Photo: Wind farm

As our airliner climbed out of the Phoenix area, we noticed this facility int he desert with rows and rows of windmills.

It seems like a good place for a lot of windmills, which a appear to be part of the overall solution to our dependence on fossil fuels.

This week on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site we are showing some underwater photos from the Sea of Cortez, including several photos of sea lions swimming underwater with us.

Photo: ASU Solar Panels

This is a view of the Arizona State University Activities Center, taken from an airplane, flying into Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport.  ASU appears to have anticipated that people would be looking down on campus as they are flying into town, as they put the university's logo right on the roof in the middle of lots of solar panels.

I have two degrees from ASU.  It is a huge, diverse university.  It is a very important economic engine for the state.  We do not have many private colleges in Arizona, so the state universities provide educational opportunities for our residents, but also have many programs to foster economic development.  One of those is ASU's heavy investments in solar energy.

We we have photos of the bottom of the Grand Canyon this week on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

Theme Day: Electricity

Navajo Generating Station

Today is theme day and this month it is electricity.

Here is a photo I took of the Navajo Generating Station.

This plant is a major employer and provides electricity for much of Arizona,  but it is very close to the Grand Canyon so some people thinks its emissions cause haze at the Grand Canyon.

I loved getting this photo but then the security guard came and told me that I could not take any more photos as photos were prohibited.  However, it is a great image to photograph so I am glad to share it for theme day. 

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We have travel photos to share of Abu Simbel in Egypt this week on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

Photo: Salt River Project Canal

Here is a photo of one of the canals that are part of the Salt River Project canal system.

The ancient Hohokam Indians developed the base of this irrigation system in the desert and, in modern day, the Salt River Project, built and expanded the canal system.

This is the canal where people walk, job and bike.

Today is Sunday so that means new travel photos. Check out our new photos of the Wonders of Egypt at our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.