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The clouds broke up a little to let the sunlight shine on Scott Lake and on the fir trees

I started up the steep trail at 5:15 am to catch the sunrise at the lake and the Continental Divide

I must have stayed in creek photographing and admiring the beauty for about 10 minutes before leaving and climbing up the creeks bank

From atop South Mountain Park and Preserve overlooking the city of Phoenix

LISTENING TO THE SILENCE OF WINTER Size:13x19 METAL PRINT (687-3561)After receiving 2 3 inches of snow overnight, I set out to photograph this recent snowfall along Eakin Creek West on this 2nd day of the New Year. The temperature was in the mid 20's with little to no wind and overcast conditions. Over the years, I have come to notice that the creek usually doesn't completely freeze over and that the creeks edges can form some pretty cool ice patterns, which makes for some good photography. As I was moving along the