The Junco

Anyone who has sat still in one spot out in nature for a while probably knows that the longer you sit quietly, the more the vacuum created by your presence begins to fill again with the sounds and sights of the natural world around you. This little guy came wandering up after I’d been staked out for about an hour at the top of Mt. Lemmon

Location: 32°26'25.476" N 110°46'59.514" W // https://bit.ly/TheJunco

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The Wide View

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods;

There is a rapture on the lonely shore;

There is society, where none intrudes,

By the deep sea, and music in its roar:

I love not man the less, but Nature more...

- Lord Byron

Location: 32°26'25.98" N 110°46'58.8" W // https://bit.ly/thewideview

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Go Rest High...

I struggle with location scouting, not because I don’t know what it is I’m looking for….but because once I see a decent view I have a hard time leaving to go check out other views that might or might not be better. When I reached this vista at the top of Schnebly Hill Road I fell into my usual bad habit and thus I sat here for about five hours before packing up. It wasn’t all bad though. The world of a busy inter-city trauma center is a dictionary definition of overstimulation and to sit on the side of a mountain for a few hours hearing nothing but the wind is fine by me.

Location: 34°53'22.416" N 111°42'12.282" W // https://bit.ly/SHVista

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Up

A cluster of palm tree’s rise toward the sky along a lagoon in Phoenix, AZ

Location: 33°27'12.948" N 111°56'43.92" W // https://bit.ly/PhxUp

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Feather Canyons

Birds fly into the light as the sun backs the stoney ridgelines of Sedona Arizona.

Location: 34°53'22.212" N 111°42'12.492" W // https://bit.ly/feathercanyons

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The Haven Fire

The Hazen fire started on May 2nd in the rugged and dense terrain of the Gila River Bottom. This same terrain has made the task of fighting the fire difficult. Driving to work not he 2nd I could see the large loom up from my apartment almost 40 miles away. Aggressive work on the ground and from the air has been successful and current containment is listed as 78%.

Location: 33°21'46.938" N 112°33'55.422" W // https://bit.ly/azhazenfire

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Almost Heaven

The gradient glow of sunset backlights the scarred remnants of the Bighorn Fire and fills the valley thousands of feet below.

Location: 32°27'8.574" N 110°47'0.366" W // https://bit.ly/th3mtn

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A Sky Full of Gold

The Lemmon Rock Lookout Tower was originally erected in 1913 with the current iteration being built in 1928. Sitting at over 8700 feet in elevation it is the oldest lookout tower in the Coronado National Forest and is still active today. For over a century the tower has stood watch over the forest and the expanding city of Tucson.

Location: 32°26'25.608" N 110°46'59.154" W // https://bit.ly/mtlmnfirewtch

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Learning to Fly

A paraglider soars over the distant skyline as the sun touches the peaks of the Harqualhala Mountains.

Location: 33°44'47.256" N 112°5'42.456" W // https://bit.ly/snstflight

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Oasis

Hole In the Rock rises above a lagoon at Papago Park in Phoenix, AZ.

Location: 33°27'12.654" N 111°56'44.172" W // https://bit.ly/PPOasis

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Schnebly Hill View

If you can put up with the extensive bumps and rocking back and forth you’re going to be doing in your [high clearance off-road oriented] vehicle, Schnebly Hill Road has amazing views and plenty of areas to pull and enjoy them.

Location: 34°52'30.096" N 111°42'30.498" W // https://tinyurl.com/SchnblyHllRd

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Grayscale

The day this photo was taken was unfortunately overcast, giving the sky and ground a flat color profile. Even so, the view remained impressive, and it’s hard to comprehend the 20–30 million years it took for these buttes and spires to form. Just beyond the fence line sits the promontory known as John Ford Point. Director John Ford, famous for his Westerns, featured this overlook and Monument Valley in many of his films.

Location: 36°57'12.6" N 110°5'16.56" W // https://tinyurl.com/GryScale

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Wander

I did have a plan or a specific image in mind. I just looked out my window at home and figured it might be a decent sunset and the FOMO [fear of missing out] took it from there. We had also had a little bit of rain come through the area the day before and so far I haven’t been able to pass on a chance to get my 4Runner out and splash through some mud. I headed out to Gold Canyon again and found that one of “my spots” has been removed. I’m not sure if that is a permanent change or just for the time being but it forced me to a different trailhead then I was used to. I took a short hike down the Lost Gold Mine trail, keeping a very close eye and ear out for snakes as it was close to sunset, has been quite a bit warmer than usual lately and I know they are starting to be more active this time of year. The evening was peaceful and while clouds didn’t catch as much of the sunset as I would have liked the green of the desert from the recent rain stood well against the more muted tones of the rock face as a golden haze settled toward twilight.

Location: 33°23'32.088" N 111°21'20.172" W // https://bit.ly/GCpeaceful

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Solus

At the edge of night, and against all odds, a single tree grows through the stony ground on the edge of the Mogollon Rim, standing watch over the valley below.

Location: 34°22'45.15" N 111°4'2.886" W // https://bit.ly/soluscontramundum

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Blood Moon 2026

At 418am on Tuesday I found myself standing by the side of a road on the west side of the 202 grabbing a few frames of the total Lunar Eclipse. I worked that night and didn't have time to grab a better composition but the colors were still impressive.

Location: 33°20'2.622" N 112°11'21.438" W // https://tinyurl.com/rdmnrsing

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Apache Vista

The waters of the Salt River leave the deep waters of Roosevelt Lake, flowing through the dam and continue through steep canyons on the way to Phoenix and points west.

Location: 33°39'18.732" N 111°11'1.302" W // https://tinyurl.com/ApacheVista

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Dead Tree Point

A small dead tree stands along the edge of the Mogollon Rim with rolling waves of hills and mountains in the background.

Location: 34°22'47.676" N 111°3'57.684" W // https://bit.ly/deadtreeview

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Monument Valley

I took a roadtrip through northern Arizona with a friend from Wisconsin recently. Our northern most stop took us to the Utah/Arizona border and the giant stone statues of Monument Valley. We had planned to drive through the park close to sunset but missed the end of day cut off to do so. The weather wasn’t cooperating either with overcast skies providing very flat lighting conditions. As sunset approached, however, we noticed a small change in the clouds and decided to make a run to Forrest Gump point and were rewarded with just enough sunlight to add some depth to the scene.

Location: 37°06'02.15"N 109°59'31.51"W // https://bit.ly/FGPoint

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Blue

The blue hour fade stands in contrast to the dark branches of a tree in Papago Park.

Location: 33°27'19.254" N 111°56'37.512" W // https://bit.ly/bluhrpapago

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Airport View

I had the opportunity to get together with a friend I haven’t seen since high school. She was staying in Sedona and I love Sedona so I made the drive up to hang out, catch up and eat some good food. My friend wanted to watch the sunset from Airport View. I normally head to a different spot because the overlook near the airport tends to be crowded but this was her vacation not mine. As it turns out it was crowded at the top and we were a little behind the peak of sunset but Sedona, as always, did not disappoint.

Location: 34°51'12.102" N 111°47'24.204" W // https://bit.ly/apview

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