Beauty of the Arizona Desert - Usery Mountain - Mesa Arizona

March 26, 2016

On Saturday morning before Easter, our family met out on the desert for breakfast. We gathered at Usery Mountain Regional Park, or some call it Usery Pass Park, in far North East Mesa, Arizona. The desert was beautiful at 7:30 in the morning. Cactus was everywhere, blooming in many colors. The Saguaros and Ocotillo were tall and healthy from the rain we received this year. 

I had a great time walking through the cool morning air of the desert. I was looking for all things that caught my eye. 

These are my findings. 

2015-2016 Gilbert Tigers Girls Basketball

The Gilbert Tigers Girls Basketball team's season has come to an end. However making it deep into the State tournament was quite an accomplishment for a young team. The quarterfinal game went down to the wire and could have gone either way. It was a great season to be proud of. 

Complete Galleries of their game can be found at http://www.azdewphoto.com. 

Great year for the Gilbert Tiger Girls Basketball Team! 

Photo Galleries  http://www.azdewphoto.com
Congrats to: 

Hanna Cavinder 0
Haley Cavinder 1
Brandi Cavinder 2
Stacy Hock 3
Tessa Kowalski 12
Lucy Guerrette 21
Ana Velazco 30
Shayla Huskey 40
Mikaela Tampellini 42
Tiff Hurd 44
Coach Kyle Pedersen 

Desert Vista Girls Soccer and Hamilton Boys Soccer - 2015-2016 State Champions

I enjoyed shooting the Girls and Boys Arizona Division I High School Soccer State Finals last weekend. Desert Vista girls took down Hamilton with a 0-0 tie and PK's crowning them champions. 

The boy's game pitted Gilbert against Hamilton. Gilbert held the lead until the final nine minutes when Hamilton scored twice to go ahead and held on for the win. All four team were filled talented players. 

All the pictures can be seen here:

Girls - Desert Vista vs Hamilton - State Championship

and here

Boys - Gilbert vs Hamilton - Division I State Championship

and, here are a few highlights... 

Angela Molesworth - ACCAC Volleyball Player of the Week

Congrats to my daughter Angela Webb Molesworth for getting player of the week for ACCAC for her play at Scottsdale Community College. 

SCC VOLLEYBALL'S ANGELA MOLESWORTH NAMED ACCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK http://t.co/gbpfwqV8jc #gochokes @azdew pic.twitter.com/UAZCIg8YxH

— SCC Athletics (@SCCArtichokes) September 14, 2015

Roadtrip - Rodeo and Historic Route 66

We took a little roadtrip to Snowflake, Holbrook, Winslow, and Flagstaff. 

Phoenix Zoo - Great Place to Photograph Animals

A recent photo-walk around the Phoenix Zoo was very enjoyable. My daughter Niki and I took cameras (to distract us from the fact we were walking several miles). We took pictures of all things interesting. It was great exercise and a great photo op with the local zoo residents. 

Here are a few of them...