Photo of the Day Archive

Cloud patterns mirror the layered sandstone of “The Wave” at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

A fence guards an old pasture at the base of Bear Mountain, near Sedona.

A sidewinder emerges from its desert den at nightfall in the Mesa area.

The “toadstool” at Stud Horse Point punctuates a sunrise view of the Lake Powell area.

Mexican goldpoppies and other wildflowers bloom along State Route 87 near Saguaro Lake.

Black-and-White Wednesday: The strangely textured “brain rock” of White Pocket, on the Paria Plateau, forms intricate patterns.

The colors of sunset silhouette mesquite branches at the Apache Wash Trailhead in Phoenix.

Mexican goldpoppies and lupines cover a hillside above Bartlett Lake, northeast of Phoenix.