Shaped by the Ages
Though the gusting winds bring only more oppressive heat rather than cool relief and the pot-holed and neglected asphalt roads do their best to return to the land, there is something so achingly beautiful and m...
Thirteen Below
Thirteen Below, South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Photograph by Naseem Rakha
My twelfth day at the Grand Canyon as their Artist in Residence. It is 13° below zero. I head out to see...
Bouldering the Monster Wall
Bouldering the Monster Wall, Priest Draw, Flagstaff, Arizona
Photograph by David Finch
A local climber on Disco Polly (V6) at the Monster Wall in Priest Draw.
Perfect limestone and overhung poc...
Arm Balance on Camelback Mountain
Arm Balance on Camelback Mountain, Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area, Arizona
Photograph by MaryAD ART
This is me defying gravity while hiking on Camelback Mountain (2,704 ft / 82...
Monument Valley
Monument Valley, Arizona & Utah, United States
Photograph by Loek Janssen
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Bii? Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau fame...
Lower Antelope Canyon
In June 2010 my travels returned me to Page, Arizona for the second time in as many years. The previous year I had toured at a friend's suggestion the Upper Antelope Canyon. It was very interesting, but was a...
The Lone Horse
Photograph by Gord Parrott
Traveling through the north of Monument Valley on our way to Page, Arizona, we came across a group of wild horses wandering in the opposite direction to which we were traveling...
Our Colorful Earth
Our Colorful Earth, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
Photograph by Nick Zantop
A rainbow of colorful sand and rock stretches out under a sapphire sky as far as the eye ...
To the Banks of the Colorado: Trekking in the Grand Canyon
Note from the National Park Service: “Under no circumstances should you attempt to hike from the rim to the river and back in one day! Do not hike during the hottest part of the day.”
Translation: You...
The Painted Desert
Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
Photograph by Nick Zantop
I took this photograph in the heat of the afternoon - the air was hot and dry, but the scenery was ...