In spring, watch carefully as moving clouds shade portions of the landscape in checkerboard patterns. Look for moments when the shifting highlights and shadows isolate a rock formation from the others. These transient moments produce dramatic and …
Going for the Gold
While the Olympics were winding down this last weekend in London, the heat was on the rise in Arizona and the southwest. In fact, it seemed the entire country was broiling with record-breaking temperatures. Phoenix was topping out at over 115 …
A Splash of Color
Though not on the scale of the vast deciduous forests of the Midwest and East Coast, the display of fall colors on the Colorado Plateau is no less impressive. The leaves of the gambel oak, cottonwood, and sycamore trees (just to name a few) typically …