Beautiful Arizona

Last week I had the opportunity to go on a "cross-country" flight to Scottsdale, Arizona. We flew east from California, through the mountains and desert, crossed the Colorado River several times and ended up in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The helicopter I flew, with an AH-1W Cobra flying in from behind to land.
The Grand Canyon from above. This is one of the few places that you're able to fly over because of the preservation policies in place.
Me flying over the Grand Canyon. My instructor gave me the choice of flying into Scottsdale or over the Grand Canyon; not a difficult choice!

Here are a few other pictures from Scottsdale. Who knew that the desert could be so beautiful?! Arizona... I'm definitely going back.