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











