Saguaros and ocotillos thrive along the Tucson area’s Catalina Highway at sunset.

July 12, 2021

by Resul Kurtbedin

Saguaros and ocotillos thrive along the Tucson area’s Catalina Highway at sunset.
Photo by Teresa Bennett

July 11, 2021

by Teresa Bennett

Waves of sandstone absorb rays of light in Antelope Canyon, near Page.
A verdin makes navigating cactus spines look easy at Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden.

July 10, 2021

by Lisa Manifold

A verdin makes navigating cactus spines look easy at Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden.
Vegetation thrives on the banks of the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, near Tucson.

July 9, 2021

by Jack Schulz

Vegetation thrives on the banks of the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, near Tucson.
The San Francisco Peaks define a sunset view from Kachina Wetlands, south of Flagstaff.

July 8, 2021

by Megan Grilley

The San Francisco Peaks define a sunset view from Kachina Wetlands, south of Flagstaff.
Black and White Wednesday: Hundreds of hoodoos guard the hillsides of Chiricahua National Monument.

July 7, 2021

by Jerry Dean

Black and White Wednesday: Hundreds of hoodoos guard the hillsides of Chiricahua National Monument.
The sun rises over the buttes of Red Rock Country, as viewed from Cathedral Rock.

July 6, 2021

by Theresa Rose Ditson

The sun rises over the buttes of Red Rock Country, as viewed from Cathedral Rock.
Saguaros on Tumamoc Hill punctuate a view of the 2020 Bighorn Fire.

July 5, 2021

by Julius S Schlosburg

Saguaros on Tumamoc Hill punctuate a view of the 2020 Bighorn Fire.