1. As the sun creeps over the horizon
Grand Canyon Morning
2. Black velvet night gives way to the softest blue
Arizona desert sunrise
3. The clouds are tinged with pink and orange
Sunrise over Scottsdale
4. And then suddenly the sky dissolves into molten gold
Sunrise over Monument Valley
5. As the day gets under way
Pair of crows in Monument Valley
6. Things get off to a slow start
Desert tortoise
7. But everyone’s up and about at last
Desert lizard
8. In Arizona, the variety in climates may surprise you
Javelina
9. In a short drive, you can go from snow-covered mountains
Grand Canyon National Park
10. To burning desert heat
Painted Desert
11. In Arizona, not all organ pipes play music
Organ pipe cactus
12. Not all barrels hold beer
Barrel cacti
13. But Horseshoes are good luck
Horseshoe Bend
14. No matter the the time of day or color
Horseshoe 2
15. Life follows a unique path here
Tree at Grand Canyon National Park
16. From down low
Antelope Canyon
17. To way up high
Rock formations at The Wave
18. Springtime in Arizona
Yucca baccata flower on the North Kaibab trail, Grand Canyon National Park
19. Brings a riot of color
Cactus flowers, South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park
20. So. Much. Color.
Death and regeneration in the foothills
21. The Grand Canyon is so vast it can be seen from space
View from Rim Trail east of Mather Point, Grand Canyon National Park
22. Majestic is too mild a word
Rainbow seen from Pima Point, Grand Canyon National Park
23. Arizona’s pretty amazing when seen from the air
Hot air balloon over Sedona
24. It’s like a bridge to your imagination
Navajo Bridge
25. The only question is, are you coming or going?
Navajo Bridge
26. In Arizona every day is beautiful, rain…
Stormy evening in Arizona
27. Or shine
28. But no matter how vast and empty the landscape may seem
Grand Canyon National Park Cloud Inversion
29. In Arizona you’re never truly alone
Young Elk Browsing
30. But as the day wanes
31. And the shadows move in
32. The sun slips below the horizon
Saguaro cactus near Tucson
33. And the stars fill the Arizona sky
Source Flickr user Yusuke Kawasaki
Coyote Buttes South
Feature Image Source: Flickr user Joaquin Uy
