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Spring Brittlebush blossoms carpet the desert below The Supertition Mountains in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix Arizona

United States. Arizona. Coconino County. The desert near Lake Powell. Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River, between Utah and Arizona. It is a vacation spot visited by two million people every year. It lies on an area of 161,390 acres (65,310 ha) and has 1960 miles (3161 km) of shoreline (more than the entire Pacific coast of USA). Because of its ecological effect on the Colorado River and on the environment, Lake Powell and its dam have inspired heavy controversy from environmentalists.

Monument Valley, on the Arizona - Utah border, gives us some of the most iconic and enduring images of the American Southwest. The harsh empty desert is punctuated by many colorful sandstone rock formations. It can be a photographer's dream to capture the ever-changing play of light on the buttes and mesas. Even to the first-time visitor, Monument Valley will probably seem very familiar. This rugged landscape has achieved fame in the movies, advertising and brochures. It has been filmed and photographed countless times over the years. If a movie producer was looking for a landscape that epitomizes the Old West, a better location could not be found. This picture of Rain God Mesa was photographed from the Monument Valley Road north of Kayenta, Arizona, USA.

Oak creek at cathedral Rock Sedona Arizona Taken on film

Scenic Red Rock State Park Landscape, Arizona Southwest USA

Dramatic dawn light on the cliffs of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Buttes in Monument Valley, Arizona, under a clouded sky

Dawn at Monument Valley Tribal Park with Beautiful Desert Sand in Front of the Majestic Mitten Bluffs of the Tribal Park

The Ajo Mountain Drive offers breathtaking views of the unique Sonoran Desert landscape, featuring a variety of flora and fauna. Two of the standout features of the area are the Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) and the Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). The Saguaro stands tall, often reaching heights of 40 feet or more and living up to two centuries. Its characteristic silhouette, adorned with 'arms' reaching towards the sky, serves as a testament to its endurance in harsh desert conditions. In contrast, the Organ Pipe Cactus thrives in clusters, its slender stems resembling a congregation of organ pipes, hence its name. This cactus species flourishes in rocky terrain, its multiple stems serving as water reservoirs to survive extended periods of drought. These two are endemic to the Sonoran Desert and found nowhere else in the world. This scene , which includes Tillotson Peak, was photographed from the Ajo Mountain Drive in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument south of Ajo, Arizona, USA.

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Sunrise in sonoran desert with saguaro cacti and desert landscape

Sedona Arizona with red and orange sunset

Green grassy prairie and sky with cumulus in Utah, along highway 89 near Le Fevre Overlook, with Grand Staircase Escalante in the distance.

Very cute and photogenic little nine-year-old American Indian Navajo Boy Outside Portrait

Monument Valley on a slightly overcast summer morning.

Irregular sandstone walls of Kanab Creek in the national wilderness north of Grand Canyon National Park.

The sun rises at Monument Valley Navajo Nation USA

Panoramic photo at Sunset in Navajo Nation, Forrest Gump Point, Highway 163, Utah, USA, February 14, 2020

Sunset in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada.

Sunset over bulldog canyon in Apache junction az in the Sonoran desert

Aerial view of rock formations in Monument Valley at sunrise, Arizona, USA.

Monument Valley Navajo National Park, Utah, USA

Hiking trail to Bell Rock in Sedona Arizona

Sunrise Monument Valley Arizona Navajo Nation site of many cowboy western movies

An emblem of Southwest USA, Sagebrush is in the forefront of a dramatic Nevada landscape. Safebrush is the official state plant of Nevada and covers most of the state. It is rarely eaten by wildlife or livestock because of the bitterness of its foliage.

View to Cathedral Rock near Sedona with green bushes and trees in front and under a nicely clouded sky

Saguar cactus in the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, Arizona

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