the three mile drive through Bearizona's Ponderosa Pine Forest. In this post I am sharing my photos from the walk-through portion of Bearizona.












The restaurant inside of Bearizona.




Bear cub trying to get past the climbing barriers that were on some of the trees.




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