Photo of the Day Archive

Black-and-White Wednesday: West of Phoenix, rays of sunlight illuminate a group of teddy bear chollas.

Patterns, waves and textures form in the sandstone of Coyote Buttes North in the Vermilion Cliffs.

Sabino Canyon’s Powerline Trail offers views of the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson.

A snowy egret, one of the waterfowl found in Arizona’s riparian areas, makes a run for it.

A hedgehog cactus displays its vibrant blooms in the Arizona desert.

Sunrise bathes the Grand Canyon in golden light, as viewed from Cape Royal on the North Rim.

A hawk perches on a cactus in bloom in Cave Creek, north of the Phoenix area.

Black-and-White Wednesday: A rocky alcove shelters the ruins at Tonto National Monument, near Theodore Roosevelt Lake.