spire of ancient granite La Cueva Canyon, Sandia Mountain Wilderness
talus field along the La Luz Trail Sandia Mountain Wilderness
Aerial Tram and southern Sandia Crest
Sandia Crest Aerial Tram
Manzanita and Manzano Mountains from the southern Sandia Crest
travertine falls Hondo Canyon, Sandia Mountains
filling up from a rainwater catchment, David Canyon, Manzanita Mountains
Mosca and Guadalupe twin peaks Manzano Mountain Wilderness
Bosque Peak, Manzano Mountains
iconic limestone "reef" of the northern Manzano Mountains (Comanche Pass area)
late afternoon along the Pineshadow Trail, Manzano Mountains
sunflowers in early autumn
Sand Canyon, Manzano Mountains
Abo Canyon railroad trestles
Liesegang rings in a sandstone arroyo, Sevilleta country
lonely cow path en route to Puertecito of Bowling Green
fetching the evening's water Arroyo de Alamillo, Sevilleta country
San Lorenzo Canyon west of the Rio Grande
San Lorenzo Canyon
strange doings on the La Jencia Plain near Magdalena NM
cattle awaiting an early fall monsoon storm, near Magdalena NM
Magdalena and Bear Mountains from La Jencia plain (cross-country section of GET)
backbone of the Magdalena Mountains
Magdalena Mountains
autumn in the Magdalena Mountains
South Baldy, Magdalena Mountains
crepuscular rays South Baldy, Magdalena Mountains
Sawmill Canyon, Magdalena Mountains
approaching Grassy Lookout, San Mateo Mountains
bear poo on the trail in Water Canyon, Apache Kid Wilderness
Joy found atop Blue Mountain, Apache Kid Wilderness
Cyclone Saddle, Apache Kid Wilderness
GET thru-hiker Hearsay on the Apache Kid Trail, San Mateo Mountains
ruins of Shipman Cabin
scree fields on Vics Peak, San Mateo Mountains
San Mateo Mountains and distant Monticello Canyon
Shipman Canyon, San Mateo Mountains
Monticello Box
Plains of San Agustin from the Black Range Crest
Black Range Gold
along Chloride Creek
Fisherman's Bluff area, south toward Diamond Peak (at far left)
The Black Range near Diamond Peak
recreational log jump South Diamond Creek drainage
Ursus Americanus South Diamond Creek drainage
woolly bear
ponderosa pine with freshly-cut i-blaze Tom Moore Canyon
common mullein Diamond Creek drainage
narrow, grassy stringer of Diamond Creek, Gila Wilderness
cottonwoods in morning light East Fork Gila River drainage
Mogollon pictograph panel Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
small dwelling or granary in a side canyon near the main Gila Cliff Dwellings site
West Fork Gila River
Siamese Pines West Fork Gila River drainage
upper West Fork Gila River drainage
White Creek backcountry ranger cabin, Gila Wilderness
ponderosas and ferns, Mogollon Mountains
westward outlook at Snow Park on Mogollon Baldy
south ridge of Mogollon Baldy
aspens near West Fork Saddle
Quaking Aspens along the Crest Trail, Mogollon Mountains
along the Crest Trail near Apache Spring
South Fork Whitewater Creek, Mogollon Mountains
along the Catwalk Trail Mogollon Mountains, Gila National Forest
lower gorge of Whitewater Creek along the Catwalk National Recreation Trail
San Francisco River Valley and Mogollon Mountains from the summit of Maple Peak in the Blue Range of AZ
Maple Peak summit register "One of Arizona's Top 50 Prominence Peaks"
Coalson Peak from the Wildbunch Trail
old game-hunting ladder Canyon of the Blue River
Walker Butte from a scree slope traversed near Highway 191 - the Coronado Trail
the Morenci open-pit copper mine as seen from a portion of the Painted Bluff Trail
Wood Canyon, Painted Bluff Trail
the Painted Bluffs near Eagle Creek AZ
anthropomorphic renderings at the Painted Bluff pictograph panel, aka "the Anasazi apparently enjoyed the ol' deer antlers pantomime"
bone tool at the Anasazi pictograph site
cowboy tools, along the Painted Bluff Trail
canyon of Eagle Creek
hang time on an old rope swing, canyon of Eagle Creek
prickly poppy, South Smith Canyon along the Old Safford-Morenci Trail
Engelmann prickly pear, Old Safford-Morenci Trail
lateral dike at the eastern edge of Turtle Mountain, Old Safford-Morenci Trail
Midnight Canyon along the Old Safford-Morenci Trail
taunting the Giant Chockstone of Death Midnight Canyon, Old-Safford Morenci Trail
regal horned lizard, a Sonoran desert species at the edge of its range, upper Gila Valley outside Safford
Gila River near Safford
cotton field near Safford, with Mount Graham
Stately Timepiece Eastern Arizona College along the GET in the town of Thatcher
rooster tail and Mount Graham
lower Ash Creek drainage, Pinaleno Mountains
Ash Creek Canyon, Pinaleno Mountains
Ash Creek Falls
Slick Rock, Ash Creek Canyon
Alas, the arrow of love would not stay true... Webb Peak fire tower, Pinaleno Mountains
Davis Monthan US airforce fighter jet over Aravaipa Valley (Mt Wrightson and Rincon Peak on horizon; photo taken at Webb Peak lookout)
Riggs Lake, Pinaleno Mountains
Clark Peak Trail, renovated in 2010
aspens and Gila Valley from Clark Peak Trail
Dos Cabezas Mountains and the southern Pinalenos from West Peak
Brushy Tank
dusk over Pinnacle Ridge, Santa Teresa Mountains
ancient windmill beneath timeless stars, Santa Teresa Mountains (60 second flashless exposure incl. headlamp illumination of windmill for 10 sec.)
rifle season along the Buford Hill alternate route
javelina herd crossing the road near Klondyke
Plastic Kills
upper canyon of Turkey Creek, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Turkey Creek cliff dwelling
The Pageantry of the Yucca Headdress
Aravaipa (the name says it all)
Aravaipa
Desert Broom wearing its namesake autumn bloom
"Bailey Bridge" over Aravaipa Creek
The Black Hills and Catalina Sky Island from Antelope Peak environs
sunset o'er Antelope Peak
"The Boulders"
fishhook barrel cactus in bloom (mid November!)
recently-built section of the Arizona Trail along the Gila River
White Canyon Wilderness
"Hole in the Rock"
cloud virga over the White Canyon Wilderness
south of Superior, Arizona (Picketpost Mountain peeking out at right)
along the Legends of Superior Trail, a newly-developed link between the AZ Trail and the town of Superior
cholla and deer hunter (spying through binoculars atop the knoll) Whitford Canyon, Superstition Mountains
The Aging Giant
Western Superstitions from Montana Mountain
Jerusalem Cricket
Arizona Sycamore in autumn light
Tortilla Pass campsite
sunrise over Tortilla Pass, Superstition Wilderness
Local hiker David L on the Hoolie Bacon Trail at Horse Ridge
Upper La Barge Box
Upper La Barge Canyon at dusk, Superstition Wilderness
La Barge Canyon near Charlesbois Spring
East Boulder Canyon (Weaver's Needle at center)
First Water Trailhead, Superstition Wilderness the Western Terminus, trail's end, November 2010