Desert Floor

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

Sandstone and Calico

A vista from NV 160 where Sandstone Bluffs on the left look over the Calico Basin and Hilln in the distance

Ash Meadows Prickly Pear - I

Brilliant magenta blossoms cover prickly pear cactus along Ash Meadows and Bell Vista Roads, west of Pahrump Nevada.

Ash Meadows Prickly Pear - II

Brilliant magenta blossoms cover prickly pear cactus along Ash Meadows and Bell Vista Roads, west of Pahrump Nevada.

Ash Meadows Prickly Pear - IV

Brilliant magenta blossoms cover prickly pear cactus along Ash Meadows and Bell Vista Roads, west of Pahrump Nevada.

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

Desert Dandelion wildflowers speckle the landscape along the Dante's View Road in Death Valley National Park.

Billie Mine

The head frame and support buildings of Billie Mine stand abandoned at the eastern edge of Death Valley National Park along Dante's View Road.

Desert Aster and Badwater Basin

Desert Aster overlooks Badwater Basin fom Dante's View. This was used for Ben and Luke's view of Mos Eisley in Star Wars (it was matte painted just above the purple mountains at upper right). No wildflowers on Tatooine though.

Furnace Creek Bluffs

Looking west on the floor of Furnace Creek Wash in Death Valley National Park.

Furnace Creek Sulfur

Yellow hills near Furnace Creek Wash in Death Valley National Monument.

Furnance Creeek Longing

Yellow hills stand dry near Furnace Creek Wash in Death Valley National Monument as rain falls in the distance—9 April 2016.

Shadows at Furnace Creek

Desert shrubs dot the flood plain along Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park.

Aimed at the Amargosa Range

The Death Valley Scenic Byway points toward the Amargosa Range at the bottom of Cottonball Basin.

Hillside at Slickrock Divide

Peering across the rocks and plants near Slickrock Divide in Capitol Reef National Park.

Skull Valley Moonrise

Moonrise from Tonelea Trail near I-17 and Bloody Basin Road — 21 April 2016

Quenching Aguila Valley

Downpours push cloudy fingers across Aguila Valley west of Congress, Arizona—22 September 2015. Prints available: https://perezmedia.smugmug.com/Storms/i-2QNwrZ9/A

In the Wake of a Valley Haboob

Dust fills the sky north of Sun City, Arizona as a growing haboob streams by—29 July 2016.

Kitt Peak Cloudburst

A monsoon thunderstorm drops rain on Kitt Peak in southern Arizona — 13 July 2017