Photo of the Day Archive

Black-and-White Wednesday: Dead trees rise from the desolation of Red Knolls, an ancient lake bed near Thatcher.

An Argentine giant cactus blooms at Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden.

Young saguaros sprout from the rocky landscape of the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness west of Phoenix.

Mount Lemmon, north of Tucson, shows its autumn colors.

A sidewinder warms up on an Arizona road after dark.

Fall colors peak along the Salt River, which reflects nearby Bulldog Rock.

South Mountain Park in Phoenix features Hidden Valley, a secluded rock formation.

Black-and-White Wednesday: A long-abandoned ruin in Canyon de Chelly is tucked beneath a sheer cliff face.