Succulent Snowfall
Earlier this year, photographer Romi Boon opened the blinds of her RV at daybreak to discover a very rare and surprising sight: a winter wonderland in the desert.
Flower Power: Where to See Arizona’s Best Blooms
Whether you’re hiking, taking photographs or just heading out for an afternoon drive, the following destinations are just a few of the many places around the state where wildflowers can be viewed and enjoyed.
Taking Time to Paint the Flowers
Our Sonoran Desert trails provide Cynthia Eral with plenty of inspiration for her art. Whether it is a wild animal, a majestic sunset or one of the beautiful botanicals that are unique to our Sonoran Desert, absorbing the natural world helps the artist connect with her subjects and find the right feeling or emotion that she wants to convey.
Dark Side of the Prune
This spring, Desert Awareness Committee members are stepping up efforts to educate the community about proper plant pruning — which should actually be done very sparingly.
Baronial Bighorn
North Phoenix resident Isabel Guerra Clark shares a photo that she took of a pair of bighorn sheep near Canyon Lake.
Hoos in the Saguaro
North Phoenix resident Isabel Guerra Clark shares a photo that she took of a great horned owl and its owlets.
Quintessential Sunrise
Nature, travel and adventure photographer Mark Laverman shares a photo that he took of a quintessential Flagstaff, Arizona sunrise.
Clouds Over Cape Royal
Landscape and wildlife photographer David LeVine shares a photo that he took of Cape Royal — the southernmost viewpoint on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Calm Before the Storm
Landscape, nature and wildlife photographer Tevin Jones shares a photo that he took of the Superstition Mountains from Weaver’s Needle Vista Viewpoint in Apache Junction.
A Very Striking Ceremony
Scottsdale residents Dave Roesch and Shannon Grenz-Roesch share a photo of their wedding ceremony, taken between rain storms on a beautiful-but-dangerous cliff in Bryce Canyon.