Photo of the Day Archive

The sun breaks through clouds to illuminate the rock spires of the Superstition Wilderness.

Black-and-White Wednesday: The Gillespie Dam Bridge spans the Gila River southwest of the Phoenix area. Chris Campbell

A northern cardinal catches the last light of the day from a leafless tree branch.

Snow covers the iconic Four Peaks, northeast of Phoenix, at sunset.

A gnarled tree punctuates a view of the sandstone of Monument Valley.

Clouds explode into a rainbow of colors at sunset behind the Sedona area’s Thunder Mountain.

Mexican goldpoppies show their spring blooms at Picacho Peak State Park.

An evening glow enshrouds a desert wonderland in the Kofa Mountains of Western Arizona.