Wispy clouds punctuate a view of the historic Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park. By Jeff Goulden

August 24, 2025

by Jeff Goulden

Wispy clouds punctuate a view of the historic Painted Desert Inn at Petrified Forest National Park.
The night sky glows above Lomaki Pueblo, part of Wupatki National Monument. By John Fink

August 23, 2025

by John Fink

The night sky glows above Lomaki Pueblo, part of Wupatki National Monument.
Twin saguaros cast their shadows in front of the Kofa Mountains, south of Quartzsite. By Kirk Higgins

August 22, 2025

by Kirk Higgins

Twin saguaros cast their shadows in front of the Kofa Mountains, south of Quartzsite.
A lizard at Tohono Chul, a botanical garden in Tucson, shows off one of the garden's petroglyphs. By Lisa Manifold

August 21, 2025

by Lisa Manifold

A lizard at Tohono Chul, a botanical garden in Tucson, shows off one of the garden's petroglyphs.
Lightning strikes the Santa Catalina Mountains, near Tucson, behind a stately saguaro in Sabino Canyon. By Mark Navarro

August 20, 2025

by Mark Navarro

Lightning strikes the Santa Catalina Mountains, near Tucson, behind a stately saguaro in Sabino Canyon.
Buckhorn cactuses punctuate a mountain view at White Tank Mountains Regional Park, near Phoenix. By Dave Kiesling

August 19, 2025

by Dave Kiesling

Buckhorn cactuses punctuate a mountain view at White Tank Mountains Regional Park, near Phoenix.
Locust Point, on the Grand Canyon's North Rim, offers a sunset view of Steamboat Mountain. By Steve Coleman

August 18, 2025

by Steve Coleman

Locust Point, on the Grand Canyon's North Rim, offers a sunset view of Steamboat Mountain.
A pool of water on the Arizona Trail mirrors ponderosa pines after a round of intense monsoon storms. By Eric Mischke

August 17, 2025

by Eric Mischke

A pool of water on the Arizona Trail mirrors ponderosa pines after a round of intense monsoon storms.