Terri Webster Schrandt moved to the land of sunshine in the summer months and is enjoying some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. She’s featuring the summer solstice on #Sunday Stills.
Prescott Walk #12C: Blooming Hills Drive
I take Puppy Girl out for a sunset walks to avoid the 100+ degree temps during the heat of the day and to take photos. On this occasion I was looking for trees, but came back with sunsets.
We live in one of the higher elevations in Prescott. Prescott is the other mile-high city – Denver is the larger one.
These pictures were taken at the top of Blooming Hills Drive near a roundabout that takes the road 90 degrees in a different direction. The arrow is just about where I was standing when I took the pictures. If you could see past the house in the third picture you would see a lovely man-made creek cascading down to the Prescott Lakes Golf Course, which you see on the map.
Puppy and I actually take many walks. This next set was taken on June 2nd going down the hill. The walk down to the bottom of Blooming Hills is relatively easy if you have good knees. The walk back is steep. Even though Blooming Hills Drive ends at the bottom of a hill, the elevation is still probably higher than many parts of Prescott. These next shots were taken on the far right side of the map.
Looking north from Blooming Hills Drive. 
The mountains in the distance are in Flagstaff. 
These are the famous Granite Dells. 
Granite Dells 
Looking south towards Highway 69 
Looking south from the corner of Blooming Hills Drive and Prescott Lakes Parkway
The humidity here in the high desert is expectedly low – about 10 – 15%, yet the clouds roll in and tempt us into thinking there will be a monsoon. The clouds you see in all the above pictures are liars.
Yesterday right after lunch, we experienced a mini-monsoon where Touchmark is. We had already left the car show, but we got some big wet drops that came down fairly hard for a few seconds as we drove on Highway 69 at the bottom of the Touchmark hill.
Coming Up
- Story Chat Recap on Tuesday so you still have one more day to comment on Debbie Harris’ well-loved, other worldly short story.
- WQWWC on Wednesday two more days to share the “Heat!“
- New Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) hosted by Cee Neuner on Friday. There’s still plenty of time to get in on PPAC #1. Thanks for playing along with this new endeavor. Your displays of public art have been amazing.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
42 responses to “#Sunday Stills: Summer Sunsets”
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These are lovely. What a lovely place to walk – in those temps you’d need to wait for sunset.
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Yes, and today we had a mini monsoon. So every day is different here. I don’t have a clue what to expect next except by looking at the weather station, but this is our first summer in Prescott, so we are on vacation at home. 🙂
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Beautiful views – what a great place to go walking.
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I know, it’s amazing and right down my street. I never get tired of it.
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Beautiful
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Me or the sunsets? Thanks, Yvette! xxx
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both – hahah
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Beautiful Marsha 😀
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Thanks, Cee. 🙂
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You live in a lovely area although my knees wouldn’t be too fond of your hills! Beautiful sunrises over those same hills however 🙂
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My knees have been complaining about pickleball! 🙂
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Your Prescott walk posts always make me want to visit there. The top of Blooming Hills Drive looks gorgeous!
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You are always welcome, Donna. We have a guest room and our guests love it. So come on out. We also just got into a condo in Scottsdale and are turning it into an air b & b. Vince is stocking it today. It will be perfect for winter.
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Hahaha, the clouds are liars, what a crack-up, Marsha! Good idea to walk at sunset, which I figure is well into the evening. What beautiful views you captured! I forgot that Prescott is mile-high! I was just commented to Hans as I was reading your post that I can’t wait to come to visit you and Vince (this winter). We can stay at my brother’s in Fountain Hills and visit Hans’ daughter in Tempe, you, Ingrid and Al, and a whole bunch of other folks who now live in AZ! Glad you found another paradise, we have too!
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And our house! You’ve got to come here, too. And now we have an Air B&B in Scottsdale. Vince went to stock it today. It’s so cute. 🙂
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You guys and your real estate ventures! Good for you!
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I know. It’s what we do. Rather than letting the retirement nest egg dwindle down to nothing. I’ve been retired almost 9 years and we still have the same or more in my IRA account. So Vince has done well for us.
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Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing!
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such wonderful photos; they look like they could serve as the backdrop for a movie or a poster. Does that low humidity make your skin dry?
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Um, yes. I look like a pruney piece of leather! 🙂
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I guess people living out there have to budget for extra skin lotion 🙂
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Funny, Jim. That’s not what break the budget. It’s the cats! 🙂
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I know that feeling; we just had some really expensive surgery for our dog…
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Yikes!
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I really enjoyed learning more about where you live and the weather and other conditions. Thank you so much for sharing. Denyse #sundaystills
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Thanks, Denyse. I’m going to be dropping by and posting our new Photo Challenge post on your link party today. Does that work for you?
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Such soothing colours, Marsha. The magic of sunset 🙂 🙂 Have a great week!
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You too, my friend. Thanks, Jo. 🙂
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Gorgeous pics
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Thanks, Miriam. 🙂
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Gorgeous sunset views, Marsha 💚
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Lovely pictures Marsha
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I always enjoy these challenges for the simple fact I get to see many different places around the world as I’m not likely to get to many of them any time soon. Many thanks for sharing your puppy walks and the stunning views.
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You have a wonderful view, Marsha.
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Thanks, Roberta. We are so blessed believe me. We left the view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in our back yard, and thought it couldn’t get any better, and found another paradise. 🙂
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Great clicks Marsha.
Love the ‘Touchmark’ and those curvy roads.
One can imagine the hight of the mountain.
Thank you for this lovely challenge.
Photographers are never tired of Sunrise or Sunset
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I know. I don’t do as well with sunrises for some reason. It might have to do with having to get up. 🙂
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Beautiful shots.
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Thanks, Anita. You are so kind. I’m pretty pleased with my new camera.
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Still trying to figure mine out.
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Good luck, my friend. 🙂
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