Archive All Issues January 2011

UNDER THE WEATHER

The sun shines a lot in Arizona — about 90 percent of the year, compared to 30 percent in Juneau, Alaska. Although most Arizonans will tell you they love the sun, there’s a universal vibe of excitement and relief when the clouds roll in. Because it happens so rarely, we sent a photographer into the outdoors during a recent wave of inclement weather. We thought it would come in handy the next time you’re sick of the sun.

Featured in the January 2011 Issue of Arizona Highways

BY: Larry Lindahl (A Portfolio)

Snow covers the landscape and fog shrouds soaring rock formations as water flows through Bear Wallow Creek in the Coconino National Forest.

Icicles hang from ponderosa pine boughs in the upper reaches of Boynton Canyon.

Mist, caused by storm-fed runoff, obscures Oak Creek as it rushes over boulders along its course through Boynton Canyon.

Capitol Butte seems to play a game of hide-and-seek with passing clouds after a snowstorm in Coconino National Forest.

An ephemeral stream turns into a lovely waterfall as it flows over slickrock during a late-season winter storm.

Crimson cliff ledges offer a display of icicles and snow during winter in Boynton Canyon.

Threatening clouds hover above Schnebly Hill and the brilliant red rocks of Mitten Ridge near Sedona.