Photo of the Day Archive

Black and White Wednesday: An imposing cloud looms over Tom's Thumb and the big boulders of the McDowell Mountains.

A fisherman enjoys the sunrise under Mount McDowell at Granite Reef Recreation area, along the Salt River.

A Steller's jay rests in an oak tree on a fall day near Sedona.

The Oak Tree Canyon trailhead, on the historic Empire Ranch in Sonoita, provides access to the oak woodlands of the Santa Rita Mountains.

Sepia Saturday: The setting sun casts long pine shadows across Highway 273 near Greer.

Elk gather at Mormon Lake — a large, shallow, intermittent lake in Coconino National Forest.

Navajo sandstone cliffs at Horseshoe Bend, near Page, descend 1,000 feet to meet the Colorado River below.

Autumn brings an explosion of color on the Kaibab Plateau.