Photograph by Joe Taylor

October 9, 2021

by Joe Taylor

Lightning strikes the far side of the Grand Canyon at the cusp of darkness.
Photograph by Jason Szafranski

October 8, 2021

by Jason Szafranski

Viewed from the northwest, Humphreys Peak, Arizona’s highest point, wears a cap of snow.
Photograph by Lisa Manifold

October 7, 2021

by Lisa Manifold

An American white pelican and a black-necked stilt take off from a Gilbert riparian preserve.
Photograph by Gordon McDaniel

October 6, 2021

by Gordon McDaniel

Black and White Wednesday: Trees frame a view of the Sedona area’s sandstone buttes.
Photograph by Roberto Heredia

October 5, 2021

by Roberto Heredia

A full rainbow forms amid monsoon clouds near Southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains.
Photograph by Lydia Ramirez

October 4, 2021

by Lydia Ramirez

A hiking trail offers a distant view of Horseshoe Reservoir, a man-made lake on the Verde River.
Photograph by Heather Spencer

October 3, 2021

by Heather Spencer

Lightning strikes during a monsoon storm in Prescott.
Photograph by Jim Rudnicki

October 2, 2021

by Jim Rudnicki

A northern cardinal perches in a paloverde in Marana, near Tucson.