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Lockett Meadow by moon light

A nearly full moon rises in the east to illuminate one of Arizona's scenic icons; Lockett Meadow in the San Francisco Peaks.

Alpenglow on Four Peaks

Last light and alpenglow below Four Peaks near Fountain Hills, Arizona. Snow can still be seen on the peaks from a winter storm the day before.

West Fork of Oak Creek Subway Reflectons

Fall leaves slowly float by in the Subway at the West Fork of Oak Creek.

West Fork Morning Rays

Crepuscular rays shine down on the West Fork of Oak Creek near Sedona, Arizona

Red Stripe

A thin pale red stripe from the clouds above adds a subtle beauty to the marsh and reed landscape of Hart Mine Marsh on the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.

Spur Cross Stunner

A stunning sunset over the Spur Cross Preserve near Cave Creek, Arizona.

Bulldog Rock on the Salt River

This iconic scenic is the same place people put in to go inner-tubing down the Salt River to escape the extreme heat of the Arizona Summer.

Sneezeweed Sunset

This sunset is not what it seems to be with the color in the sky coming from the south. Obviously, the sun sets in the west, not the south. But during the monsoon, with tons of cloud cover, brilliantly illuminated clouds to the south suffice as the sunset. #withsneezeweed

Yellow on Black

Yellow coneflowers line the banks as day breaks on the ridge above.

Forest Fog

It was an amazing experience watching the fog rise up out of the forest at the end of the day. The landscape was super-saturated from heavy rains. As night started to settle in, the fog started to appear. The fog grew more intense the darker it got. It moved in and around the trees giving it a ghost-like quality. Thin sheets of fog flowed out of the forest like lazy water into low spots on the flat open ground. During this experience, I was struck by how peaceful and serene this had been. There was no foreboding and dread like in a horror movie. It was a quiet and calming end to an action packed day. Darkness had the last laugh. Or was it only the absence of light?

Big Bends

Horse Creek makes a ridiculous number of bends on its course to the ocean. I saw this place on Google Earth and could not believe it, so, I had to see it. Sure enough, there were lots of amazing twists, turns and bends of every imaginable type winding through open meadows lined with quintessential, ponderosa pine forest. This was the day after a huge downpour of monsoon-season rain in the area caused the creek to double in size overnight. It would take another 24-hours for it to return to normal. It was a very fast-flowing creek and it made me wonder what its personality was like in a drier time.

Not a Bridge to Nowhere

Water and rocks, trees and grass, sky and clouds, all working in perfect harmony along Horse Creek.

Coneflowers and the Black River

The Black River flows by cut leaved coneflowers on a stormy morning in July.

Mountain Dew

Dew covered grass adorns this forested knoll in the White Mountains.

Marble Canyon Slab

Marble Canyon Wilderness, northern Arizona.

Chocolate Reflections

Monsoon clouds are reflected in the chocolate-colored waters of the Little Colorado River near Grand Falls.

Royalty in Kofa Queen Canyon

Clouds over the rocks in Kofa Queen Canyon. The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is home to up to 800 desert bighorn sheep.

Moon over Marble

A full moon rises over Marble Canyon in northern Arizona.

Morning Glow

Morning light on the San Francisco Peaks in northern Arizona.