Photo of the Day Archive

Black and White Wednesday: Clouds play games with light and shadow near Box Canyon.

Ocotillos display their vibrant blooms on a rocky Sonoran Desert hillside.

The namesake of Fountain Hills, near Phoenix, shoots water skyward on a spring day.

The Butcher Jones Trail, in the Tonto National Forest, offers a view of Saguaro Lake, a Salt River reservoir.

Intricate patterns form on the layered walls of Secret Canyon, a slot canyon near Page.

Boulders and mesquites bask in morning light in a view of the McDowell Mountains, near Scottsdale.

Sunset illuminates saguaros and other flora along the Linda Vista Trail in Oro Valley.

A hooded oriole and a bee enjoy the offerings of a century plant’s blossom.