Autumn Color in Arizona

It was a beautiful day today so we wanted to go enjoy the great outdoors. We decided to take a drive up the mountain and ended up having a picnic at Noon Creek. It was so pretty. The oak leaves were changing colors and there was a lot more water in the creek than there usually is this time of year. I live in the desert, surrounded by cactus and shrubs. It's not much to look at. Thankfully, I can drive about 15 miles and escape to this:

<--I just love this picture. It turned out so pretty.

<--The only tree we saw with red leaves.