More Monsoon Pics

Some leftover monsoon storm images a few weeks ago from Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon

 

 

 

A monsoon storm races across the desert landscape of Northern Arizona at the Grand Canyon.

 

 

 

 

You want Wildflowers?

It’s summer and the wildflowers are abundant at Kaibab National Forest in  Northern Arizona

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Time Lapse Storm Video

From this past weekend in Northern Arizona. Monsoon season is here! Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

 

Lightning Captured!

It’s not easy to capture lightning strikes but I was able to capture a few near Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona. The monsoon season is in full swing and storms are prevalent in the area during summer.

 

 

Arizona Sky Time Lapse Video

Clouds and shadows race across the Northern Arizona sky at Marble Canyon. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

Northern Arizona Sunset

The sun doesn’t necessarily have to be in the shot for a good sunset image. Look away from the setting sun and you’ll see impressive color and light.

 

Light from a setting sun casts its colors on clouds from a passing rainstorm in Northern Arizona

 

 

 

 

Lee’s Ferry/Vermilion Cliffs

Lee’s Ferry in Northern Arizona, is known as a launching point for Colorado River rafters and other interesting rock formations. Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the California Condor are nearby. Lee’s Ferry is the only place to access the Colorado River by vehicle for hundreds of miles. It’s named after John Doyle Lee, a Mormon Pioneer, who was later convicted and executed for his part in the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah in 1877.

 

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument on a bright spring day in Northern Arizona

 

US route 89A travels to Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Northern Arizona

 

Funky rocks are the highlight at Cliff Dwellers, adjacent to Lee's Ferry.Funky rocks are the highlight at Cliff Dwellers, adjacent to Lee’s Ferry.  

 

The Navajo Bridge crosses the Colorado River at Lee’s Ferry, Arizona

 

The Colorado River has carved Marble Canyon at Lee’s Ferry, Arizona

 

Rafters make their way down the Colorado River at Lee’s Ferry, Arizona

 

 

California Condors cruise at Vermilion Cliffs.

 

Marble Canyon

Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona, precedes the Grand Canyon but is just as grand.  Named by John Wesley Powell because he thought the limestone in the canyon walls resembled marble. Marble Canyon begins at Lees Ferry, a launching point for river rafters, and ends at the confluence of the Little Colorado River and Colorado River.

 

Marble Canyon precedes the Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

Camping right on the edge.

 

Desert Flora

With an abundance of moisture this spring in the desert southwest, flora was blooming all over the place!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California Condors

This endangered species has a wingspan up to 9 feet. These 2 were hanging around the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the Navajo Bridge at Lees Ferry, Arizona.