{"id":10855,"date":"2022-02-10T21:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T05:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=10855"},"modified":"2023-02-01T05:50:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:50:18","slug":"six-days-in-the-desert-arizona-scottsdale-prescott-phoenix-wickenburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2022\/02\/10\/six-days-in-the-desert-arizona-scottsdale-prescott-phoenix-wickenburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Days in the Desert &#8211; Arizona &#8211; Scottsdale &#8211; Prescott &#8211; Phoenix &#8211; Wickenburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It would be six days in the Arizona desert. Our flight was from Oakland, CA to Phoenix, AZ. An hour and half drive got us to Wickenburg Ranch. During our stay we visited Scottsdale and Prescott Arizona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10870 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-01.jpg\" alt=\"The setting sun highlights this cactus in Wickenburg, Arizona. \" width=\"939\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-01.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-01-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-01-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cactus in Arizona? Who knew.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10871 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-02.jpg\" alt=\"Late day sunlight on this non cactus plant in Wickenburg, Arizona. \" width=\"939\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-02.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-02-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-02-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not every plant is a cactus. The late day sunlight and the extreme talent of the photographer make this colorful photo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-03.jpg\" alt=\"Herb Mignery's Passing the Legacy which is on the very spot where the Pony Express ended in Scottsdale, Arizona. \" width=\"939\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-03.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-03-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-03-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Herb Mignery&#8217;s Passing the Legacy which is a tribute to the Pony Express in Scottsdale, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-04.jpg\" alt=\"Coldbeers.com in Scottsdale, Arizona\" width=\"939\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-04.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-04-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-04-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Looks like there is beer everywhere at coldbeers.com<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10874 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-05.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus with Christmas bulbs in Scottsdale, Arizona.\" width=\"939\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-05.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-05-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-05-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are in desert, of course you put Christmas bulbs on the cactus.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10875 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-06.jpg\" alt=\"Matt's Saloon on 112 Whiskey Row in Prescott, Arizona.\" width=\"939\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-06.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-06-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-06-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Matt&#8217;s Saloon on Whiskey Row in Prescott, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10876 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-07.jpg\" alt=\"Spicy Bloody Marys at the Palace Restaurant and Saloon in Prescott, Arizona\" width=\"939\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-07.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-07-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-07-768x667.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not one, but two Bloody Marys at the Palace in Prescott, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-08.jpg\" alt=\"Stars over Wickenburg, Arizona with glow of lights from Phoenix, Arizona in the distance. \" width=\"939\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-08.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-08-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-08-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Night sky over Wickenburg, Arizona with the glow of lights 60 miles away in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10878 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-09.jpg\" alt=\"Green surrounded by water on the Wickenburg Ranch Golf course. \" width=\"939\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-09.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-09-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-09-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Island green on the Wickenburg Ranch golf course.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10879 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-10.jpg\" alt=\"Heart shaped cactus in Wickenburg, Arizona. \" width=\"939\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-10.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-10-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-10-768x638.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heart shaped cactus in the warm light of the setting sun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10880 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-11.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines blue jet with luggage compartment open in Phoenix, Arizona. \" width=\"939\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-11.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-11-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-11-768x586.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Taking a break after loading the luggage inside the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 &#8211; 700 which was put into service in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10881 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-12.jpg\" alt=\"Well it certainly could be a overhead photo of Area 51. Or not. \" width=\"939\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-12.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-12-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arizona-12-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sure looks like Area 51 to me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to see more photos and videos from my six day excursion in the desert. Check out the Ultra 8K video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Six Days in the Desert - Arizona - Scottsdale - Prescott - Phoenix - Wickenburg - Ultra 8K\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2yGNDGfJTlo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It would be six days in the Arizona desert. Our flight was from Oakland, CA to Phoenix, AZ. An hour and half drive got us to Wickenburg Ranch. During our stay we visited Scottsdale and Prescott Arizona. Cactus in Arizona? Who knew. Not every plant is a cactus. 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