Because the weather is so extreme during the day (the thermostat in the car told us it was 123 degrees at one point this afternoon), many of the activities around town are extended into the evening hours during the summer. The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is a perfect example with its Summer Saturday Nights. While some of the exhibits are closed in the evening for the animals to rest, they offer a discounted admission after 6pm on Saturdays. We didn’t spend a lot of time outside because of the heat, but we were able to catch the sunset over the cactus and take a brief stroll through some of the nature exhibits. However, we weren’t there for the regular exhibits; we had driven to the museum to see a show on lightning photography. Dr. Ralph Wetmore has been taking lightning photography for almost 40 years now, and he was there to direct us through a slideshow of some of his favorite shots. It was very interesting and educational in addition to being breathtaking. Southern Arizona has some of the most colorful and extravagant storms in the nation during its monsoon season. I’m not sure the beauty of the evening storms makes up for the heat of the day, but a mid-summer Arizona storm is definitely something to experience.
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