Photos: Tucson's breathtaking sunsets
Photos of amazing sunsets seen in Tucson, Ariz.
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Children play on the slide at Himmel Park in Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 20, 2012.
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A thunderhead is seen at sunset over Tucson, Ariz., in October.
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Himmel Park's row of palm trees standing tall in the Tucson sunset, Feb. 4, 2012.
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Dark pink and purple clouds roll over University Boulevard in Tucson, Ariz., July 11, 2014.
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Northwest Blue Devil players run the bases Oct. 27, 2003 during baseball practice.
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Tucson's sky fades from gray to orange on Sept. 11, 2012.
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Heavy, purple clouds hang over Terra Alta Boulevard in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2012.
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Heavy, purple clouds hang over Terra Alta Boulevard in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2012.
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Heavy, purple clouds hang over Terra Alta Boulevard in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2012.
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Dusk rolls into Tucson, Ariz., April 4, 2012.
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Pink clouds circle over Himmel Park Feb. 4, 2012 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Virginia Bergfalk dances as the sun sets at a summer solstice celebration at the Solar Observatory at Rillito River Park on June 21, 2006.
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After a July downpour that dropped 1.5 inches of rain in various spot of Tucson, the sun sets with a dramatic glow framed by Saguaro and Mesquite trees as shown from Corona de Tucson looking west on July 8, 2004.
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The brooding clouds of the days monsoon storm clouds make for a colorful sunset Aug. 4, 2002.
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Quigley is knocked out by the beautiful Tucson sunsets that are all so common on Oct. 22, 1998.
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Cotton candy clouds sit over Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2012.
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Tucson's sky fades from gray to orange on Sept. 11, 2012.
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Tucson's sky looks as if it's on fire on June 19, 2014. This photo uses the "X-Pro II" Instagram filter.
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The sun sets behind Picacho Peak, just north of Tucson, May 24, 1999.
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Brendan Nostrant pauses along the Brown Mountain Trail at sunset on March 23, 1999. The trail, located in Tucson Mountain Park, near the desert museum, is a short and relatively easy and rewards one with sweeping views and magnificent Saguaros.
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A large cloud follows the sunset in the Tucson Mountains as seen from the Westward Look Resort on Ina near First on July 29, 2007.
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Under a colored sunset on Dec. 23, 2004, UA basketball freshman Mohamed Tangara likes the desert of Tucson, saying it's dryness feels like home in Mali, Africa.
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Loop of connected trails at Saguaro National Park East, made up Shantz, Pink Hill, Loma Verde, Cholla and Cactus Forest trails, Dec. 8, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz.
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A vivid sunset graces the Western skies dwarfing this lone Saguaro on a hill in the foothills, Aug. 4, 2004 in Tucson, Ariz.
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A vivid sunset graces the Western skies dwarfing this lone Saguaro on a hill in the foothills, Aug. 4, 2004 in Tucson, Ariz.
Tucson sunset
A vivid sunset graces the Western skies dwarfing this lone Saguaro on a hill in the foothills, Aug. 4, 2004 in Tucson, Ariz.
22nd st bridge wildart
SLug::22nd st bridge wildart:: Two Palo Verde high school students play catch with a frisbee on a bridge near Kolb and 22nd st. at sunset,Friday September 28th 2001 in Tucson,AZ. 9/28/01 Photo by James S. Wood Assn#93140
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SLug::22nd st bridge wildart:: A Palo Verde High School student walks on top of the sun as he crosses over 22nd st., on a bridge near Kolb and 22nd St.,Friday September 28th 2001 in Tucson,AZ. 9/28/01 Photo by James S. Wood. Assign.#93140. OCTOBER 11, 2001 B1 Photo by James S. Wood / Staff: The sun sets beneath a Palo Verde High School student crossing East 22nd Street near South Kolb Road. Wednesday’s mild weather offered a sampling of what lies ahead this weekend, with high temperatures expected in the mid-80s and lows in the low to mid-50s.
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A pigeon flies in for a landing on the dome of the old Pima County Courthouse as a storm cloud glows red from the sunset in downtown Tucson, Ariz. June 21, 2004.
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The sun sets over downtown on the longest day of the year as seen from the La Placita parking garage in Tucson, Ariz., June 20, 2005.
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Sunset on the northwest near Cortaro and Old Father Oct. 8, 2001.
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An old military airplane rests in the airplane graveyard at sunset in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 1, 2005.
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Old military airplanes rest in the airplane graveyard at sunset in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 1, 2005.
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Tails of old military airplanes jut out from the horizon at sunset in the airplane graveyard in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 1, 2005.
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The top of a Saguaro cactus is framed by colored clouds at sunset in Sabino Canyon in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 25, 2007.
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Rays of sun burst out from behind a cloud over Himmel Park in Tucson, Ariz., July 18, 2014.
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Dark pink clouds sit above Himmel Park in Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2012.
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Himmel Park's row of palm trees standing tall in the Tucson sunset, Feb. 4, 2012.
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Himmel Park's row of palm trees standing tall in the Tucson sunset, Feb. 4, 2012.
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Himmel Park's row of palm trees standing tall in the Tucson sunset, Feb. 4, 2012.
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Children play on the slide at Himmel Park in Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 20, 2012.
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Silhouetted palm trees stand out in Tucson's sunset, April 4, 2012.
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Purple and orange clouds fill the sky after a monsoon storm, Aug. 20, 2012, Tucson, Ariz.
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Purple and orange clouds fill the sky after a monsoon storm, Aug. 20, 2012, Tucson, Ariz.
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Orange clouds take over the sky in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2012.
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Streaks of orange race across Tucson's sky on Oct. 18, 2012.