A once in a blue moon event! A blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month, and it is doubly rare that this December it falls on New Year’s eve. I was at Monument Valley to shoot this rare occasion. I was out at sunset and waited for the moon to rise [...]
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Blue Moon at Monument Valley
Posted in Arizona, Landscape, Nature, Winter, tagged mittens, monument-valley, moon, Winter on January 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Back in the Valley of the Sun
Posted in Arizona, Winter, tagged Arizona, Phoenix, Winter on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After traveling 9,160 miles, 23+ hours in 3 planes and 4 airports, I finally arrived in Phoenix – the Valley of the Sun. But there was no sun when I landed. Well, how often does it rain in the desert? Rarely! I guess I brought along the equatorial showers with me. Since it was a [...]
Arizona Perspective III – Paria Plateau
Posted in Arizona, Landscape, Nature, Paria, Winter, tagged coyote-buttes on April 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was a cold early December start at 4 a.m. for a 2-hour drive into the back country to the Paria Wilderness. It snowed the night before so the wilderness was layered with fresh snow. I was thrilled even though it meant braving the cold freezing temperature. I had seen photos of the Paria Plateau [...]
Sedona in Snow
Posted in Arizona, Landscape, Winter, tagged Sedona on March 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A year ago, I was lucky to be in Sedona when it snowed. Surprisingly, it rarely snows in Sedona although it is an hour drive from Flagstaff which receives snow often enough. Sedona on any day is beautiful, but when it snows, it is just spectacular to see the red rocks layered with streaks of [...]
