#phoenixvalley

[nateaz]

The #ValleyOfTheSun is filled with #Saguaros and #Powerlines which proves there is no such thing as the false construct of #pristinewilderness. Such radicalized myths of virgin untouched landscapes stem from the #DoctrineofManifestDestiny, which brought about the #culturalgenocide of #Indigenous #FirstNations. The #PhoenixValley, is the homelands of the #SaltRiverPima and the various bands of #Apache... Long live #NativeAmerica and cheers to their continued survival and strengthening of culture and language. . #saguarosandpowerlines #apachejunction #arizonastateuniversity #arizona🌵 #arizona_landscapes #arizonahighways #arizonalife #igarizona (at Apache Junction, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1WdU5vhkXD/?igshid=18ibh7kczk5gv

[nateaz]

#CactusLove between two #Saguaros. . Update: I’m making the rounds in the #PhoenixValley today exploring opportunities starting in #ApacheJunction and may swing over to fifth avenue in Scottsdale and back over to Mesa and Gilbert. . Also, it looks like the Summer Monsoon is beginning here as of today! 🌵⛈ https://www.instagram.com/p/B0OZdwrlvJ5/?igshid=2f6uaja8ffo7

[nateaz]

#SouthernArizona is the perfect potential #postapocolyptic reality; at least the #landscapes can be portrayed that way. . I’ve permanently moved to the #PhoenixValley & arrived a few days ago & that means EVERYTHING is up in the air starting. I’m couch surfing right now 🏄🌵 — Staying here with the goal of making the #SonoranDesert my homebase. So finding paying gigs, self employment, a place to sleep are my #1 goals! . I want to go network with #OldScottdale, the art scene, and the photograph the Superstitions regularly. In the next year or so I will also build an event/festival. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0JKxCMF42Y/?igshid=c2m1brp5a7s1

[nateaz]

The #PhoenixValley and it’s human population of over four million in the arid #SonoranDesert is the perfect subject to scrutinize the false construct of #PristineWilderness which is is promoted by so many environmental groups. What most supporters of these environmental organizations fail to realize is that this rhetoric is also steeped in the same colonial doctrine of #ManifestDestiny which led to the genocide of #FirstNations peoples. I believe in a certain level of environmentalism because I want clean air and water but we need to challenge the myths@and decolonize this distorted outlook steeped in mythic lies and untruths. . Captured north of #ScottsdaleArizona. (at Scottsdale, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MMDCxFO8S/?igshid=1vzrejadvu4yu

[nateaz]

BIG Announcement: My entire family is uprooting themselves out of Cedar CIty, Utah and relocating to the #PhoenixValley and we are pioneering down that way. Some of the locals in my hometown did a good job of breaking this heart of mine with their relentless defense of a native mascot that I was simply opposed because I decided to stand by my Paiute friends who were requesting the change. This heart wrenching division weakened the bond I’ve always had for my hometown of Cedar City. . I will be running my Area 51 Adventures via Airbnb seasonally, and will continue to follow my intuition while planning the @UtahUFOFest every summer and will most likely be migrating via Motorhome to Southern Utah for the summer tourism seasons, but my winter homebase will be rooted somewhere like #ApacheJunction near the #SuperstitionMountains. I have dozens of friends down in #arizona🌵 and with my family down here; it will be golden! . I’m looking forward to this year’s 4th annual Utah UFO Fest happening next weekend and have stuff planned out for our 5th year anniversary too! I still love my hometown but I’m feeling the bittersweet excitement of big changes coming down the pike. . I captured this image in #MesaArizona while heading to #ApacheJunctionAZ. I’m not a big city junkie, but Phoenix is awesome. I’ve always loved this #desertcivilization! . #arizonacollective #arizonahighways #arizona_landscapes #mesaaz #phoenixarizona🌵☀️ #arizonagram #arizonagirls #arizonaphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/Byf7mCbF5SC/?igshid=1k92yugv0o9px

[nateaz]

Leave a comment on my pic here if you’ve ever been to Arizona and which part and then come join me on my new public page at: Facebook.com/arizonanate and give me a heads up! :) . This is the #StatliteMotel with the famed #DivingLady #NeonSign in #Mesa #Arizona! . #arizonagram #igarizona #phoenixvalley #historicmotels (at Starlite Motel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BttmDbzFT81/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m90oayxfkb6r

[nateaz]

Leave a comment on my pic here if you’ve ever been to Arizona and which part and then come join me on my new public page at: Facebook.com/arizonanate and give me a heads up! :) . This is the #StatliteMotel with the famed #DivingLady #NeonSign in #Mesa #Arizona! . #arizonagram #igarizona #phoenixvalley #historicmotels (at Starlite Motel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BttmDbzFT81/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1skt6meuz2nxc

[nateaz]

I can no longer afford to travel places as a photographer unless there’s either a paying gig or temp work and I want to come to #SouthernArizona for a week to a month? Is there anyone out there who wants to give me ideas on what I can do in the #PhoenixValley that could enable this next adventure? I’m up in Utah at the moment and this photo was taken in #MarsArizona somewhere along #Route60: Arizona’s other #Route66! Check out this post too: @talking_tree! https://www.instagram.com/p/BphDyvZBgSe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sy8rlh3b4vig