Photographs of Arizona

Small cactus growing in precarious cleft on the side of rock.
Beautiful to look at but you wouldn't want to fall on these cactus in North Scottsdale.
Small cholla cactus bud which had fallen onto the top of a "suicide" cactus in North Scottsdale.
South rim view of the majesty of Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona.
Misty clouds with threatened rain over the Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona.

Summer sunset over the open vistas in North Scottsdale.
Helicopter heads to a landing site near the Scottsdale Airpark as it flies over cactus in North Scottsdale.
Saguaro cactus provide a safe perch to various desert-dwelling birds.
Starkly contrasting with lava rock, these flowers are showcased in an area near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Bougainvillea bring intense color to yards and parks in Scottsdale's neighborhoods. Requiring little water, they thrive in the rocky soil in the area.

A trio of colors on the desert floor near Sunset Crater.
Small frog nestles in the rock, unseen by birds and other predators due to colors that hide it quite well.
Several lakes within an hour's drive of North Scottsdale offer tremendous watersport activity nearly year round.
Additional photograph of Canyon Lake to the Southeast of Scottsdale.
Standing on a promontory overlooking Canyon Lake, this wild sheep is difficult to see until it moves.

Canyon Lake, formed by a dam on the Salt River, offers spectacular scenery as well as fishing and watersports.
Ruins near Flagstaff receive numbers of tourists who try to imagine life in Arizona prior to modern conveniences.
Stacked stone ruins east of Flagstaff were once home to Indian dwellers in the desert.
Famous throughout the world, the red rocks of Sedona offer spectacular backdrops to hikers and campers.

The various hues of rock in and around Sedona are further enhanced on a cloudy day by light and shadow.
Thin rock spires are not uncommon in Sedona's rock canyons. This one is in Boynton Canyon.
Fall color of aspens starkly illuminated by the sun with a background of deep, charcoal-colored lava rock near Flagstaff.
This spire, built from a design by famed Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, sits on a busy intersection at Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in North Scottsdale.
Stucco is a common material applied to both residential and, as in this case, commercial buildings in Scottsdale.

The thin stalks of an ocotillo cactus stand in front of this home in North Scottsdale.
Old, weathered boards show the damage that Arizona's sun can do to wooden structures in the desert. These boards are in Tortilla Flats, a small stop on the way to Canyon Lake.

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