This shot from February 2011 shows snow on Four Peaks. While snow in the desert is rare, this sight on Four Peaks is usually at least a once-a-year occurrence.
This spot in the Marble Canyon Wilderness gets very little love from other photographers, as far as I know. Most head north to the wildly more popular Wave and Coyote Buttes area. This shot taken in July 2011, was an absolutely, mind-blowingly, beautiful location. I didn't see another soul the two days I spent here.
Knoll Lake is part of a string of canyon-style lakes above the Mogollon Rim. Forest Service Road 300 runs for nearly 30 miles along this scenic area. Ponderosa Pine dominate the forest around this man-made lake popular with trout fishermen.