Southwest Deserts
A beautiful agave plant makes a perfect foreground for the golden lit Weavers Needle in the Superstition Mountains.
A pool of water continues to dry up and create a mud playa within Paria Canyon on the Arizona Utah Border.
Rich warm reflected light makes this section of canyon glow like a candle. The contrast of the silty blue water and the warm light was a treat throughout the canyon.
A mirrored reflection of some of the stunning sandstone walls in Paria Canyon. The slight splash of green foliage provides a bit of contrast to the scene.
Various shapes, patterns and colors converge for this scene in Paria Canyon.
A large patch of cracked mud tiles clings to the edge of a canyon wall full of rocks previously tossed into the mud before it dried.
A combination of stunning canyon walls, large mud tiles, mud rocks and various patterns in Paria Canyon.
Dizzying mud patterns and canyon walls within Paria Canyon.
Mirrored reflections of desert varnish and intricate canyon walls disappear into the ripples of the Paria River.
Lightning strikes down over the Salt River Canyon on the White Mountain Apache reservation during a passing monsoon storm.
A dazzling fire in the sky sunset ignites over carpets of globemallow with views of various craters and the San Francisco Peaks in Northern Arizona.
A double rainbow sprouts above carpets of orange globemallow at sunset in Northern Arizona. The heavy amounts of rain from the summer monsoon has turned the normally barren desert landscape into a lush wonderland.
A colorful mosaic of red canyon after a summers worth of consistent monsoon storms brought the canyon to life.
A double rainbow arcs out of the Grand Canyon and into the sky after a steady rain near sunset.
A rather large lightning strike in the Superstition mountains as a strong storm moves across the range.
Reflected light spills into the mouth of this impressive side canyon at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Some intense reflected light contrasting with a fun boulder full of texture near the mouth of a beautiful slot canyon.
Sometimes my imagination runs wild, though when I looked up at this rock, I immediately saw the head of a beast. This was a beautiful albeit spooky canyon, my kind of canyon.
A large boulder sits at the bottom of what feels like a beasts leg protecting its egg. The intricate patterns glow with reflected light.
Various layers of stone converge together to create a stunningly haunting and rugged slot canyon.
This small but incredibly scenic and photogenic side canyon felt microscopic compared to the enormity that is the Grand Canyon.
Rock and roll legends greet the stunning Nankoweep granaries high above the Colorado River.
Shadows creep up the canyon walls in the late afternoon offering various shapes and patterns as the Colorado River snakes below.
A small bowl tucked inside a canyon provides life and shelter for this tree.