Phainopepla – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern It was here that I saw the phainopepla fly overhead and land in a tree I was so excited to spot this bird while at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. I was traveling there with Matt and Nick. One of my main aspirations for the trip was to […]
American Kestrel – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern The beak is yellow at the nostrils, while the remainder of the beak is blue While on a hike through a wash in Saguaro National Park, we came across an American kestrel that was being pestered by a northern mockingbird. Presumably, the mockingbird was trying to scare […]
Lower Antelope Canyon Flash flooding can occur even when there isn’t any rainfall locally Lion’s Head is one of the most iconic photo subjects in Lower Antelope Canyon. I was fortunate enough to take this photo while on a guided tour through the canyon, which is the only way that you can visit this slot […]
Havasupai Tribe The Havasupai Tribe refers to themselves as the “People of the Blue Green Water” The trail down to Havasu Falls begins at Hualapai Hilltop which overlooks Hualapai Canyon. The canyon rim sits 5,200 feet, nearly one mile, above the canyon floor. After 8 miles of hiking, you are rewarded with one of the […]
Havasupai Tribe Website This means that it comes from a time span of 47 million years The hike into Hualapai Canyon is one that is full of beauty. The rock strata of Hualapai Canyon are diverse and cover many millennia. The top layer is Kaibab Formation. Below this is Toroweap Formation. Then comes Coconino Sandstone. […]
Grand Canyon National Park Suddenly the snow turned into sleet and then to rain I love this photo because in looking at it, you really feel like you are caught in the middle of a snowstorm. I took this photo while coming up from an eight-mile out-and-back hike down into the Grand Canyon. In the […]
DESERT IRONWOOD – IUCN Conservation Status: NEAR THREATENED Desert ironwood is experiencing a population decline This photo of a stack of desert ironwood branches was taken in Phoenix, Arizona. I was playing disc golf with my friend, Joe Babbino. The course was in the middle of the city, but it felt like you were in […]
Slippery stairs, ladders, and slopes stood between us and the base of Mooney Falls It was a harrowing descent down the slippery stairs, ladders, and slopes to get to the base of Mooney Falls. There were backlogs going up and going down on the mostly one person wide trail that took you from the top […]
I saw this Fremont’s cottonwood bathed in sunlight When I came around the bend in the canyon, I saw this Fremont’s cottonwood bathed in the sunlight that was spilling over the top of the canyon wall. This isn’t the first photo from my hike in Hualapai Canyon. In previous galleries we saw Havasu Falls, a […]
Lower Antelope Canyon was formed by the erosion of Navajo Sandstone This is actually the second time that I have had a photo from Lower Antelope Canyon this year. As I mentioned in my first post, Lower Antelope Canyon is a photographer’s dream. If you’re looking to visit the canyon, be sure to book a […]