Photo of the Day Archive

Some of the birds at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix proved romantic, creating heart-shaped homes in a cactus.

Twin rock formations known as “Elephant Feet” sit on a blanket of snow near Tonalea, Arizona.

Sunlit pine trees rise from the dramatic cliffs of Oak Creek Canyon, near Sedona.

Black and White Wednesday: A winter sunset creates long shadows on formations in the Grand Canyon.

Long shadows fall on Montezuma Castle, an ancient cliff dwelling in Central Arizona.

Teddy bear chollas watch over the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale just before sunrise.

The sandstone of Red Rock Country makes an appearance along one of the area’s many hiking trails.

A trail leads through a windswept meadow on a cinder cone volcano below the San Francisco Peaks.