Vaun's photography wrote:
It's that time again! It's been fun doing the last challenge.
Some interesting shots from our drive home from Texas last week.
The biggest side trip was to the Natural Bridge Caverns just north of San Antonio. This is the third caverns that my wife and I have explored. The other two were the Meramec Caverns in Stanton, Missouri, in July 2016, and Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico in October 2023.
This latest cavern was interesting as it was a long and humid climb, 180 feet down and of course, 180 feet back up, on wet and slippery switch-back walkways.
Historical Marker at the entrance to the caverns near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 18-135mm
This is the natural bridge, over the entrance to the caverns, near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
The caverns were quite spectacular, near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Another spectacular view of the caverns, near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 10-18mm
More views of the caverns, near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 10-18mm
This is what they called the Emerald Lake, which was at the bottom of the caverns, near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 10-18mm
Afterwards, as we were walking back to our car we found this butterfly garden, and while this might look like a Monarch Butterfly, it's actually what's called a Red Admiral Butterfly, near San Antonio, Texas - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 18-135mm
On our last day, we stopped to get some shots of the iconic Saguaro Cactus that you see in the Sanoran Desert, near Maricopa, Arizona - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 18-135mm
Another fine example of Saguaro Cactus, near Maricopa, Arizona - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 18-135mm
And just for fun, and perhaps for some future 'challenge', a steel fence-post and some barbed wire, near Maricopa, Arizona - April 2024 - Sony a6500, 18-135mm