The Belt of Venus and Sunset Crater II

Snow coats Sunset Crater Volcano while the Moon, Earth Shadow and Belt of Venus rise behind it.

Full Moon at Sunset Crater I

The full moon shines brightly above the Belt of Venus and Earth Shadow at Sunset Crater National Monument.

The Belt of Venus and Sunset Crater I

Snow coats Sunset Crater Volcano while Earth Shadow and the Belt of Venus rise behind it.

Inner Basin Spark

At sunset, low clouds race across the San Francisco Peaks and East Flagstaff. Headlights from a recreational vehicle glow in the mist. I found out later, that the Adventure Driven crew was touring the foothills and enjoying the foggy weather. (https://www.facebook.com/adventuredriven)

Buffalo Park Pond - I

A seasonal pond reflects the view at Buffalo Park, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Three Flues over Lake Powell

An afternoon view of the Navajo Generating Station at Lake Powell. The three 775 ft tall flue gas stacks go about their business while the waters of the lake gradually recede, showing a high-water mark bleached into the sandstone.

Bridge over Chevelon Canyon

My son and I encountered this bridge while photographing storms between Winslow and Holbrook. It spans Chevelon Canyon on McLaws road.

Apache Plume at Sunset Crater

Pink seed heads decorate an Apache Plume shrub south of Sunset Crater National Monument. These beautiful shrubs and other drought-tolerant plants dot the volcanic landscape surrounding Sunset Crater—seen dominating the backdrop of this view.

Elden Ridge Eclipse I

A controlled burn in the Coconino National Forest colors the sky during a partial solar eclipse. The sun and moon are dropping toward a ridge as seen from Elden Springs Road, northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. This image is an HDR stack of 7 image — two of which were filtered with a white light mylar solar filter — to capture the full range of brightness throughout the image. An enormous mass of sunspots in AR2192 decorates the center of the sun.

Elden Springs Road I

Autumn's grip takes hold of the landscape along Elden Springs Road north of Flagstaff, Arizona. This shot was taken on our way back from viewing the partial solar eclipse of October 23, 2014.

Break Over Indian Flat

Sunbeams pour through a break in stormy skies north of the San Francisco Peaks. 8 August 2015.

Monsoon Evening on Robinson Crater

Summer thunderstorms give way as evening light filters through over the San Francisco volcanic field. The San Francisco Peaks merge with the clouds in the background. On the horizon at far left, Mount Elden marks Flagstaff's location.

Turpentine Reflection

Turpentine bush and monsoon convection mirror each other on forest service road 776 north of Flagstaff, Arizona. 26 August 2015.

September at Box Canyon Pueblo - I

Monsoon storms drift behind the Box Canyon dwellings at Wupatki National Monument in northern Arizona. 4 September 2015.

Butte at Indian Wells

Some of the beautiful landscape along Indian Route 15 on the Navajo Reservation.

Road to Mishongnovi

Drivers ascend Rt. 264 while the road from Toreva to Mishongnovi winds in the distance—5 October 2015.

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.