South on I-17 near Flagstaff. [2048x1536]
We start up around 7000 feet. [2048x1536]
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There are apparently deer. [2048x1536]
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View from a scenic turnoff. [2048x1536]
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Lots of wildflowers at this turnoff. [2048x1536]
There are some. [2048x1536]
And from here, it's downhill for a while. [2048x1536]
Going down. [2048x1536]
Nice name for a road. [2048x1536]
A rest area 40 or so miles north of Phoenix. [2048x1536]
View from this rest area. [2048x1536]
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Back on the road and there are more cactuses. [2048x1536]
Including seguaros, the classic cactus everyone thinks of when they think of cactus. [2048x1536]
Almost to Phoenix. [2048x1536]
And it's plenty hot.