For the past seven weeks of April and May, I have been able to take 5 trips to photograph northern Arizona. It is nice to have such scenic landscapes within a few minutes or hours from home in Flagstaff.

I have just returned from 5 days atop the Paria Plateau where we had a mix of rain, high winds, sunny skies, clear nights and colorful sunrises.


While the intended shot of full moon rising over Cathedral Rock in Sedona was foiled by clouds, the rock did catch some nice late light.


The Navajo reservation has some nice eroded canyons besides Canyon de Chelly.


Of course, there is one of the natural wonders only 80 miles to the north. Prediction was for a decent chance of a nice sunset one evening.


Finally, a spring snow forced my to drive out to the nearby San Francisco Peaks for sunset.


Hope y'all have a great Memorial Day weekend, remembering its purpose and benefits.

Nice ground indeed. We have some extensive vistas in SE Oregon, but are a little wanting for backdrops. Some great views, but we just can't seem to get the Tetons in the background.

1' It sure would be nice indeed to have the Tetons for a backdrop. Arizona does not have mountains like the Tetons or San Juans either, although we do have some cool canyons and sandstone.

Outstanding pics...home...

Incredible images as usual Doug! I will be out in Zion in early July and then around Page for two days. Your images are inspiring me to hope for some clouds! First I have to go to the Tetons...hopefully I will get them in the background of many images! I have been meaning to check out the Paria area.

Great pics