Gold King Agave - I

Clusters of agave sprout from the rocks on an overlook north of the Gold King Mine Ghost near Jerome, Arizona.

A Way Among Sentinels

Saguaro and cholla anchor a flat stretch of the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.

Relic of a Mighty One

A fallen saguaro points the way to deepening twilight in the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.

Sonoran Cholla Fall

Fallen cholla pads carpet the desert floor at the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.

Fire Over Pyramid Peak

Sunset sets the sky ablaze from the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.

Sonoran Delight I

Sunset embraces the flora at the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.

Kindling the Saguaros' Hearth

An Arizona sunset blazes behind saguaros at the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.

Sonoran Silhouettes

Venus and Mercury settle into the evening twilight at the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve—19 January 2015

Desert Floor

Lichen covered schist and dried desert flora cover the ground near Bumblebee Highway north of Black Canyon City, Arizona.

Ash Meadows Aster

Desert Aster and Sunflower color the landscape near Ash Meadows and Bell Vista Roads, west of Pahrump Nevada.

Yellow Carpet to Dante's View

Wildflowers speckle the landscape along the Dante's View Road in Death Valley National Park.