A setting sun is filtered through the clouds with Piestewa Peak in the background. Located in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, Piestewa Peak is one of the most heavily hiked trails in North America with over 10,000 hikers a month. Natures stairclimber can also be gridlock for those that seek its summit.
A neighbor photographs the dust storm as it crests the peak in this 3-frame panorama captured on August 21, 2016
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, March 2016.