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Fall on the Salt River
A popular summer time activity is tubing down the Salt River. Bulldog Rock is the starting point for many people seeking relief from the intense summer heat of the Sonoran Desert. The water is pretty cold coming out of from under the nearby Saguaro Lake dam. It's a curious experience... you freeze on the backside and fry on the topside.

Verde Valley Light
A summer storm adds drama to a pastoral scene along the Verde River below Horseshoe Lake.

New River Mountain Sunset
The sun sets over the grasslands of the New River Mountains.

Snow on the Mazatzal Mountains
A winter storm dropped snow on the Mazatzal Mountains near Bartlett and Horseshoe Lakes.

Desert Mountains
The desert mountains seem to go on forever and ever as seen from near Four Peaks. This late day shot was opposite the rising full moon.

Wupatki Grassland
A simple and sublime grassland landscape in the Wupatki National Monument, northern Arizona.

Orange Glow on Bulldog Rock
The sun's last rays add an orange glow to Bulldog Rock along the Salt River.

Arrastra First Morning Light
The Arrastra Mountain Wilderness

Bartlett Lake Morning Haze
The Mazatzal Mountains are backlit in the morning sun behind Bartlett Lake.

Fall on Cave Creek
Even though it was a week from Christmas, the cottonwoods along Cave Creek were still clinging to their green summer foliage. Fall in Arizona is a long and protracted happening sometimes going into January. With the warmest November in history, it's no wonder the trees are still holding their leaves.

A-Cross Road Brittlebush Vista
Brittlebush bloom high above Roosevelt Lake seen in the distance.

Black Swan
Night settles in over dark and foreboding mountains in the Sonoran Desert.

Montezuma Castle Fall Pano
Trees along Beaver Creek show off their fall color with Monetzuma Castle perched above in the cliffs.