Photo of the Day Archive

Southwest synchronous fireflies perform a mating display along the Santa Cruz River, in Tumácacori National Historic Park.

The day dawns over Safford Peak, in Tucson.

A monsoon thunderstorm transforms a meadow in Skunk Canyon, near Flagstaff, into a lush landscape of wildflowers, ponderosa pines and storm clouds.

A late monsoon rainbow arcs through the sky over Wupatki National Monument.

Black and White Wednesday: Saguaros rise from a slope in the Mazatzal Mountains as a storm system clears.

A wakeboarder enjoys the late afternoon sun on Lake Pleasant.

Gray clouds blanket the sky over Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, near Sedona.

A misty morning on Mount Lemmon, in the Santa Catalina Mountains, accentuates the rock formations.