an amazing few minutes leading up to & right after sunset Sunday night from the Broadway Trailhead in Apache Junction 🥳☁️🌵☁️🌵☁️🔥

another look from Tuesday night where the Moon had just barely started rising over the Superstition Mountains🌕🌵⛰️

the Full Supermoon rising over a corner of the Superstition Mountains Wednesday night🌕⛰️

another look at the amazing after sunset view Monday night from Apache Junction☁️🌵🌵🌵☁️

a lot of haze Monday night made it a waiting game to see how things were going to turn out from Apache Junction, and turn out they did🔥☁️🌵🌵☁️🔥

always a great view from here looking at the Superstition Mountains but even more so when when the Sun is breaking out of clouds in the other direction like this past Wednesday night🌵🌵⛰️☁️🌵🌵

the Superstition Mountains lit up as the Sun dropped out of some low clouds Wednesday night just before setting🌵⛰️🌵☁️

last seconds before sunset Wednesday night⌛️🌅🌵☁️

sunset from the finally re-hydrated Broadway Trailhead area in Apache Junction Wednesday night☁️🌵🌅🌵☁️

rain quickly moved in front of the sunset Monday night from Apache Junction🌧️🌵🌅🌵

a view from near the entrance to a very muddy Broadway Trailhead Saturday morning☁️🌵⛰️☁️

after heavy rains throughout the night and into the morning Sunday waterfalls popped up all over the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction🌧️⛰️🌵

low clouds drifting in front of of the Superstition Mountains Saturday morning☁️🌵⛰️🌅🌵☁️

another look at the Moonrise from last Sunday🌵⛰️🌕

Moonrise over a peak on the Superstition Mountains Sunday night⛰️🌕🏠

nearly Full Moon rising over the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction Sunday night⛰️🌕🌵

the Sun making its way through low clouds before setting Friday night☁️🌅☁️🌵

another look at Friday night from Apache Junction☁️🌵🌅🌵☁️

some of the most intense Mammatus clouds I’ve ever seen Friday night over the Superstition Mountains at sunset😍🔥☁️⛰️🌵☁️🔥

finally saw more than trace rain fall here by the Superstition Mountains Friday after what seems like years and as an added bonus had a great sunset😎🌅🌵☁️

some low clouds on the horizon for the win Saturday night☁️🌅🌵

a Harris’s Hawk visited Friday near sunset👋🦅🌵

a look back to the Moonrise over the Superstition Mountains last Saturday⛰️🌕🌵

Saturday night Moonrise in Apache Junction🌕⛰️🏠🌵

one of my favorite things nearing sunset isn’t even its direction but in the opposite one when the Suns lights up a thunderhead cloud, haven’t seen it in a couple of years until Saturday night and it did not disappoint🥳🌅↔️🌧️🌵⛰️

the Full Corn Moon rising over the Superstition Mountains Saturday night🌵🌕⛰️

almost Full Moon on the rise Friday night🌕🌵

nice color gradation with the after sunset color Monday night☁️🌵⛰️🌵🌧️

high contrast sunset Monday night from here in Apache Junction🌵🌅⛰️⛈️

one more from early last week at the Broadway Trailhead in Apache Junction☁️🌅🌵↕️

Sun rays shooting up from the clouds for about 2 minutes Tuesday night near sunset here in Apache Junction🌵🌅☁️🌵

a couple moments before sunset Tuesday night from the Broadway Trailhead in Apache Junction⌛️☁️🌅⛰️🌵☁️

another look from Wednesday night☁️🌵🌅

just before sunset Wednesday night☁️🌅⛰️🌵🌵

finally had some decent rain in the area Thursday, actually holding an umbrella in one hand & shooting with other here at a lucky opening in the sky for sunset☔️🥳📸🌵🌧️

not a drop of rain here Wednesday but at least had some virga towards sunset so there’s that🫠🌵🌅🌧️

a little color Tuesday night after sunset from Apache Junction☁️🌵☁️

a wider view from Thursday night showing more of the light rays from the Sun as it dropped out of low clouds🌵⛅️⛰️🌵

lots of well placed low clouds made for a spectacular sunset Thursday night🔥☁️🌵🌵☁️🔥

another look at the Full Moon after it had risen last Friday🏠🌕⛰️

a closer look at that hazy Sunday sunset🌫️⛰️🌅🌵🌫️

birds are often flying through the frame when I’m taking sunset shots but couldn’t have had better luck with their placement than with this group of 4 Sunday night🥳🌵🌵🕊️🌵🕊️🕊️⛰️🌅🕊️

the Full Sturgeon Moon rising over Gold Canyon Friday night🏠🌕⛰️

the Full Sturgeon Moon on the rise Friday night🌕🌵⛰️

almost Full Moon rising Thursday night after the hottest day for August on record came to an end🌕🌵🥵

a stripe of color across the horizon Friday night from here in Apache Junction☁️🌵🌵☁️

mostly clear day Friday so was happy to see some late afternoon clouds show up for sunset☁️⛰️🌵

color over the Goldfield Mountains in Apache Junction Tuesday night after sunset🌵⛰️☁️

colorful after sunset color Tuesday night but still looking for that elusive heavy rain☁️🌵🌵🌵☁️

the sunset descending into some low clouds just before setting Monday night🌵☁️🌅🌵