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Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/roma-elite-99901087-cigar-leaf/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Roma-Elite-99901087-Cigar-Leaf.jpg Roma® Elite The Elite Collection features the finest woods and most sumptuous, authentic textures the world has to offer. Dimensions 6-1/2" wide, 3" high. Style number 99901087. Cigar Leaf Ultra Wide Scoop https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1459/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-book-03.jpg https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-grace-of-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-the-Grace-of-Light-1163.jpg The Grace of Light As the sun sets, the last touches of golden light grace the upper reaches of the Grand Canyon as the depths of the canyon settle into blue shadow. Viewed from Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Yavapai Point https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/light-after-the-storm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-2623-2632-Pano.jpg Light After the Storm After a day of monsoon storms, and as sunset approached, a gap in the storm clouds briefly opened, allowing warm sunlight to spill through, painting the Grand Canyon landscape of countless ridges and buttes in golden light. Yavapai Point https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/daybreak-from-yaki/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunrise-1912-1916.jpg Daybreak from Yaki Sunrise from Yaki Point paints the Grand Canyon in brilliant golds and reds. The first light sweeps across the cliffs while the wind stirs through the trees and across the rocks, carrying the morning into the depths of the canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/shaping-the-infinite/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-1776.jpg Shaping the Infinite Viewed from the South Rim, the canyon takes on a painterly quality as afternoon sunlight scatters through the atmosphere, softening the cliffs into subtle layers of light and color. In the distance, the Colorado River reflects the light as it winds through the depths of the canyon, continuing the slow work of carving and shaping this vast landscape. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/pinyon-silhouettes-on-the-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rim-Trail-Sunrise-2541.jpg Pinyon Silhouettes on the Rim Along the Rim Trail, resilient pinyon pines frame the Grand Canyon at sunrise, their twisting branches reaching toward the light. As beams of sun spill into the canyon, the trees stand as living witnesses to the passage of time, rooted in stone yet ever reaching skyward, a reminder of life's persistence against the vastness of the land. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rain-and-radiance/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dreamy-Light-2665.jpg Rain and Radiance Clearing storm light bathes the Grand Canyon in a painterly glow as a light rain drifts through the depths. A solitary pinyon pine anchors the foreground perched on the canyon's rim, while golden light crowns Isis Temple in the distance. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-over-vishnu-temple/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Yaki-Point-1934.jpg Sunrise over Vishnu Temple As the sun rises, warm light spills across the Grand Canyon, illuminating the silhouette of Vishnu Temple with radiant color. Layers of cliffs and buttes fade into soft tones of orange, pink, and violet as the sun breaks the horizon, revealing the vastness and depth of the canyon in a scene both majestic and serene. From Yaki Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/golden-palisades/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Palisades-of-the-Desert-Cliffs-2177.jpg Golden Palisades The Palisades of the Desert glow in the warm light of late afternoon, their sheer cliffs and rugged formations catching the sun's golden rays. Viewed from Desert View on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the layered stone is bathed in rich color and shadow just moments before sunset, revealing both the immensity and the intricate textures of the canyon walls. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/eternity-at-angels-gate/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Eternity-at-Angels-Gate-2168-2171-Pano.jpg Eternity at Angels Gate On a summer day at the Grand Canyon, layers of ridges stretch into the distance, their silhouettes fading into soft hues of blue and gray. At the heart of the panorama, Angels Gate rises like a sentinel, anchoring the vastness in quiet majesty.. The view reveals the canyon's immense depth and scale, where light and atmosphere combine to create a scene of timeless beauty. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/double-rainbow-reverie/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rainbow-7202-7206.jpg Double Rainbow Reverie A double rainbow arcs into the shadowed depths of the Grand Canyon, where cliffs plunge into darkness and light dances across stone. In the distance, golden sunlight filters through passing rain, illuminating Zoroaster Temple in a radiant glow. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/nakoweap-grand-canyon-overlooking-eternity/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Nankoweap-Grand-Canyon-Overlooking-Eternity-8157.jpg Overlooking Eternity Climbing the steep trail from the banks of the Colorado to the ancient Nankoweap granaries, the effort fades into awe as the view unfolds—Marble Canyon bathed in shifting light, its towering walls glowing with fire while the river winds endlessly through stone. From this vantage, the journey feels both humbling and timeless, a reminder of those who once walked this same path and stood in wonder at the river's eternal course. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/nankoweap-grand-canyon-moonlit-currents/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moonlit-River-6388.jpg Moonlit Currents Beneath the quiet glow of moonlight, the Colorado River shimmers like liquid silver as it winds through the depths of the Grand Canyon. Shadows cloak the towering cliffs, while a small riverside camp glows faintly at the water's edge, a fragile spark of human presence in a vast and timeless wilderness. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/drifting-into-the-canyons-heart/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rafting-Colorado-River-1901.jpg Drifting Into the Canyon's Heart From the trail to the Nankoweap Granaries, the morning light reveals the Colorado River winding downstream through a vast corridor of sandstone walls glowing in soft hues of red and gold. Rafts drift quietly along the current, their small presence a reminder of both adventure and humility within this immense landscape. The scene feels timeless, where water, stone, and light converge in a journey that has shaped the canyon for millennia and continues to carry those who follow its course deeper into its mysteries.This photograph requires custom printing due to its unique size. Please get in touch with us for more information. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/nankoweap-moon-where-the-river-dreams/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Moon-6373.jpg Where the River Dreams Beneath the rising moon, the Colorado River winds like liquid silver through the vast stone corridor of the Grand Canyon, its mirrored surface catching the last glow of sunset on the distant cliffs. From Nankoweap, during a quiet moment where earth, sky, and river merge, the canyon feels alive with both silence and song — a landscape where the river itself seems to dream. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-polychrome-secrets-of-the-shaman/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Polychrome-Shamans-Panel-7141-7214-Panorama.jpg Secrets of the Shaman This panoramic image captures the breathtaking expanse of the Shamans Panel pictograph site, featuring elongated, spirit-like forms that seem to hover just above the sandstone surface. Shamans Panel is a masterpiece of the Esplanade Style—also known as Grand Canyon Polychrome—and is nestled within a remote section of Grand Canyon National Park. This panel is one of fewer than 30 known sites in the canyon made in this style. Believed to have originated during the Archaic period (circa 8,000 B.C.E. to 1,000 B.C.E.), the pictographs were created with red, white, and faint traces of green and yellow pigments. This sacred rock art reflects the deep and enduring relationship between Native American peoples and the Grand Canyon, a place regarded not merely as a landscape but as a living, spiritual entity. The site, considered one of the most significant rock art panels in North America, reminds us that the Grand Canyon has long been a place of ceremony, vision, and reverence for the indigenous peoples who first called it home. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/where-the-ancients-walked/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Bright-Angel-Trail-Pictographs-0407.jpg Where the Ancients Walked High on a canyon wall above the Bright Angel Trail, these ancient pictographs are a quiet yet powerful testament to the deep cultural and spiritual connection Native peoples have long held with the Grand Canyon. Painted in red ochre and sheltered beneath a protective rock overhang, the symbols—handprints, human-like figures, and abstract designs—speak to a time when this trail was more than a modern hiking route; it was a pathway of trade, migration, ceremony, and survival. Long before it became a corridor for tourists, this route echoed with the footsteps of the Havasupai, Hopi, Zuni, Paiute, and other Indigenous groups who have lived in and around the canyon for centuries. These markings endure as a visual memory carved into stone—a reminder that the Grand Canyon is not only a geologic wonder, but also a living cultural landscape, sacred to the people who have known it as home since time immemorial. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/shamans-gallery-echoes-of-the-ancients/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Polychrome-Shamans-Gallery-6851-6859.jpg Echoes of the Ancients Located deep within a remote section of Grand Canyon National Park, the Shamans Gallery pictograph panel offers a powerful glimpse into the spiritual and artistic legacy of the canyon's earliest inhabitants. Painted in the rare Esplanade Polychrome style—also known as Grand Canyon Polychrome—this panel is one of fewer than 30 known sites in the canyon made in this style. Believed to have originated during the Archaic period (circa 8,000 B.C.E. to 1,000 B.C.E.), the pictographs were created with red and white pigments and depict figures that may have held ceremonial or shamanic significance. Though the exact age of the site remains debated, the enduring presence of these images speaks to the profound and sacred connection between Native peoples and the Grand Canyon. Their voices of the people who created Shamans Gallery still echo here, not in words, but in form, gesture, pigment on stone, and into the spirit of this place. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/shamans-gallery-red-ghosts-of-the-esplanade/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Shamans-Gallery-6933-6944.jpg Red Ghosts of the Esplanade Located deep within a remote section of Grand Canyon National Park, the Shamans Gallery pictograph panel offers a powerful glimpse into the spiritual and artistic legacy of the canyon's earliest inhabitants. Painted in the rare Esplanade Polychrome style—also known as Grand Canyon Polychrome—this panel is one of fewer than 30 known sites in the canyon made in this style. Believed to have originated during the Archaic period (circa 8,000 B.C.E. to 1,000 B.C.E.), the pictographs were created with red and white pigments and depict figures that may have held ceremonial or shamanic significance. Though the exact age of the site remains debated, the enduring presence of these images speaks to the profound and sacred connection between Native peoples and the Grand Canyon. Their voices of the people who created Shamans Gallery still echo here, not in words, but in form, gesture, pigment on stone, and into the spirit of this place. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-quiet-rhythms/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Quiet-Rhythms-9044-9047.jpg Quiet Rhythms The Little Colorado River, with its surreal milky-turquoise hue, flows like liquid glass over soft, travertine terraces. Each curve in the river echoes the land's quiet rhythms, shaped over eons and softened by time. In the distance, the cliffs of Chuar Butte rise like a glowing temple, catching the first light of the sun as Mother Earth takes her first breath of a new day. Little Colorado River https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-first-breath/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-First-Breath-9056-9059.jpg First Breath The Little Colorado River, with its surreal milky-turquoise hue, flows like liquid glass over soft, travertine terraces. Each curve in the river echoes the land's quiet rhythms, shaped over eons and softened by time. In the distance, the cliffs of Chuar Butte rise like a glowing temple, catching the first light of the sun as Mother Earth takes her first breath of a new day. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/cracked-mud-vanished/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/grand-canyon-vanished-water-8645-8651.jpg Vanished Desiccation cracks, also known as mud cracks, possess a quiet, organic beauty born of elemental transformation—earth, water, and time working in concert. They form as wet, fine-grained sediment like clay or silt dries and contracts under the sun's heat, causing the surface to fracture in intricate, geometric patterns. These cracks radiate a sense of natural order and impermanence. Each pattern is unique, shaped by subtle variations in moisture, soil composition, and temperature. The sun casts delicate shadows along the edges, emphasizing the texture and depth, creating a patchwork of light and dark that shifts as the day progresses. In a desert landscape or along a dried riverbed, desiccation cracks whisper of vanished water, of life that once passed through. They hold a memory of rain. To the mindful observer, they offer a moment of stillness and a reminder that beauty often arises in quiet, fleeting forms. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/nankoweap-spirit-tress/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Spirit-Trees-8257-8265.jpg Nankoweap Spirit Trees I've walked past these dead trees on the trail to the Nankoweap granaries many times. They feel like ancient spirits keeping watch and reminding us that we are all visitors in this land. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-painted--turquoise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Little-Colorado-River-8825-8831-A.jpg Painted & Turquoise Dappled light paints the cliffs above the turquoise waters of the Little Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-turquoise-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Turquoise-Gold-9108-9112.jpg Turquoise & Gold Morning on the Little Colorado Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-patio-reflections/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Patio-0345-0402.jpg Deer Creek Reflections The colors of the Grand Canyon reflect in the waters of Deer Creek as it plunges over the rim of The Patio. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/granite-narrows-from-deer-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-0085.jpg Granite Narrows from Deer Creek The Colorado River flow through the Granite Gorge of the Grand Canyon. From a ledgde on the trail to The Patio on Deer Creek. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-deer-creek-falls-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Falls-0608-0628.jpg Deer Creek Falls Pano Deer Creek Falls along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-across-from-deer-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-0447-0463.jpg Sunset Across from Deer Creek As the golden sun dips low on the horizon, the Colorado River winds serenely through the immense chasm of the Grand Canyon, surrounded by the rugged textures of the towering canyon walls softened by the fading light. The river, once fierce and carving, now appears tranquil, gliding gently over ancient stones, reflecting the colors of the sky. In the foreground, a barrel cactus stands resilient and quiet, its rounded form silhouetted against the grandeur beyond. Spines catch the last rays like tiny needles of light, glowing softly as the day exhales its final breath. The scene is a quiet communion of earth, water, and sky—a moment of stillness in a landscape shaped by millennia, where nature's raw power rests, for a time, in peace. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-restful-reflections/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-Reflection-0851.jpg Restful Reflections The cliffs of the Grand Canyon glow in the golden light of late afternoon, their towering faces bathed in warm hues. Sunlight clings to the rugged edges and trickles down the layered stone until it meets the waters of the Colorado River. The reflections ripple softly, turning stone into liquid color—fluid, dreamlike, and serene. The canyon's immensity becomes intimate in this glow, as light and water merge into a single, tranquil presence. In this moment, the landscape feels hushed and timeless. The golden light, the mirrored cliffs, and the gentle flow of the river create a deep, abiding peace—as if the earth is at rest, and you are, too. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-breathless-whispers/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-0974-0980-A.jpg Breathless Whispers Standing barefoot on a narrow beach of soft sand and scattered river stones, I watch the last light of day ignite the sky above the jagged cliffs of the Grand Canyon, which rise like ancient cathedrals. The sun, sinking low behind the rim, sets the sky ablaze as the Colorado River, dark and cool, flows gently past. The soft rush of current and the quiet whisper of wind through tamarisk and willow create a soothing symphony. Here, in the stillness between day and night, there's a sense of wonder and deep calm. The canyon holds its breath, and so do I. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-silver-in-the-depths-of-marble/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Colorado-River-8097.jpg Silver in the Depths of Marble The Colorado River winds its way through the shadowy depths of Marble Canyon like a ribbon of silver, carving an elegant path between towering walls. In this quiet stretch of the Grand Canyon, the cliffs rise steep and sheer, their pale stone streaked with mineral stains—subtle reds, rusts, and ochres that glow briefly in the soft light before fading into the cool shade below. The canyon here feels narrow and intimate, its silence broken only by the steady murmur of the river as it slips around smooth bends and over sunken rocks. In the distance, a shaft of light pierces the canyon, casting a golden glow on the wall, but much of Marble Canyon remains cloaked in a serene shadow—world of calm and quiet depth. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sacred-song-of-elves-chasm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-9973-9976.jpg Sacred Song of Elves Chasm Tucked away in a hidden alcove deep within the Grand Canyon, Elves Chasm feels like a secret discovered in a dream. The narrow trail leading to it winds through a rugged side canyon where ferns cling to damp stone and the air is cooler, richer with the scent of moss and mineral spring. Then, just beyond a bend, the waterfall appears—tumbling delicately from a cleft in the rock, cascading down polished stone into a shimmering emerald pool below. The sound is what holds you first: a soft, melodic murmur as water slips and falls over the moss-covered rock. Droplets splash and dance on the rock ledges, each note distinct and soothing, blending into the quiet rustle of ferns stirred by a canyon breeze. The pool itself glows with a surreal, greenish light—crystal-clear and still at the edges, with hundreds of tiny droplets dancing on the surface where the water falls. Standing there, surrounded by cool rock, lush greenery, and the endless song of falling water, the world feels hushed and sacred. Elves Chasm is more than just a waterfall—it's a sanctuary of peace, tucked deep in the heart of the Grand Canyon, where time slows and the spirit quiets. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-land-of-elves/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-9882-9886.jpg The Land of Elves Tucked away in a hidden alcove deep within the Grand Canyon, Elves Chasm feels like a secret discovered in a dream. The narrow trail leading to it winds through a rugged side canyon where ferns cling to damp stone and the air is cooler, richer with the scent of moss and mineral spring. Then, just beyond a bend, the waterfall appears—tumbling delicately from a cleft in the rock, cascading down polished stone into a shimmering emerald pool below. The sound is what holds you first: a soft, melodic murmur as water slips and falls over the moss-covered rock. Droplets splash and dance on the rock ledges, each note distinct and soothing, blending into the quiet rustle of ferns stirred by a canyon breeze. The pool itself glows with a surreal, greenish light—crystal-clear and still at the edges, with hundreds of tiny droplets dancing on the surface where the water falls. Standing there, surrounded by cool rock, lush greenery, and the endless song of falling water, the world feels hushed and sacred. Elves Chasm is more than just a waterfall—it's a sanctuary of peace, tucked deep in the heart of the Grand Canyon, where time slows and the spirit quiets. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sentinel-of-stone/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Comanche-Point-9450-9470.jpg Sentinel of Stone From a quiet perch above the Colorado River, the view opens wide across the canyon to where sunlight strikes Comanche Point and the Palisades of the Desert. The golden glow of late afternoon sets the massive cliffs ablaze. Comanche Point rises boldly, a sentinel of stone layered with eons of geologic time, its summit catching the sun's rays like a beacon. Light cascades down its flanks, illuminating intricate textures and sheer walls that drop dramatically toward the river far below. The contrast is striking—where water meets stone, light meets shadow, and silence meets awe. The view is vast, humbling, and profoundly peaceful—a sacred meeting of earth and light in one of the canyon's most majestic vistas. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunlit-palisades/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Comanche-Point-9274-9287.jpg Sunlit Palisades From a quiet perch above the Colorado River, the view opens wide across the canyon to where sunlight strikes Comanche Point and the Palisades of the Desert. The golden glow of late afternoon sets the massive cliffs ablaze. Comanche Point rises boldly, a sentinel of stone layered with eons of geologic time, its summit catching the sun's rays like a beacon. Light cascades down its flanks, illuminating intricate textures and sheer walls that drop dramatically toward the river far below. The contrast is striking—where water meets stone, light meets shadow, and silence meets awe. The view is vast, humbling, and profoundly peaceful—a sacred meeting of earth and light in one of the canyon's most majestic vistas. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-sound-of-time/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Morning-Reflection-8046-8058.jpg The Sound of Time The warm hues of morning light illuminate the towering cliffs of Marble Canyon which reflect in the calm waters of a tidal pool along the Colorado River. In the distance and out of sight, a nearby rapid can be heard, it's thunderous roar reverberating off the surronding cliffs, a stark reminder of the forces that have over the millennia shaped this ancient land deep within in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-shinumos-embrace/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Shinumo-Creek-Falls-9619-9629.jpg Shinumo's Embrace Shinumo Falls is a hidden jewel tucked away in a quiet side canyon near the Colorado River, a place where time slows and the Grand Canyon reveals its softer, more intimate side. The falls emerge from a narrow cleft in the rock, spilling gracefully into an emerald pool surrounded by steep canyon walls streaked with desert varnish. The air is cooler here, filled with the soothing sound of water splashing and echoing gently within the canyon's embrace. Shinumo Falls isn't grand in size, but in spirit, it holds the kind of simple beauty that lingers. It's a deeply peaceful place with a gentle voice that echoes within the vastness of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-shinumo-echoes/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Shinumo-Creek-Falls-9786-9791.jpg Shinumo Echoes Shinumo Falls is a hidden jewel tucked away in a quiet side canyon near the Colorado River, a place where time slows and the Grand Canyon reveals its softer, more intimate side. The falls emerge from a narrow cleft in the rock, spilling gracefully into an emerald pool surrounded by steep canyon walls streaked with desert varnish. The air is cooler here, filled with the soothing sound of water splashing and echoing gently within the canyon's embrace. Shinumo Falls isn't grand in size, but in spirit, it holds the kind of simple beauty that lingers. It's a deeply peaceful place with a gentle voice that echoes within the vastness of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moon-over-three-springs-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moon-1025.jpg Moon Over Three Springs The moon rises above the cliffs of the Grand Canyon. From Opposite Three Springs Camp along the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/approaching-the-havasu-confluence/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Creek-Confluence-50935.jpg Approaching the Havasu Confluence The blue-green water of Havasu Creek flows through the Havasu Canyon near its confluence with the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-reflection-twin-worlds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-River-Grand-Canyon-Reflection-50116.jpg Twin Worlds As you float quietly on a raft, the world narrows to the rhythm of the Colorado River and the towering cliffs that rise around you. The canyon walls stretch high into the sky, their layers of deep red, golden sandstone, and pale limestone stacked like ancient scrolls, each one etched by time and wind. These monuments of stone glow in the sun and are mirrored in the still, glassy water. The reflections ripple gently with the motion of the raft, creating a dreamy, watercolor effect—stone turned fluid, sky blending into river. It's as if you're drifting through two worlds at once: the vast, sunlit canyon above, and its silent twin beneath the surface. In this moment, floating between earth and sky, surrounded by beauty both solid and reflected, the Grand Canyon reveals a rare and peaceful stillness—a sense of belonging to something far greater, yet gently, intimately near. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-sunset-over-surprise-canyon--pano-3185/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Twin-Point-Pano-3185-3188.jpg The Days Last Breath on an Ancient Landscape As the sun sinks low over the Grand Canyon, a last wash of warm light spills across the landscape, setting the land aglow in soft hues of amber and gold. The canyon slowly begins to fall into darkness, ridge by ridge, fold by fold—each illuminated edge giving way to shadowed depth. In this moment, the vastness feels intimate, as if the light is tracing the Earth's form with reverence. Silence settles into the low places, and the wind pauses as the day's last breath unveils the quiet architecture of geologic time. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-twin-point-moonset-3352/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Twin-Point-Moon-3352-3375.jpg Descent of the Moon From the rim at Twin Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the moon begins its slow descent toward the far horizon. The land below is hushed and motionless as early morning light paints the landscape in an ethereal glow. The moon's presence—soft, steady, and ancient—echoes the endurance of the stone beneath it. In this quiet hour, the Earth and sky seem joined in a shared breath. The scene is not dramatic, but reverent—a gentle passage of light across a timeless landscape, where even the moon appears to bow before the canyon. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-agave-sky-3469/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Twin-Point-Agave-3469-3487.jpg The Agave's Ascension Cirrus clouds drift gracefully acorss the sky over an Agave in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in Arizona. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-twin-point-agave-3574/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Twin-Point-3574-3635.jpg Morning Light at Twin Point The view from Twin Point stretches across one of the Grand Canyon-Parashant's most remote reaches, where cliffs plunge into shadowed depths and the horizon stretches on forever. An agave anchors the scene—a symbol of resilience rooted in the harsh beauty of the high desert. Layers of stone tell the story of deep time shaped by water, wind, and tectonic uplift. This convergence of life and land reveals the profound connection between the living desert and the ancient earth from which it grows, offering a moment of stillness and reverence above the plateau far below. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-last-light-at-twin-point-3049/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Twin-Point-3049-3062.jpg Evening Sentinel at Twin Point At Twin Point, the final rays of daylight brush the canyon below as a single agave stalk rises above the land—slender, solitary, and unwavering. It stands like a sentinel over the immense silence of the Grand Canyon, holding its place between stone and sky. Though its bloom has passed, the stalk remains—a memory of one final, reaching gesture. The distant cliffs fall away into shadow, while the agave catches the last of the sun, its shape etched against the soft colors of dusk. In this fleeting moment, the landscape feels suspended, and the lone stalk becomes more than a plant—it becomes presence, witness, and the still voice of endurance at the edge of the world. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-joshua-trees-at-tweeds-1191/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Tweeds-Points-1191-1210.jpg The Promise of a New Day At Tweeds Point, a stand of Joshua trees rises calmly from the desert floor—steadfast and upright, each one shaped not by spectacle but by quiet endurance. Their spiny arms reach outward, anchored in the stillness of early morning. As the first light of day spills over the horizon, it softly paints a distant mountain ridge in a warm, golden hue, casting a gentle glow across the land. The air is cool, the landscape hushed, and in this moment, the desert feels deeply at peace. To stand among these trees is to share in the timeless rhythm of place—rooted, watchful, and lit by the promise of a new day. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-hidden-canyon-0757/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Tweeds-Point-0757-0760.jpg Hidden Canyon Tucked deep within the folds of the Grand Canyon-Parashant landscape, this hidden canyon feels less like a place discovered and more like one revealed—quietly, and only to those who pause long enough to notice. The walls rise with hushed dignity, the distant landscape catching light in softened layers while shadow gathers in their curves. Here, the grand becomes intimate, and the desert, often vast and unyielding, offers a rare moment of closeness. In this hidden hollow of stone and light, presence feels like reverence. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-tweedie-point-0692/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Tweedie-Point-0692.jpg Layers of Stillness From Tweeds Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the landscape unfolds in soft layers of light and shadow, every ridge and valley gently veiled in atmosphere, as if brushed onto the horizon by hand. The depth is vast, yet softened by haze; the forms are immense, yet tender in the way they catch the day's last light. In this moment, the land is not just seen—it is felt, suspended between presence and dream, where geology meets poetry in air and color. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-tweeds-points-tree-0625/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Tree-Tweeds-Points-0625.jpg Witness to the Wind and Years A solitary dead tree rises in sharp silhouette against the radiant sun, its limbs twisted, reaching, and motionless. Backlit, the tree becomes pure form: dark, angular, and enduring. It stands as a quiet witness to time, to wind, to centuries of change beneath the desert sky. The landscape around it softens in the haze of the sun, but the tree remains stark and certain, etched into the moment like a shadow that cannot fade. There is a stillness here that feels ancient, as if the land itself pauses to remember all that this tree has seen. From Tweeds Hollow in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-ponderosa-pine-cone-pano-5761squaw-canyon-panorama-1826/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Squaw-Canyon-1826-Pano.jpg Lines Written in Stone In this sweeping view of Squaw Canyon from Hudson Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the story of erosion reveals itself in every curve, terrace, and textured fold of stone. The canyon's sinuous lines—etched by wind, water, and gravity—reveal how the Earth moves slowly, yet relentlessly, over time. Once submerged beneath ancient seas, this landscape has been lifted, weathered, and sculpted into its current form by forces both violent and delicate. Each layer of exposed rock marks a chapter in geologic history, its colors and contours recording what the planet has endured and reshaped. Seen from this panoramic perspective, the canyon is more than land—it is a living archive of transformation, written patiently in stone. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-squaw-canyon-1824/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Squaw-Canyon-1824.jpg Brushstrokes Across the Desert Looking down upon Squaw Canyon from Hudson Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the land flows like a painting rendered in stone. Its curves and contours sweep gracefully through the desert, each line the result of water's touch and time's patience. The canyon walls ripple and bend with a sinuous elegance, shaped not by force, but by the quiet persistence of erosion. Wind, rain, and gravity have carved the rock into forms that feel less geological and more intentional, like the brushstrokes of nature's hand. There is movement here, even in stillness. Each fold of earth is a gesture, each channel a memory. To stand among them is to witness the Earth not only as structure, but as art in its purest, most enduring form. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-snap-point-2397/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Snap-Point-2397-2407.jpg Where the Silence Has No End From Snap Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the westernmost point of the Grand Canyon, the land stretches out in every direction into a sky that seems impossibly wide. The wind moves through this space like a language without words, brushing across stone and skin, filling the silence with presence rather than sound. There is no movement, yet everything feels alive: the land breathes slowly, shaped by time, shaped by air. Here, you are not just looking, you are listening. To distance. To quiet. To the overwhelming feeling that the horizon never truly ends. In this moment, the world is both vast and still, and you are small in the best possible way. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-ponderosa-pine-cone-5782/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Ponderosa-Pine-Cone-5782.jpg From Silence, a Forest Grows Beneath the towering ponderosa canopy, a single pine cone rests among fallen pine needles—unassuming, yet full of quiet significance. Once part of the living tree above, it now lies grounded, its spiraled form intact, a vessel of memory and renewal. The air is still, scented with warm bark and earth, and the forest feels as if it is pausing to breathe. This small cone speaks of cycles: of growth, release, and return. In a land defined by vast canyons and deep time, it reminds us that life's continuity is just as present in the soft places beneath our feet. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-ponderosa-pine-cone-pano-5761/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Ponderosa-Pine-Cone-5761-Pano.jpg Alone Amongst the Ponderosas In the high forest on Mount Logan in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the air is alive with sound and scent—wind threading softly through the tall Ponderosa pines, their needles murmuring like distant waves. The trees sway with ease, their movement gentle, unhurried. The air carries the warm, familiar scent of sunlit bark—vanilla, butterscotch, earth. At your feet, a fallen cone rests among needles and stone, a small, grounded echo of the towering forest above. Here, time loosens its grip. You listen. You breathe. The wind speaks in a language older than words, and the trees reply in rustling chorus. You are not alone—only quiet, only present. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-flowering-ocotillo-sky-5072/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Ocotillo-Pano-5072.jpg The Desert Reaches for Light The red flowers of an ocotillo contrast against the deep blue of the Arizona sky over Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-sunrise-at-tweeds-joshua-tree-0896/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-National-Monument-0896-0918.jpg Desert Spirit in Morning Light Joshua trees at Tweeds Points in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument on the Arizona Strip. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-nampaweap-petroglyphs-6309/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Nampaweap-Petroglyph-Site-6309-6312.jpg Whispers from the Ancestors The petroglyphs at Nampaweap are more than carvings—they are conversations. Spread across this weathered wall, the symbols seem to move with rhythm and purpose: spirals, tracks, figures, and abstract forms that speak to migration, ceremony, and life tied to the land. This panel is especially rich, layered with overlapping marks that suggest a place returned to again and again, not just for inscription but for meaning. Each line carries intent, and together they form a living archive of ancestral presence. Standing before them, you sense that this place was never abandoned—only quieted—its voice still etched into the stone, waiting to be honored and heard. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-nampaweap-petroglyphs-6196/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Nampaweap-Petroglyph-Site-6196-6214.jpg Echoes Etched in Stone The petroglyphs at Nampaweap, as seen in this photograph, are more than ancient markings—they are echoes of migration, memory, and enduring relationship with the land. Carved into the volcanic rock by Indigenous peoples over centuries, these symbols—including spirals, animals, and figures—may reflect movement across the landscape, seasonal journeys, or spiritual pathways guided by the land itself. This site, located along a natural corridor between desert plateaus and canyonlands, served not only as a physical waypoint but also as a ceremonial threshold where travelers marked their presence and honored their connection to place. The land here remembers—etched in stone by hands who knew its rhythms, who moved with its seasons, and who passed knowledge forward in symbol and silence. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-nampaweap-petroglyphs-6193/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Nampaweap-Petroglyph-Site-6193.jpg Whispers of the Old Ways The Nampaweap Petroglyph Site in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-nampaweap-petroglyphs-6071/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Nampaweap-Petroglyph-Site-6071-6096.jpg Echoes of the Ancestors The Nampaweap Petroglyph Site in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-nampaweap-petroglyphs-6049/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Nampaweap-Petroglyph-Site-6049-6070.jpg The Way of Wind and Spirit Carved into a boulder, the spiral petroglyph at Nampaweap may represent far more than a simple design—it is a symbol rich with meaning across many Indigenous traditions of the Southwest. Often associated with the cyclical patterns of nature, the spiral can signify migration routes, the movement of the sun across the sky, or the journey of the soul between worlds. At Nampaweap, a sacred site dense with ancient markings, the spiral may speak of time that turns rather than ends, of ceremony tied to solstices or the turning of seasons, or of a spiritual pathway that connects land, sky, and story. Set against the enduring silence of the area, this symbol becomes a point of continuity—etched not only in stone, but in memory, tradition, and reverence for place. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-nampaweap-petroglyphs-5946/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Nampaweap-Petroglyph-Site-5946-5964.jpg Invited to Listen Etched across this volcanic wall at Nampaweap in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is a rich array of petroglyphs—spirals, lines, figures, and abstract forms—each one a mark of presence and meaning left by those who came before. Among this collection, one symbol quietly draws the eye: two lines extending from triangles that meet and merge, like rivers converging in a shared basin. In this union of form, there is a suggestion of movement across the land, of tribes whose paths crossed, of memory carried forward. There is no separation here, only connection â€”a merging of cultural expressions that speaks to a shared presence on the land. Standing before it, you feel less like an observer and more like someone invited to listen. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-nampaweap-petroglyphs-5883/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Nampaweap-Petroglyph-Site-5883-5889.jpg The Land Still Speaks At Nampaweap, etched into volcanic stone, these petroglyphs speak across time—silent yet enduring, carved by ancestors who moved through this land with purpose and reverence. Each line, spiral, and figure holds meaning that may never be fully known, yet the feeling is unmistakable: this place mattered. The rock face becomes more than surface; it becomes story, offering a glimpse into the spiritual and everyday lives of those who came long before. Surrounded by the quiet of the high desert, the panel stands not as artifact, but as presence—a reminder that the land has always held memory, and that those who listened once left their marks in stone. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-tweeds-hollow-sunrise-0801/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Morning-Panorama-0801.jpg Where Morning Begins As sunrise approaches, light slowly fills the sky, unfolding the day with quiet care. This is not a dramatic sunrise, but a deliberate one—measured and patient, arriving with grace rather than urgency. In this remote corner of Parashant, the world feels unhurried, untouched, and deeply present. The moment passes quickly, but the feeling lingers: of light returning, and the land receiving it in silence. From Tweeds Hollow in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in Arizona. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-moon-5281/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Moon-5281.jpg Pausing to Breathe The moon sinks low over the landscape, casting soft light on the quiet desert. The land is still, caught between night and day, shadow and form. This moment feels weightless, as if time pauses to breathe. The moon does not fall; it recedes gently, leaving behind a trace of silver and calm. In this silence, the desert landscape watches. Nothing rushes. Everything waits. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-kelly-point-panorama-4527/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Kelly-Point-4527-4531-Pano.jpg Apparitions of Rain From Kelly Point, the land stretches in solemn majesty, layered in stone, silence, and memory. Across the far horizon, veils of virga descend like ghostly threads from the clouds, rain that falls with promise but never touches the waiting earth. In this immense and quiet moment, the canyon holds its breath. The air is thick with beauty and longing, as if the sky is reaching out with open hands only to let its offering dissolve into light. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-morning-rain-at-kelly-point-4324/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Kelly-Point-4324-4329.jpg Whispered Promise At Kelly Point, under the soft light of morning, a curtain of rain drifts from the sky, never touching the land below. This fleeting phenomenon, known as virga, feels like a whispered promise withdrawn mid-sentence, a gesture of grace that dissolves before it lands. The canyon watches in silence, waiting for what will not arrive. There is beauty in the yearning, in the space between giving and receiving, between presence and absence. In this still moment, the desert sky becomes a mirror of emotion, soft, vulnerable, and full of feeling that hovers just out of reach. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-mission-hills-from-hudson-point-1774/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Hudson-Point-1774-1779-Pano.jpg The Land is Enough From Hudson Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the distant Mission Hills unfold in hushed layers, stretching outward into a silence that feels both vast and personal. There are no trails here, no signs of passage, only the slow rhythm of ridgelines dissolving into sky. In this solitude, there's no need to speak. The land is enough. Its stillness doesn't feel empty—it feels whole, complete in its remoteness. Standing at this overlook, you're not just looking at the landscape—you're standing inside its quiet, part of its long breath of time. Here, solitude becomes presence. It holds you.This photograph is a custom size and requires specialized printing. Please get in touch with us for pricing and availability information. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-sunset-from-hudson-point-1697/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Hudson-Point-1697.jpg Contours of a Vanishing Day As the sun sinks behind the distant peaks, the land unfolds in layers of shadow and light. From Hudson Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, distant ridges rise and fall like the slow rhythm of breath, each peak backlit and dissolving into silhouette. The details of rock and canyon soften, giving way to form and tone, as if the sky is drawing the land upward into itself. Here, at day's end, erosion is not only something that shapes the stone, it shapes the moment. Time stretches out across the landscape, and for a few quiet minutes, earth and sky become one continuous presence, inseparable and at peace. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-basin-and-range-panorama-1682/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Hudson-Point-1682.jpg In the Quiet of Distance A panoramic view looking west from Hudson Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument at sunset. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant--sunset-from-hudson-point-0784/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Hudson-Point-0784-Pano.jpg Windswept Memories As the sun sinks behind the distant horizon, the land is flooded with a softness that feels like a memory. In this fleeting moment, across the vast landscape there is no sound but the wind, no presence but the land itself, breathing slowly beneath a windswept sky that seems to exhale with the day. This sunset is not simply light fading—it's a feeling of release, reverence, and belonging in a place untouched by hurry. From Hudson Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-hells-hole-5521/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Hells-Hole-5521.jpg Stillness at the Edge of Depth This view into Hells Hole on Mount Logan reveals a stark and elemental pocket of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, where the Earth seems to have folded inward on itself—an open wound carved by time, water, and gravity. We see the raw geometry of the canyon walls, their striations a visible testament to ancient forces at work. In this remote and rarely visited location, silence dominates, and the landscape feels both unyielding and intimate—an encounter with the planet's deeper architecture. Hells Hole is a place stripped of spectacle, yet filled with solemn power: a reminder that beauty and awe are often found in the land's forgotten depths. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-hells-hole-5517/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Hells-Hole-5517.jpg Stone Wears the Memory of Storms Hells Hole, located within the remote and rugged expanse of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, is a dramatic canyon formed by the relentless forces of erosion and time. Nestled deep within the Shivwits Plateau, this geologic feature plunges abruptly into the desert landscape, revealing layers of ancient rock that have been carved by water, wind, and tectonic uplift. Its stark, raw beauty reflects the power of deep time, where sedimentary strata exposed in the canyon walls tell a silent story of ancient seas, shifting fault lines, and the long, slow sculpting hand of nature. Accessible only by rough, unpaved roads, Hell's Hole embodies the monument's spirit of solitude, vastness, and wildness—an untrammeled sanctuary where earth's geologic memory lies open beneath an endless sky. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-morning-grace-in-the-grand-5386/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-5386.jpg When the Canyon Breathes Light From Whitmore Overlook in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the view northward up the Colorado River is both intimate and immense—a place where vertical cliffs yield to sweeping openness, and the river threads silently through eons of stone. This overlook offers a rare, low-elevation perspective deep within the Grand Canyon, where the forces of water and time are etched into every curve of the landscape. The Colorado appears both powerful and distant, a ribbon of life moving through a vast cathedral of rock shaped by uplift, erosion, and deep geologic time. In the soft light of morning or evening, the scene becomes spiritual—a place of profound stillness, where the ancestral presence of the land is palpable and the silence invites reflection. Whitmore Overlook is more than a viewpoint; it is a threshold between earth and sky, time and presence. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-ocotillo-sunrise-5361/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-5361-5365.jpg The Canyon Wakes in Flame An ocotillo with its flowers blooming. In the distance is the Colorado River with sunbeams piercing the depths of the Grand Canyon. From Whitmore Overlook in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-whitmore-overlook-ocotillo-5200/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-5200.jpg Surrounded by Silence and Stone Perched at the edge of Whitmore Overlook, the ocotillo rise—their slender arms lifted toward the desert sky. Surrounded by silence and stone, it stands not in bloom, but in presence. There is a grace to its reach, a quiet strength in its stillness. Behind it, the canyon stretches into light and shadow, vast and untouched. Here, in this meeting of earth and air, the ocotillo becomes more than a plant—it becomes a gesture, a prayer, and a witness. A reminder that even in the most remote places, something living continues to reach for the light. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-geology-2462/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Fort-Garrett-Viewpoint-2462.jpg Bones of the Plateau This exposed cliff face in Grand Canyon-Parashant reveals more than just rock—it tells a story millions of years in the making. Each band of sediment, each subtle variation in color and texture, marks a different chapter in geologic time: ancient seas, shifting plates, long-buried riverbeds. Wind and water have carved into the landscape with patient precision, peeling away the layers to reveal the Earth's deep history in cross-section. What stands now is not a finished form, but a process in motion—a landscape still being shaped, grain by grain, by the forces that never sleep. In this frame, erosion becomes a kind of quiet author, writing the story of the land in stone. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-geology-2451/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Fort-Garrett-Viewpoint-2451.jpg Time Worn and Sun Kissed Below Fort Garrett View in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-fort-garrett-viewpoint-panorama-2049/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Fort-Garrett-Viewpoint-2049-2055-Pano.jpg Where Depth Becomes Distance The view to the west towards Snap Point and the end of the Grand Canyon. From the Fort Garrett Viewpoint on the Upper Grand Wash Cliffs in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in Arizona. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-fort-garrett-point-2485/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Fort-Garrett-Point-2485.jpg Light On the Ancient Divide The warm rays of the setting sun illuminate Fort Garrett Point on the Upper Grand Wash Cliffs in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-clearing-storm-at-whitmore-point-4827/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Clearing-Storm-4827.jpg The Return of Light on the Earth The storm is just beginning to release its grip. The air is heavy with what has passed—wind, water, the low murmur of thunder—and the canyon below feels newly revealed, as if the land has exhaled. Light breaks slowly through torn clouds, tracing the distant cliffs and lending warmth to stone still damp with rain. It's a moment of transition, quiet but charged, with the atmosphere between sky and earth alive, vulnerable, and luminous. In this brief stillness, after the wildness has moved on, the land feels closer. It's not just seen—it's felt. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-clearing-storm-at-whitmore-point-4819/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parashant-Clearing-Storm-4819.jpg A Breath Between Storms A touch of sunlight breaks through a clearing storm illuminating distant cliffs. From Whitmore Point in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-whitmore-barrel-cactus-5470/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Whitmore-Overlook-5470-5509.jpg The Balance Between Fragility and Forever At the edge of the canyon, a solitary barrel cactus clings to the landscape, its spines catching the first light as golden rays spill across the vast expanse below. Far beneath, the Colorado River winds gracefully through the silence, its movement slow, steady, timeless. Light pours between cliffs like a quiet blessing, touching everything it meets: the canyon walls, the river's surface, the small, enduring life at the edge. The cactus stands not as an ornament, but as a witness, rooted in stillness while the world turns in light and flow. In this meeting of delicate form and immense space, there is a deep, unspoken balance between fragility and forever. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-whitmore-overlook-dawn-5277/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Parashant-Whitmore-Overlook-5277.jpg Awakening at Whitmore The sky over the Grand Canyon begins to heat up as dawn breaks. Far below in the shadowy depths of the canyon, the Colorado River continues its journey downstream. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-dappled-light-4969/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Parashant-Point-4969.jpg Dappled Light Across Parashant Light drifts across the landscape of Grand-Canyon-Parashant in slow, shifting patterns, its touch soft and impermanent, yet deeply felt. In this quiet corner of Parashant, the play of dappled sunlight brings a sense of movement to the immovable. It's a moment that asks nothing and changes everything as shadow yields to glow, form revealed by contrast. There is beauty in this small transition, a kind of grace that only lasts a few heartbeats but stays with you long after it's gone. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-point-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Parashant-Point-4956.jpg Sanctuary of Solitude From Parashant Point, the land falls away into one of the most breathtaking and remote expanses of the Grand Canyon, where silence, scale, and time converge. This panoramic view reveals a sweeping tapestry of shadow and light—an ancient landscape sculpted by the Colorado River and exposed by millennia of erosion. Unlike more visited viewpoints, Parashant Point offers a rare sense of solitude and an unfiltered connection to the Earth's geologic history, far from roads, crowds, or noise. In this image, the grandeur is not just in the vastness, but in the way the canyon draws the eye inward and outward at once, toward the depths of time and the stillness of presence. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-dawn-4882/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Parashant-Point-4882.jpg Parashant Awakens Dawns early light paints an ethereal glow across the landscape of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument as the moon peeks between a gap in the clouds. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-lone-juniper-1353/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Parashant-Lone-Juniper-4784-4794.jpg Lone Witness of the Plateau A lone juniper on the edge of a bluff overlooking Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in Arizona. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parashant-whitmore-overlook-ocotillo-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ocotillo-Colorado-River-5100.jpg Skyward Songs of the Ocotillo An ocotillo with its flowers blooming in a brilliant display of red contrasting against a blue sky with clouds. In the distance is the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. From Whitmore Overlook in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument,. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-kid-with-photo-4/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-salvador-may-2025-1.jpg Salvador with his photograph https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-kid-with-photo-3/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-rustevan-may-2025-1.jpg Rustevan with his photograph https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-kid-with-photo-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-henry-may-2025-1.jpg Henry with his photograph https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-may-2025-group-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-group-may-2025-2.jpg Parks in Focus Exhibit at Kolb Studio https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-may-2025-group-1/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-group-may-2025-1.jpg Parks in Focus - May 2025 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-kid-with-photo-1/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adilean-may-2025-1.jpg Adilean with her photograph https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-grandest-of-canyons/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-Panorama-5752-5761.jpg The Grandest of Canyons A sunset panorama of the Grand Canyon from the South Rim of the National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-cape-royal-summer-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cape-Royal-0085-0098-Pano.jpg Sunset from Cape Royal Wotans Throne glows in the colorful light of a monsoon sunset. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. This photograph requires custom printing. Please contact us for more information. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/morning-in-marble-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Morning-Light-Marble-Canyon-Colorado-River-6305.jpg Morning in Marble The warm glow of morning light illuminates the tower cliffs of Marble Canyon. From the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-group-at-the-grand-canyon-2022-01/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parks-in-Focus-Grand-Canyon-2022-01.jpg 2022 Parks in Focus at the Grand Canyon Adam Schallau with a couple of young ladies from a Parks in Focus group on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-group-at-the-grand-canyon-2022-02/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parks-in-Focus-Grand-Canyon-2022-02.jpg 2022 Parks in Focus at the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-group-at-the-grand-canyon-2022-03/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parks-in-Focus-Grand-Canyon-2022-03.jpg 2022 Parks in Focus at the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2018-parks-in-focus-group-at-the-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Parks-in-Focus-Grand-Canyon-2018-01.jpg 2018 Parks in Focus at the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-fall-fern-8075/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-Fall-Color-Fern-8075.jpg A fern displaying autumn golds is backlit by the sun. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-fall-ferns-8068/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-Fall-Color-Fern-8068.jpg A cluster of ferns displaying autumn golds are backlit by the sun. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-fall-color-4687/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Fall-Color-Aspen-Leaf-4687.jpg Autumnal Journey A yellow Aspen leaf rests amongst the needles of a Douglas fir. The wind will eventually cause it to continue its journey to the forest floor. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-aspen-trees-fall-color-pano-7742/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-Fall-Color-Panorama-7742-7807.jpg Kaibab Gathering Fall color in a stand of Quaking Aspens on the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-aspen-trees-7121/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-Fall-Color-Aspens-7121-7139.jpg A solitary leaf has come to rest between the trunks of some aspen trees on the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-giant-guardians-6890/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-Fall-Color-6890-6952.jpg Aspen Guardians I found this cluster of Aspen trees with a single yellow and orage leaf nestled between the trunks of the trees. The sun was low on the horizon and softly diffuesed by a thin layer of clouds causing a Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-fall-color-road-5284/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-Fall-Color-5284-5292.jpg A forest road winds through an Aspen grove on the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-stark-autumn-color-5254/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-Fall-Color-5254.jpg Stark Autumn The brilliant yellow leaves of an Aspen tree stand in stark contrast against the surrounding forest. From the Kaibab Plateau north of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-golden-canopy-6131/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-Aspen-Trees-Fall-Color-6131.jpg Golden Canopy over the Kaibab The golden leaves of Aspen trees during Fall glow in the sunlight. From the Kaibab Plateau on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-peeking-fall-color-50156/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Forest-Fall-50156.jpg Peeking Fall Color Peeking through the forest on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to find a touch of fall color. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-ferns-8088/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Fall-Color-Fern-8088.jpg The stem of a fern during fall. From a remote section of forest on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/autumn-dawn-on-the-north-rim-grand-canyon-7920/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Fall-Color-7920.jpg Autumn Dawn on the North Rim The greens of Summer giveway to the yellows and reds of Autumn in the leaves of Aspen trees below the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-fall-aspens-4969/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Fall-Color-4969-87.jpg Golden leaves from nearby Aspen trees have come to rest in the branches of a Blue spruce tree. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-aspens-4732v/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Fall-Color-4732V.jpg A touch of fall color in some young Aspen trees below the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-aspens-4732/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Fall-Color-4732.jpg North Rim Aspens A touch of fall color in some young Aspen trees below the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-grand-canyon-entrance-sign-50187/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Entrance-Sign-50187.jpg The sign at the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park., North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-fall-color-the-gathering/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Aspens-Fall-Color-6639-6687.jpg The Gathering A sliver of autumn between the Aspen trees. From the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-gold-amongst-the-aspens/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Golden-Ferns-8083.jpg Gold Amongst the Aspens I stumbled upon this section of the forest in a remote area of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park while searching for fall color. There were many ferns amongst the Aspen trees. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-fall-color-aspen-trees-50180/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fall-Color-Kaibab-Plateau-50180.jpg A stand of Aspens trees displaying brilliant fall colors in the Kaibab National Forest near the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-fall-color-aspen-leaves/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fall-Color-Kaibab-Plateau-5935.jpg The colors of Fall in the Kaibab National Forest near the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-the-simplicity-of-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Aspen-Leaf-Arizona-Fall-Color-7429.jpg The Simplicity of Autumn A single aspen leaf came to rest between the boles of a group of aspen trees. From the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-2012-5816/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-5816.jpg 2012 Parks in Focus Group at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-2024-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-2024-0738.jpg 2024 Parks in Focus at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/parks-in-focus-sedona-2022-2460/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-2022-2460.jpg 2022 Parks in Focus Group in Sedona Red Rock State Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/adam-with-a-parks-in-focus-participant-in-2022/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-2022-0114.jpg Adam with a Parks in Focus participant in 2022 Adam with a Parks in Focus participant in Red Rock State Park in Sedona in 2022. Red Rock State Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2022-parks-in-focus-group/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-2022-5518.jpg 2022 Parks in Focus Group Adam with a Parks in Focus group on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in 2022. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2022-parks-in-focus-group-in-sedona/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-2022-4066.jpg 2022 Parks in Focus Group in Sedona Adam with a Parks in Focus group in Red Rock State Park in Sedona in 2022. Red Rock State Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/make-a-wish-grand-canyon-ryan-2014/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/make-a-wish-adam-schallau-ryan-1395.jpg Ryan and Adam, Make-a-Wish in 2014 Adam with Ryan from New Jersey on a Make-A-Wish photography trip to the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/make-a-wish-grand-canyon-jake-2012/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/make-a-wish-adam-schallau-jake-8157.jpg Jake and Adam, Make-a-Wish in 2012 Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2016-parks-in-focus-group-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-6581.jpg 2016 Parks in Focus Group at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2012-parks-in-focus-group/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-5853.jpg 2012 Parks in Focus Group at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon in Focus photography trips. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2016-parks-in-focus-group/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-2470.jpg 2016 Parks in Focus Group at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2014-parks-in-focus-group/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-6463.jpg 2014 Parks in Focus Group at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon in Focus photography trips. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/adam-teaching-composition/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-6384.jpg Adam Teaching Composition to a Parks in Focus participant Grand Canyon in Focus photography trips. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2011-parks-in-focus-group/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-3590.jpg 2011 Parks in Focus Group at the Grand Canyon Parks in Focus at Grand Canyon National Park, July 2011. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2018-parks-in-focus-group/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-2867.jpg 2018 Parks in Focus Group at the Grand Canyon Parks in Focus at Mohave Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/2010-parks-in-focus-group/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/parks-in-focus-adam-schallau-2259.jpg 2010 Parks in Focus Group The kids and staff of the 2010 Parks in Focus group inside the Artist-in-Residence home in Verkamp's on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-twin-falls-0396-98/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fifty-Foot-Falls-0396-98.jpg Havasu Twin Falls Fall color and Fifty Foot Falls on the Havasupai Indian Reservation in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-mooney-falls-50001-42/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Mooney-Falls-FS-50001-42.jpg Mooney Mist The waters of Havasu Creek cascade nearly 200 feet over Mooney Falls. The cold, damp spray of mist from the falls rises along the cliff faces of Havasu Canyon. The waterfall is mirrored in a reflection pool filled with the yellow autumn leaves of an Ash tree. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-beaver-falls-50001-84/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Beaver-Falls-FS-50001-84.jpg Beaver Falls Beaver Falls cascades down Havasu Creek. From the Havasupai Indian Reservation in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-over-havasu-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-FS-50001-50005.jpg Sunrise over Havasu Falls Havasu Falls cascades into the iconic blue-green waters of Havasu Creek as the sky above lights up and is awash in tapestry of sunrise colors that transitions seamlessly with the cliffs of the Havasupai tribal lands. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-mooney-falls-0088/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Mooney-Falls-0088.jpg Distant Mooney Mooney Falls cascades gracefully over the rugged redrock cliffs of Havasu Canyon. Surrounding the falls, the vibrant yellows of autumn are on full display. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-falls-blue-water-0077/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-Autumn-0077.jpg Blue Lagoon The blue-green waters of Havasu Falls contrast with the warm palette of autumn colors and reflected light on canyon walls. From the Hualapai Tribal Lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-falls-blue-water-0052/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-Autumn-0052.jpg Blue Lagoon II The blue-green waters of Havasu Falls contrast with the warm palette of autumn colors and reflected light on canyon walls. From the Hualapai Tribal Lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-hidden-mooney-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mooney-Falls-Havasupai-0140.jpg Hidden Mooney Falls The leaves of autumn glimmer in a touch of sunlight. In the distance, the waters of Havasu Creek cascade over Mooney Falls. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-fern-cascade/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Creek-FS-50001-58.jpg Havasu Fern Cascade Vibrant green ferns in travertine formations contrast with the golden yellows of fall color in the trees along Havasu Creek in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-gold-in-havasu-50002-61/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-50002-61.jpg Gold in Havasu Canyon The magic of autumn along the blue-green waters of Havasu Creek in thbe Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-sinuous-travertine-125/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-FS-50001-125.jpg Sinuous Havasu The blue-green waters of Havasu Falls contrast with the warm palette of autumn colors and reflected light on canyon walls. From the Havasupai Tribal Lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1258/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Desert-Bighorn-Sheep-50028.jpg A Desert Bighorn ram grazing in Havasu Canyon. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-reflection-autumn-havasu-50004-18/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fall-Color-Reflection-50004-18.jpg Reflection of Autumn in Havasu The soft golden yellows of fall color in Cottonwood and Ash trees contrasts with the rugged cliffs of Havasu Canyon. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-palm-tree-50001-72/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Creek-Palm-FS-50001-72.jpg Lone Palm Along Havasu The blue-green waters of Havasu Creek gently flow past the brilliant yellows of fall color and a palm tree. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/havasu-autumn-falls-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fall-Color-50033-2.jpg Havasu Fall Window Havasu Falls framed by a natural window of golden autumn leaves. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-falls-50001-89/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-Autumn-Colors-50001-89.jpg Havasu Autumn Splendor Havasu Falls and the golds of autumn. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-falls-trees-50002-103/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-50002-103.jpg The Fall of Autumn Peeking through the trees to Havasu Falls. Nearly all of the leaves in the trees have fallen, but a touch of color is still hanging on in the distance, and the iconic turquoise waters of Havasu Creek are visible. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-fall-color-50047-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Autumn-Leaf-50047-2.jpg Autumn Captured II A solitary autumn leaf rests amongst the green grasses in Havasu Canyon. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-fall-cottonwood-0512/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Solitary-Autumn-Cottonwood-0512.jpg Canyon Cottonwood A solitary Cottonwood tree, it's leaves a golden yellow, stands alone along a sweeping bend within a canyon near the village of Supai on the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-50002-119/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fall-Color-50002-119.jpg Secret Supai Falls A spring-fed waterfall cascades into the blue-green waters of Havasu Creek. Downstream, a Cottonwood tree with the yellow leaves of Autumn stands tall against a cliff, glowing in reflected light. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-mooney-falls-2-75/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Mooney-Falls-Travertine-FS-2-75.jpg Mooney Travertine II The flowing waters of Mooney Falls contrasts with the Gothic-like travertine formations that surround it. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-autumn-reflection/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fall-Color-Reflection-50004-15.jpg Havasupai Autumn Reflection The colors of Autumn along Havasu Creek are mirrored in a reflection pool. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/hidden-falls-vortex/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Hidden-Falls-Vortex-0481.jpg Hidden Falls Vortex As the sun crested a distant ridge, the mist and spray at the base of Hidden Falls began to light up. As I was composing this scene, I noticed that a vortex of mist would build and then collapse every few seconds. When the falls was in shade, this vortex was not visible, but it was revealed by the light. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-falls-2-39/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-Autumn-Colors-2-39.jpg The Golds of Havasu Falls Havasu Falls and the golds of autumn. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1245/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-Autumn-Colors-50002-93.jpg Havasu Falls and the golds of autumn. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-autumn-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fall-Leaves-50029.jpg Havasu Fall Window Havasu Falls framed by a natural window of golden autumn leaves. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-mooney-falls-50001-150/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Mooney-Falls-Travertine-FS-50001-150.jpg Mooney Travertine The flowing waters of Mooney Falls contrasts with the Gothic-like travertine formations that surround it. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1242/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Mooney-Falls-Travertine-FS-2-78.jpg The flowing waters of Mooney Falls contrasts with the Gothic-like travertine formations that surround it. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-falls-50001-83/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-FS-50001-83.jpg Blue Havasu The blue-green waters of the spectacular Havasu Falls. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-mooney-falls-0083/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Mooney-Falls-0083.jpg Distant Mooney II Mooney Falls cascades gracefully over the rugged redrock cliffs of Havasu Canyon. Surrounding the falls, the vibrant yellows of autumn are on full display. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-touch-of-gold/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Creek-FS-50002-52.jpg A Touch of Gold The blue-green waters of Havasu Falls contrast with the warm palette of autumn colors and reflected light on canyon walls. From the Havasupai Tribal Lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-reflection-50001/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Reflection-FS-50001.jpg Havasu Reflected The sunlit cliffs of Havasu Canyon reflect in the waters of Havasu Creek. From the Havasupai Tribal Lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-fall-color-50053/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Autumn-Leaf-50053.jpg Autumn Captured A solitary autumn leaf rests amongst the green grasses in Havasu Canyon. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-hidden-falls-autumn-70/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Hidden-Falls-FS-50001-70.jpg Hidden Autumn Rush The golds of Autumn contrast with the blue-green waters of Havasu Creek below Hidden Falls. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasu-falls-in-autumn-50002-24/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasu-Falls-Autumn-50002-24.jpg Havasu Falls in Autumn Havasu Falls and the golds of autumn. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1234/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Mooney-Falls-Hiker-50003-11.jpg A hiker takes in the majesty of Mooney Falls. From the Havasupai tribal lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-50004-85/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-50004-85.jpg Travertine Fall The blue-green waters of Havasu Falls contrast with the warm palette of autumn colors and reflected light on canyon walls. From the Havasupai Tribal Lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-havasupai-50001-113/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fall-Color-50001-113.jpg Secret Falls II A spring-fed waterfall cascades into the blue-green waters of Havasu Creek. Downstream, a Cottonwood tree with the yellow leaves of Autumn stands tall against a cliff, glowing in reflected light. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1231/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Havasupai-Fall-Color-FS-50002-120.jpg The blue-green waters of Havasu Falls contrast with the warm palette of autumn colors and reflected light on canyon walls. From the Havasupai Tribal Lands in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-moonlit-charm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-by-Moonlight-50408.jpg Moonlit Charm The light of the moon illuminates the depths of the Grand Canyon as whispy clouds drift across the starry night sky. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-pinyon-under-moonlight/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Night-Sky-Pinyon-Moonlight-50421.jpg Pinyon Under Moonlight A Pinyon pine stands on the rim of the Grand Canyon. The canyon landscape is illuminated by the light of the moon and stars fill the sky above. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-historic-sign/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Watchtower-4318.jpg Watchtower Historic Sign This sign was made by Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, the architect who designed the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-xii/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Watchtower-4300.jpg Watchtower Mural XII Murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-xi/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Watchtower-4274.jpg Watchtower Mural XI Murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-x/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Watchtower-4255-4261.jpg Watchtower Mural X Murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-iii/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2955.jpg Watchtower Mural III Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-ii/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2954.jpg Watchtower Mural II Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-ix/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2949.jpg Watchtower Mural IX Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-viii/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2941.jpg Watchtower Mural VIII Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-vii/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2962.jpg Watchtower Mural VII Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-vi/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2960.jpg Watchtower Mural VI Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-v/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2958.jpg Watchtower Mural V Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-i/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2957.jpg Watchtower Mural I Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/watchtower-mural-iv/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Murals-2956.jpg Watchtower Mural IV Native American murals inside the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1214/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Rainbow-8214.jpg A rainbow in the Grand Canyon with the Desert View Watchtower perched high on the South Rim. South Rim https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1213/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Pano-1406-09.jpg Sunrise over the Painted Desert with the Watchtower at Desert View in the foreground. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/painted-sunrise-at-the-watchtower/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Painted-Sunrise-5485.jpg Painted Sunrise at the Watchtower Sunrise over the Painted Desert and the Watchtower at Desert View. South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Desert View Watchtower https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1211/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Watchtower-Sunrise-8956.jpg A colorful sunrise over the Watchtower at Desert View and the Painted Desert of northern Arizona. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1210/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Watchtower-5931.jpg The Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1209/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Desert-View-Watchtower-Night-Sky-1424.jpg The night sky above the Watchtower at Desert View in Grand Canyon National Park. In June 2019, Grand Canyon National Park was awarded its International Dark Sky status and became an International Dark Sky Park. Desert View https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-watchtower-interior-murals/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Watchtower-Interior-Murals-1772.jpg Watchtower Spirits The interior of the Watchtower at Desert View. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-over-conquistador-aisle-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Conquistador-Aisle-9016.jpg Sunset over Conquistador Aisle A brilliant sunset reflects in a pool of water on a beach along the Colorado River in Conquistador Aisle deep within the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ribbon-of-marble-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Marble-Canyon-Nankoweap-View-5748.jpg A Ribbon of Marble A ribbon of light graces the upper reaches of Marble Canyon as the last light of the day fades away. As always, the Colorado River follows a meandering path on its journey through the canyon. From Nankoweap in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/silently-sculpting-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Waterfall-Silently-Sculpting-7932-7940.jpg Silently Sculpting A waterfall cascades into the narrow confines of a slot canyon. I had walked past this location several times on past river trips and had no idea that a waterfall was there. The canyon walls masked the sound of the water until you're almost right on top if it. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/hidden-in-silence-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Waterfall-Hidden-Silence-7921-7931.jpg Hidden in Silence A waterfall cascades into the narrow confines of a slot canyon. I had walked past this location several times on past river trips and had no idea that a waterfall was there. The canyon walls masked the sound of the water until you're almost right on top if it. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fluidity-in-stone-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Waterfall-Fluidity-Stone-7968-7973.jpg Fluidity in Stone A waterfall cascades into the narrow confines of a slot canyon. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/hanging-garden-in-tuckup-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tuckup-Canyon-Grasses-8327-8331.jpg Hanging Garden in Tuckup Throughout the Grand Canyon, you can find hanging gardens along cliffs walls. They form in locations where water from a spring or seep flows, or sometimes drips, from the cliff face. Often, these hanging gardens have ferns and Monkey flowers, but this one was full of lush grasses that reminded me of waterfall. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-8112/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tuckup-8112-8118.jpg Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/reflections-at-tequila-beach/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tequila-Beach-Reflection-9190.jpg Reflections at Tequila Beach The golden cliffs of the Grand Canyon reflect on the wet sand of Tequila Beach. Located a short distance downstream of the infamous Lava Falls Rapid, Tequila Beach is a place where many river runners have celebrated running the rapids of the mighty Colorado River by having a cold drink and reflecting upon the epic journey they have made. For those who raft the river on a regular basis, it is here at Tequila Beach that you are reminded that you're always above Lava. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/splintered-marble-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Splintered-Marble-0785.jpg Splintered Marble When the Powell Expedition floated through this area in 1869, John Wesley Powell wrote in his journal, "The limestone of this canyon is often polished, and makes a beautiful marble. Sometimes the rocks are of many colors - whites, gray, pink, and purple, with saffron tints." Powell mistakenly identified the rock as marble when, in fact, this section of the canyon is mostly limestone, dolomite, and sandstone. Thus, the name 'Marble Canyon' is a misnomer as the canyon has no marble. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/reflections-from-redwall-cavern/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Redwall-Cavern-0868.jpg Reflections from Redwall The cliffs of Marble Canyon reflect in the Colorado River. From Redwall Cavern in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mystique-narrows/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mystique-Narrows-5282-5299.jpg Mystique Narrows Deep within the Grand Canyon, the waters of a small stream cascade across the rocks in a slot canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/morning-hues-in-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Morning-Light-Marble-Canyon-1002.jpg Morning Hues in Marble Morning light strikes the cliffs of Marble Canyon as the Colorado River gently flows through the scene. From Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sinuous-granite-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monument-Creek-6071-6089.jpg Sinuous Granite The gentle waters of Monument Creek slow carve sinuous lines through the granite narrows. From the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/slotkat-falls-matkatamiba-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Slotkat-Falls-7252-7274.jpg Slotkat Falls Thsi small waterfall in a slot canyon is in Matkatamiba Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/walking-in-matkat-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-7770-7781.jpg Walking in Matkat A small stream flows through the narrows of Matkatamiba Canyon. This canyon with its many hanging gardens and reflecting pools is one of the most beautiful side canyons in all of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dreaming-of-matkat-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-7555-7562.jpg Dreaming of Matkat A small waterfall in Matkatamiba Canyon, a side canyon of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The surrounding canyon walls are glowing in warm reflected light. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/magic-in-matkat-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-7484-7492.jpg Magic in Matkat A small waterfall in Matkatamiba Canyon, a side canyon of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The surrounding canyon walls are glowing in warm reflected light. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/hanging-on-in-matkat-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-7475-7483.jpg Hanging on in Matkat A small waterfall in Matkatamiba Canyon, a side canyon of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The surrounding canyon walls are glowing in warm reflected light. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-majestic-in-the-muav/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Majestic-Muav-0294.jpg Majestic in the Muav The towering cliffs of the Muav Gorge rise high above the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-hanging-garden-in-tuckup/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Hanging-Garden-Tuckup-8421-8422.jpg Hanging Garden in Tuckup Throughout the Grand Canyon, you can find hanging gardens along cliffs walls. They form in locations where water from a spring or seep flows, or sometimes drips, from the cliff face. Often, these hanging gardens have ferns and Monkey flowers, but this one was full of lush grasses that reminded me of waterfall. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/golden-sunrise-on-granite-rapid/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-Sunrise-6287-B.jpg Golden Sunrise on Granite The light of a new day finds a gap dark walls of the Inner Gorge and falls upon the cottonwood trees just upstream of Granite Rapid. From the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/storm-over-the-granite-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Gorge-Storm-1275.jpg Storm Over the Granite Gorge Foreboding storm clouds darken the sky above the Colorado River and the Granite Gorge in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/emerald-pool-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Emerald-Pool-7822-7827.jpg Emerald Pool A waterfall cascades into an emerald pool. From a side canyon of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-chasm-of-the-elves-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-Waterfall-6871.jpg The Chasm of the Elves Located a short distance from the Colorado River, or very long multi-day hike from the South Rim, is a side canyon containing numerous waterfalls and hanging gardens. Near this canyon's confluence with the river, Royal Arch Creek cascades into Elves Chasm. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-falls-in-bloom/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Falls-6948-6953.jpg Deer Creek Falls in Bloom The colors of Spring at Deer Creek Falls. From the bottom of the Grand canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/storm-shadows-in-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Storm-Shadows-0254.jpg Storm Shadows Dramatic light illuminates a distant canyon wall as storm clouds advance across the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon casting the inner cliff faces of the canyon into deep shadow. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-blue-gems/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Boulders-8894-8936.jpg Blue Gems Boulders polished by years of the abrasive action of the silt-laden waters of the Colorado River flowing over them. In the background, the river continues on its journey downstream through the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sandy-abstract/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Beach-Abstract-5587-5599.jpg Sandy Abstract Mother Nature is an incredible artist. I often find myself drawn to her abstract creations, in this case, a sandbar in the Colorado River. From the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-downstream-of-the-gems/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-6457-6462.jpg Downstream of the Gems Along the Colorado River in the Granite Gorge of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-waves-9309/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-River-Water-Motion-9309.jpg Water splashes from a rapid on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-waves-9299/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-River-Water-Motion-9299.jpg The waters of the Colorado River rush through a rapid in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-waves-9295/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-River-Water-Motion-9295.jpg The waters of the Colorado River rush through a rapid in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/glimmering-deer-creek-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Falls-7143-7150.jpg Glimmering Deer Creek I've photographed Deer Creek Falls many times, but during a visit in 2024 it rained leaving all of the rocks wet and glistening. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/granite-rapid-colorado-river-6243-6248/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-Sunrise-6243-6248.jpg Crescent Moon over Granite Rapid The cool waters of the Colorado River rush through the Inner Gorge at Granite Rapid as the sky high above glows in the warm light of sunrise. If you look closely, you can see the crescent moon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-patio-deer-creek-falls-3817/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-The-Patio-Waterfall-3817.jpg Cascades of Deer Creek Waterfalls cascade into the plunge pool below 'The Patio' at Deer Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-patio-deer-creek-falls-3818/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Patio-3818.jpg Patio Falls The cool refreshing waters of Deer Creek cascade into the plunge pool below The Patio. Near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/yaki-glow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/DNC-Grand-Canyon-Yaki-Glow-3149.jpg Revelation Sunrise on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Printed 30x40 inches as a metal float mount. Order ID: GRCA-SR-Metal-Print-3149 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-over-sacred-land/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/DNC-Grand-Canyon-The-Confluence-2096.jpg Sunrise Over Sacred Land Sunrise over the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River, also known as the LCR. The turquoise waters of the LCR can be seen coming in from the left. From the East Rim of the Grand Canyon. Printed 30x40 inches as a metal float mount. The Confluence https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/heart-of-the-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/DNC-Grand-Canyon-National-Park-Sunset-0771.jpg Heart of the Canyon Sunset on the Grand Canyon as viewed from Yavapai Point on the South Rim. In the middle of the canyon is Cedar Ridge, where the popular South Kaibab Trails descends from Yaki Point. Further in the distance are Wotans Throne and Vishnu Temple, and on the horizon is the Desert View Watchtower over 16 miles away. Printed 30x45 inches as a metal float mount. Order ID: GRCA-SR-Metal-Print-0771 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1165/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/DNC-Grand-Canyon-Lightning-7900.jpg Monsoon Maelstrom Grand Canyon can experience intense lightning storms during the monsoon season between July and mid-September. On August 3rd, 2012, Sally and I found ourselves a short distance below the rim of the canyon as this storm approached. The lightning was over 10 miles away when we realized that a storm had developed behind us as well. Heading back to our truck meant moving up to the rim and exposing ourselves to the storm. With no good options, we elected to shelter below some massive boulders and overhanging rocks for almost 90 minutes. During this time, I created this image, which is a stack of 18 images shot back-to-back and merged in Photoshop (using a technique similar to creating star-trail photos) so that I could show the intensity of this storm. In total, I captured 48 lightning strikes in this image and it represents approximately 10 minutes of storm activity. Printed 30x45 inches as a metal float mount. Order ID: GRCA-SR-Metal-Print-7900 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elves-chasm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/DNC-Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-Waterfall-3162.jpg Elves Chasm The waterfalls of Elves Chasm on Royal Arch Creek cascade into a beautiful pool that takes on an emerald hue. The sound of the water running across the rocks is heavenly. Printed 30x45 inches as a metal float mount. Order ID: GRCA-BTR-Matted-Print-3162 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/past-the-palisades/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/DNC-Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-6786.jpg Past the Palisades The Colorado River winds its way through the Grand Canyon and beneath the towering cliffs of the Palisades of the Desert. Printed 30x40 inches as a metal float mount. Order ID: GRCA-BTR-Metal-Print-6786 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/capitol-reef-autumns-embrace-of-the-castle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Capitol-Reef-Autumns-Embrace-The-Castle-2343.jpg Autumn's Embrace of The Castle The branches of a Fremont cottonwood frame The Castle in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-on-balanced-rock-arches/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Arches-Balanced-Rock-Sunset-0843.jpg Balanced Rock at Sunset Sunset on Balanced Rock in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. In the distance are the snow-covered La Sal Mountains. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Arches National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-graced-by-rain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Graced-by-Rain-4405.jpg Graced by Rain Sunlight momentarily pierces through a gap in a storm, creating a dreamy atmosphere as rain falls into the canyon. From Moran Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Moran Point is named after famed landscape painter Thomas Moran of the Hudson River School, who is best known for his idealized views of the American West. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-hermits-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Hermits-Sunrise-2682-2684-B.jpg Hermit's Sunrise A colorful sunrise over the Grand Canyon as ragged, low-hanging clouds scrape across the temples and buttes below the North Rim. Photographed from the Hermit Road near Hopi Point on the South Rim of the national park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-striking-gold/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Striking-Gold-2753.jpg Striking Gold In a dramatic display, early morning light breaks through a narrow gap in a winter storm, striking the cliffs below the Tower of Set and Horus Temple in the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winters-departure-on-angels-gate/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Angels-Gate-Winters-Departure-4461.jpg Winter's Departure from Angels Gate Angels Gate is silhouetted against golden light, the result of snow and rain from a clearing storm being backlit by the setting sun. From the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-light-in-the-rain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ridges-Storm-4428-4431-Pano.jpg Golden Veil Across the Canyon A dramatic display of light and weather in the Grand Canyon. Snow from a late winter storm melts as it falls into the depths of the canyon, creating a veil of rain backlit by the setting sun. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-heavens-upon-angels-gate/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Heavens-Upon-Angels-Gate-4440.jpg The Heavens Upon Angels Gate The heavens descend upon Angels Gate in the Grand Canyon. A rain shower was moving across the canyon, creating ghostly apparitions. Angels Gate is the prominent formation to the left of the center of the image. In Paiute mythology, Angels Gate is the place where the gods would return to Earth by descending from the shadow world above. The Grand Canyon is a place of immeasurable importance to Native people in the American Southwest. Grand Canyon National Park shares boundaries with three federally recognized tribes. A total of 11 federally recognized tribes, including the Kaibab Paiute, are traditionally associated with what is now Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/light-eruption-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Eruption-of-Light-4448.jpg Light Eruption Light appears to erupt from within a winter storm. I photographed this scene at the Grand Canyon as the storm began to clear just before sunset. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winter-panorama-from-hopi-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Panorama-Hopi-Point-2876-2879.jpg Winter Panorama from Hopi Point Low clouds scrape along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as the early morning light begins to fill the canyon. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-light-in-falling-snow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Light-Panorama-2425-2438.jpg Winter Light in Falling Snow A moment of winter light on the Tower of Set and Isis Temple. As snow from a winter storm falls into the canyon, it reaches warmer air and melts, turning to rain. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-gold-on-zoroaster/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Gold-Zoroaster-3347.jpg Winter Gold on Zoroaster Winter light paints Zoroaster Temple in golden hues as storm clouds roll across the upper reaches of the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim.© Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-window-to-the-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Window-to-the-River-1509-Pano.jpg Window to the River A sea of clouds fills the Grand Canyon. In the distance, visible through a gap in the clouds, is the Colorado River. The rainbow-like effect seen on the left side of the photograph is a Brocken Spectre. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-light-of-a-new-day/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-the-Light-of-a-New-Day-Panorama-2954-2972.jpg The Light of a New Day The warm light of sunrise chases off the chill of the winter breeze. A touch of snow from a recent storm clings to the canyon's upper reaches. Far below, in the shadowy depths, the Colorado River rushes over boulders, and the soft roar of the rapids is barely noticeable from the rim. Another day comes to life at the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-hope-of-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-the-Hope-of-Light-2369.jpg The Hope of Light Sometimes, all that is needed is a touch of light to give hope during dark times. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-february-light-on-isis/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-February-Light-on-Isis-Temple-3240-50.jpg February Light on Isis Sunlight pierces through a break in a clearing winter storm, illuminating Isis Temple in golden light as snow falls into the canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-ethereal-light-on-the-temples/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ethereal-Light-2800-2801.jpg Ethereal Light on the Temples Morning light breaks through a gap in the clouds and illuminates falling snow from a winter storm. The resultant soft light casts a warm, ethereal glow across the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-dana-butte-from-hopi-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dana-Butte-Clouds-1565.jpg Dana Butte from Hopi Point Clouds from a clearing winter storm drift amongst the ridges and buttes below the rim of the canyon. From Hopi Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-gold-on-cheops-pyramid/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cheops-Pyramid-2097-2124.jpg Gold on Cheops Pyramid A winter storm begins to lift, and as it does, a touch of light breaks through and falls upon Cheops Pyramid. The blue tones in the distant reaches of the canyon were almost neon in appearance. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-storm-light-over-the-chasm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Storm-light-over-the-Chasm-0737.jpg Storm Light over the Chasm Dramatic storm light and a rainbow at the Grand Canyon, as seen from the South Rim of the national park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-fingers-of-god/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-God-Beams-0536.jpg Fingers of God Rays of sunlight pierce the shadowy depths of the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/abandoned-trailer-the-american-west/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Western-Dreams-Abandoned-Trailer-4886.jpg Western Dreams Out west, where the views are grand, and so are the dreams. An abandoned trailer rests on the wide-open prairie with a view of the mountains. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Somewhere out West https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dancing-rocks-under-a-monsoon-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Arizona-Dancing-Rocks-Monsoon-Sky-0750-7059-Pano.jpg Dancing under a Monsoon Sky In a remote section of the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona are a pair of massive rocks that appear to rise out of the surrounding desert. At one time, the Navajo people, known as the Diné, would try to shoot their arrows over the rocks. On many maps, the rocks are called the "Dancing Rocks," but to the Diné, they are Tsé Biná'ookaahí, which describes the act of shooting arrows over the rocks. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-1044/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-Bighorn-Sheep-1044.jpg Seeking Shade The Desert Bighorn sheep seemed to be our constant companions on my 2023 rafting expedition. This one walked the bank of the Colorado River, keeping pace with us for nearly a half-mile. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-1019/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-Bighorn-Sheep-1019.jpg The Desert Bighorn sheep seemed to be our constant companions on my 2023 rafting expedition. This one walked the bank of the Colorado River, keeping pace with us for nearly a half-mile. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-1007/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-Bighorn-Sheep-1007.jpg The Desert Bighorn sheep seemed to be our constant companions on my 2023 rafting expedition. This one walked the bank of the Colorado River, keeping pace with us for nearly a half-mile. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-1283/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Desert-Bighorn-Ram-Grand-Canyon-1283.jpg A Watchful Eye Desert Bighorn sheep are commonly seen throughout Grand Canyon National Park. This ram was observed grazing along the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-1265/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Desert-Bighorn-Ram-Grand-Canyon-1265.jpg Desert Bighorn sheep are commonly seen throughout Grand Canyon National Park. This ram was observed grazing along the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-1253/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Desert-Bighorn-Ram-Grand-Canyon-1253.jpg Desert Bighorn sheep are commonly seen throughout Grand Canyon National Park. This ram was observed grazing along the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-0429/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Desert-Bighorn-Ram-Grand-Canyon-0429.jpg Desert Bighorn sheep are commonly seen throughout Grand Canyon National Park. This ram was observed early in the morning before sunrise, walking the South Rim of the canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-0411/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Desert-Bighorn-Ram-Grand-Canyon-0411.jpg Desert Bighorn sheep are commonly seen throughout Grand Canyon National Park. This ram was observed early in the morning before sunrise, walking the South Rim of the canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-bighorn-ram-0409/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Desert-Bighorn-Ram-Grand-Canyon-0409-PR3XD.jpg Desert Bighorn sheep are commonly seen throughout Grand Canyon National Park. This ram was observed early in the morning before sunrise, walking the South Rim of the canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/birds-grand-canyon-condor-8148/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Birds-of-the-Grand-Canyon-8148.jpg Three of a Kind The scavenger birds of the Grand Canyon perched in a dead tree on the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim, from left to right we have a Turkey Vulture, Raven, and California condor. Looking closely, you can see the condor's ID number, "T5," on its right wing, along with a small solar panel and antenna used to transmit the bird's precise location. Kaibab Plateau of Northern Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elk-kaibab-national-forest-1194/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bull-Elk-Velvet-Antlers-1194.jpg A large bull elk with velvet hanging from its antlers roams amongst the tall Ponderosa pine trees of the Kaibab National Forest near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Kaibab National Forest https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elk-kaibab-national-forest-1189/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bull-Elk-Velvet-Antlers-1189.jpg Vigilant Guardian A bull elk, also known as a wapiti, in the forest on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. His antlers are shedding their protective "velvet." Kaibab National Forest https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elk-kaibab-national-forest-1184/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bull-Elk-Velvet-Antlers-1184.jpg A large bull elk roams amongst the tall Ponderosa pine trees of the Kaibab National Forest near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Kaibab National Forest https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elk-kaibab-national-forest-1181/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bull-Elk-Velvet-Antlers-1181.jpg A large bull elk roams amongst the tall Ponderosa pine trees of the Kaibab National Forest near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Kaibab National Forest https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-3077/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-3077.jpg Bison roam the meadows near the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-3065/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-3065.jpg Bison roam the meadows near the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-2968/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-2968.jpg Bison roam the meadows near the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-2916/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-2916.jpg Bison roam the meadows near the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-2556/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-2856.jpg Bison roam the meadows near the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-1272/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-1272.jpg A bison in a meadow on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-forest-1207/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-1207.jpg Peekaboo Bison roam amongst the Ponderosa pines on the Kaibab Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bison-grand-canyon-forest-1197/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bison-North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-1197.jpg Forest Retreat Bison roam amongst the Ponderosa pines on the Kaibab Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-from-meadview/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Lake-Mead-View-Sunset-6551.jpg Sunset from Meadview Sunset overlooking Lake Mead National Recreation Area and to Bonelli Peak in Nevada from Meadview, Arizona. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/aspen-trees-impressionistic-icm-2949/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Aspen-Trees-Impressionistic-ICM-2949.jpg Wind in the Aspens An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-ponderosa-forest-02/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ponderosa-Pano-02.jpg Winter in the Ponderosas A panoramic view of a snowy winter scene in the Ponderosa pine forest on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-marble-canyon-dam-site/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Marble-Canyon-Dam-Site-6062.jpg Marble Preserved Looking downstream from river mile 40 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. This location was to be the site of the first of three dams that the Bureau of Reclamation planned to build within the Grand Canyon. Thanks to the efforts of David Brower of the Sierra Club, this site, along with many miles of canyon upstream from here, were preserved. Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-papago-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Papago-Canyon-7044-7077.jpg Papago Canyon A trickle of water gently cascades down a pouroff into a dry creekbed. Papago Canyon near the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-reflection-pool-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Canyon-Reflecting-Pool-5071-5097-Pano.jpg North Canyon Panorama A trickle of water gently cascades down a pouroff into the reflectin pool in North Canyon, deep inside Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-granite-gorge-6609/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Gorge-7493-7500.jpg Pockets of Life Life finds a way to survive. If you look closely, you can see a small cactus growing in a crack in the rock. From the Granite Gorge in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-deer-creek-falls-0025/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Falls-0017-0025.jpg Enchantment of Deer Creek Deer Creek emerges from a slot canyon and plunges one hundred feet before finding its way to the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-deer-creek-falls-0008/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Falls-0004-0008.jpg Rushing Water of Deer Creek Deer Creek emerges from a slot canyon and plunges one hundered feet to before finding its way to the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-georgias-reflecting-pool/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Canyon-Reflecting-Pool-5071-5097.jpg Georgia's Reflecting Pool A trickle of water gently cascades down a pouroff into the reflecting pool in North Canyon, deep inside Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-little-nankoweap-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Nankoweap-Canyon-6588-6609.jpg Little Nankoweap Canyon A massive rock pilar glows in reflected light in Little Nankoweap Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-kincaids-egyptian-cave/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Kincaid-Egyptian-Cave-1188.jpg G.E. Kincaid's Cave In 1909, the Arizona Gazette published an article by "G.E. Kincaid," who shared his tale of rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The Gazette ran two stories about Kincaid's trip, and in the second, he tells of how he discovered a cave entrance about 2,000 feet above the river and hiked up to explore where he claims to have found a treasure of Egyptian artifacts. He reported that he grabbed several relics and left, shipping them off to Washington - perhaps Kincaid was a distant relative of Indiana Jones? Kincaid's story has led to many conspiracy theories about the "lost Egyptian cave of the Grand Canyon," with some people believing that the Smithsonian Museum is involved in a cover-up and that heavily armed guards protect the site. When we saw this massive alcove high on a cliff above the river glowing in the low-angle light, I couldn't help but think of Kincaid's tall tale. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-fractured-marble/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fractured-Marble-0421.jpg Fractured Marble When the Powell Expedition floated through this area in 1869, John Wesley Powell wrote in his journal, "The limestone of this canyon is often polished, and makes a beautiful marble. Sometimes the rocks are of many colors - whites, gray, pink, and purple, with saffron tints." Powell mistakenly identified the rock as marble when, in fact, this section of the canyon is mostly limestone, dolomite, and sandstone. Thus, the name 'Marble Canyon' is a misnomer as the canyon has no marble. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/beckoning-light-in-saddle-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Beckoning-Light-Saddle-6064.jpg Beckoning Light in Saddle The warm glow of reflected light in Saddle Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-cliffs-reflecting-in-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Reflection-Colorado-River-4831-4837-Pano.jpg Reflections at 196 The sunlit cliffs of the Grand Canyon reflect in the cool waters of the Colorado River. From Hundred and Ninetysix Mile Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/layers-of-the-granite-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Gorge-Schist-7485.jpg Layers of the Granite Gorge The Granite Gorge is a prominent section of the Grand Canyon, known for its rugged terrain and towering rock formations. Within this geological formation, the river has revealed ancient rocks, specifically the 1.7 billion-year-old Zoroaster Granite and Vishnu Schist. The Upper Granite Gorge, extending over a length of 41 miles, stretches from below Hance Rapid to Elves Chasm. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/conquistadors-in-search-of-gold/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Conquistador-Aisle-9208.jpg In Search of Gold The Colorado River reflects the golden light bouncing off the cliffs of the Grand Canyon in Conquistador Aisle. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-convergence-in-clear-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clear-Creek-Waterfall-7328-7360.jpg Convergence in Clear Creek Located some distance up the narrows of Clear Creek in the Grand Canyon is a beautiful waterfall with two cascades. Over time, the water has carved a sweeping channel in the rock that causes it to shoot out sideways. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/convergence-in-clear-creek-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clear-Creek-Waterfall-7328-7360-pano.jpg Convergence in Clear Creek - Panorama Located some distance up the narrows of Clear Creek in the Grand Canyon is a beautiful waterfall with two cascades. Over time, the water has carved a sweeping channel in the rock that causes it to shoot out sideways. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clear-creek-narrows-7136/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clear-Creek-Falls-7111-7136.jpg Clear Creek Narrows Located some distance up the narrows of Clear Creek in the Grand Canyon is a beautiful waterfall with two cascades. Over time, the water has carved a sweeping channel in the rock that causes it to shoot out sideways. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-vaseys-paradise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vaseys-Paradise-5291-5297.jpg Vaseys Paradise As you round the bend in the Colorado River at mile 32 just below Stantons Cave, you begin to hear the soft sound of water cascading across rocks. As the sound becomes more evident, you get your first view of the waterfall at Vaseys Paradise. Pouring out from a cave in the Redwall limestone high above the river, the waterfall delicately makes its way down the cliff face, passing through a hanging garden of helleborine orchid, Emery's sedge, western redbud, narrowleaf bricklebush, coyote and Goodding's willows, watercress, and red cardinal monkeyflower. On his historic 1869 expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, Major John Wesley Powell named it in honor of his friend and noted botanist, Dr. George W. Vasey, who was Curator of the U.S. National Herbarium and Botanist of the Department of Agriculture. Dr. Vasey never saw the springs that bear his name. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-stillness-at-tanner/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tanner-Wash-4916.jpg Stillness at Tanner I have wanted to photograph this location for several years, but when the Colorado River is running at normal to high water levels, it is inaccessible. In 2023, I was on an 18-day river trip during which the water in the river was running very low, making it possible to access. Sunlight was piercing through a narrow gap in the canyon walls, falling upon a still pool of water upon which the canyon walls reflected. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-tanner-wash/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tanner-Wash-4914.jpg Tanner Wash I have wanted to photograph this location for several years, but when the Colorado River is running at normal to high water levels, it is inaccessible. In 2023, I was on an 18-day river trip during which the water in the river was running very low, making it possible to access. Sunlight was piercing through a narrow gap in the canyon walls, falling upon a still pool of water upon which the canyon walls reflected. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-redwall-cavern/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Redwall-Cavern-5541-5551-Pano.jpg Redwall Cavern Located at a large bend in the Colorado River within Marble Canyon, a massive natural amphitheater has been carved into a towering limestone wall. In August of 1869, Major John Wesley Powell and the men of his expedition camped here. In his journal, Powell, who was prone to exageration, estimated that 50,000 people could comfortably fit into the cavern, and while this may be a bit of an exageration, it illustrates how massive the cavern actually is. Redwall Cavern is located at river mile 33 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-past-the-palisades/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Past-the-Palisades-6786-6793.jpg Past the Palisades The Colorado River winds its way through the Grand Canyon and beneath the towering cliffs of the Palisades of the Desert. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-above-three-springs-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Opposite-Three-Springs-1242-1247-Pano.jpg Above Three Springs The distant rim of the canyon glows in the late evening light. From 'Above Three Springs Camp' in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-moonset-from-granite/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moon-Setting-8256.jpg Moonset from Granite The full moon sets behind the cliffs of the Grand Canyon. From Granite Camp at river mile 94 in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-return-of-hidden-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Hidden-Waterfall-0589-0610.jpg Return of Hidden Falls This small waterfall in a slot canyon disappeared for many years after a flash flood filled the lower part of the canyon with rocks. Years later, the powerful waters of another flash flood cleared the rocks away, and this waterfall returned. Reaching this waterfall requires you to wade and sometimes swim in cold water below a large chockstone. On the day that I made this photo, the water was nearly up to my neck. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-hidden-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Hidden-Waterfall-0546-0559.jpg Hidden Falls This small waterfall in a slot canyon disappeared for many years after a flash flood filled the lower part of the canyon with rocks. Years later, the powerful waters of another flash flood cleared the rocks away, and this waterfall returned. Reaching this waterfall requires you to wade and sometimes swim in cold water below a large chockstone. On the day that I made this photo, the water was nearly up to my neck. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-approaching-deer-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Falls-9847-9858.jpg Approaching Deer Creek There are many waterfalls in the Grand Canyon, but one of the most beautiful is Deer Creek Falls. This waterfall emerges from a crack 100 feet above and cascades into a pool. Deer Creek then winds its way along a short course before reaching the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-saddle-canyon-waterfall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Darkness-Falls-6177-6188.jpg Darkness Falls A waterfall cascades into the darkness of a remote slot canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/conquistador-aisle-from-blacktail/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Conquistador-Aisle-8960-8972.jpg Conquistador Aisle from Blacktail Looking downstream through Conquistador Aisle along the Colorado River as sunlight breaks through a gap in the clouds. From Blacktail Canyon in the Grand Canyon.Before Glen Canyon Dam was built, the river carried more sediment through the canyon resulting in many beaches along its banks. In the Spring of 2023,the Bureau of Reclamation conducted a High Flow Experiment (HFE) releasing water from Glen Canyon Dam at a rate of 40,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). The result was the formation of many new beaches. Later in the summer of 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation closed the tap and only released about 5,000 cfs through the canyon. The resulting low water revealed even more beaches. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/last-light-on-peshlakai-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-6886-6896.jpg Last Light on Peshlakai Point The last light of the day falls upon the Palisades of the Desert and Peshlakai Point. From an overlook high above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/clearing-storm-in-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clearing-Storm-Marble-5569-5584.jpg Clearing Storm in Marble Canyon As a storm clears with clouds still clinging to the rim far above, the golden light on the cliffs reflects off the waters of the Colorado River in Marble Canyon. Before Glen Canyon Dam was built, the river carried more sediment through the canyon resulting in many beaches along its banks. In the Spring of 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation conducted a High Flow Experiment (HFE) releasing water from Glen Canyon Dam at a rate of 40,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). The result was the formation of many new beaches. Later in the summer of 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation closed the tap and only released about 5,000 cfs through the canyon. The resulting low water revealed even more beaches. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/arizona-highways-january-2024/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Arizona-Highways-2024-January-Cover-Adam-Schallau.jpg Arizona Highways The cover of the January 2024 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine features my photograph Magic at Mohave of a snowy winter scene at the Grand Canyon. I made this photograph from Mohave Point on the park's South Rim as a winter storm was clearing in the distance. Sunlight had just begun to break through a gap in the clouds, and snow falling from the storm was illuminated, spreading a soft glow throughout the canyon. The Colorado River can be seen far below, reflecting the warm light from the storm above. I was the only person at Mohave Point when I captured this moment. The air was cold, and the wind had been fiercely blowing throughout the afternoon, but it had slowly subsided as sunset approached. It was so quiet that I could hear the faint roar of Hermit Rapid at river mile 95, over 3 miles away. You can learn more about this photo in my Journal. January 2024 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-lupines-in-the-aspens/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-Summer-Aspens-Wildflowers-0071.jpg Lupines in the Aspens Summer wildflowers amongst aspen trees. From the Kaibab Plateau of northern Arizona. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/vista-encantada-sunset-rain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vista-Encantada-Summer-Rain-1023-1025.jpg Summer Rain at Sunset In the distance, a gentle summer rain painted pink by the setting sun can be seen falling from the sky. From Vista Encantada on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-vista-encantada-fog/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vista-Encantada-Fog-2249-2259.jpg Vista Brumosa A foggy view of Brady Peak and Mount Hayden from Vista Encantada on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/hermit-road-sunset-tree-4742-4751/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Sunset-4742-4751.jpg Soaking in the Sunset A Pinyon pine tree stretches out from the rim into the canyon. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-village-sunset-trees/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Silence-of-Sunset.jpg The Silence of Sunset Sunset from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. In the distance, Isis Temple glows in the last light of the day. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon Village https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/precarious-perch-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Precarious-Perch-7607-7613.jpg Precarious Perch A lone tree sits atop a precarious perch overlooking the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-from-grand-canyon-village/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-8701-8714.jpg Sunset from the Village The warm light of a summer sunset bathes the distant reaches of the canyon in pastel hues. From the Rim Trail in Grand Canyon Village near El Tovar and Bright Angel Lodge. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-siegfried-pyre-in-the-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Siegfried-Pyre-1996.jpg Siegfried Pyre in the Clouds After heavy rain from monsoon storms, clouds have formed within the Grand Canyon. They drift amongst the many buttes below the rim of the canyon including Siegfried Pyre. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of the canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/clouds-on-siegfried-pyre/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Siegfried-Pyre-1994.jpg Clouds on Siegfried Pyre After heavy rain from monsoon storms, clouds have formed within the Grand Canyon. They drift amongst the many buttes below the rim of the canyon including Siegfried Pyre. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of the canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-over-navajo-mountain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Saddle-Mountain-1964.jpg Sunrise over Navajo Mountain The sky above the distant Navajo Mountain lights up at sunrise. This view from Point Imperial on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon looks across 80 miles of desert landscape including Saddle Mountain, Shinumo Altar, and Echo Cliffs before reaching Navajo Mountain. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/1002/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ponderosa-Pine-Overlook-8187.jpg A pair of Ponderosa pine trees perched high on an outcropping overlooking the Grand Canyon. From an unnamed vista on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-point-sublime-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Sublime-Sunset-3954-3957.jpg Sublime Sunset The sky over the Grand Canyon lights up in a brilliant display of color thanks to clouds from monsoon storms. From Point Sublime on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/point-sublime-clouds-in-the-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Sublime-Clouds-3914.jpg Clearing Storm at Point Sublime Sunkissed clouds drift between the ridges below Point Sublime after a sudden monsoon storm. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clouds-in-the-canyon-3739/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Sublime-Clouds-3739.jpg After the Rain Clouds form within the depths of the Grand Canyon after heavy monsoon rains. From Point Sublime on the North Rim. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/point-sublime-storm-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Sublime-2546-2549-Pano.jpg Sublime Sunrise Panorama Early morning rain falling into the canyon is backlit by the sun. From Point Sublime on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/mount-hayden-sunrise-north-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Imperial-Morning-Light-0838.jpg Sun Infused at Point Imperial Point Imperial is the highest viewpoint overlooking the Grand Canyon. At 8,803 feet above sea level, the temperature in the morning can drop down into the 40s, even in the heat of the summer. On a chilly morning, the first light of the day provides a welcoming warmth as the canyon is revealed before you. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/hayden-at-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Imperial-Hayden-Sunrise-0821.jpg Hayden at Sunrise Mount Hayden glows in the soft light of the rising sun. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-vista-encantada-grass/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Vista-Encantada-9006-9015.jpg Vista Encantada Dappled light fall across the Grand Canyon. From Vista Encantada on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-from-walhalla-overlook-north-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Sunset-from-Walhalla-1821-1836.jpg Sunset from Walhalla Sunset from Walhalla Overlook with a view to Freya Castle, Isis Temple, and the distant San Francisco Peaks. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rainswept-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Mount-Hayden-1540.jpg Rainswept Sunrise Mount Hayden glows in the soft light of the rising sun as rain from a passing storm falls into the depths of the canyon. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/point-imperial-north-rim-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Morning-Light-0827.jpg Sentinel of the Serene Morning light on Mount Hayden. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lupines-on-the-north-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Lupine-Wildflower-4188.jpg Lupines on the North Rim Lupines against a field of green. From a meadow along the Point Imperial-Caped Royal Road on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/solitary-lupine-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Lupine-Wildflower-4175.jpg Solitary Lupine A lupine against a field of green. From a meadow along the Point Imperial-Caped Royal Road on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lupines-in-a-meadow-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Lupine-Wildflower-4128.jpg Lupines in a Meadow Lupines against a field of green. From a meadow along the Point Imperial-Caped Royal Road on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-light-in-the-meadow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Light-in-the-Meadow-0621.jpg Light in the Meadow Lupines and aspens share the early morning light in a meadow along the drive into the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/spruce-tree-hugging-aspen-tree/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Forest-2917-2931.jpg Tree Hugger The branches of a spruce tree hug an aspen bole. North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/spruce-fir-forest-north-rim-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Forest-1529-1540-sharpened.jpg Spruce-Fir Forest On the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, the forest is a spruce-fir forest characterized by Englemann spruce, blue spruce, Douglas fir, white fir, mountain ash, and aspen trees. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ethereal-dawn-at-the-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Ethereal-Dawn-4518-4522.jpg Ethereal Dawn I am captivated by the breathtaking scene unfolding before my eyes. The Grand Canyon stretches out before me, a magnificent amphitheater carved by a river and time. Across the abyss, an ethereal curtain of rain descends into the canyon, backlit by the warm glow of the rising sun. Photographed from Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/984/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Clouds-3876-3883.jpg Sunkissed clouds drift across the ridges below Point Sublime after a sudden monsoon storm. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/aspens-boles-on-the-north-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Aspen-Trees-1501-1518.jpg Aspens on the North Rim Aspen trees on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/point-imperial-colorful-sunrise-1048/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-A-New-Day-1048.jpg A New Day over an Ancient Landscape The morning sky above the Grand Canyon is painted in a mix a bright warm colors and cool blues as Mount Hayden glows in the first light of a new day. From Point Imperial on the North Rim. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-new-mexico-locust-bee-pollinator/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-New-Mexico-Locust-Bee-0776.jpg Bee on the Locust Flower A bee on a New Mexico Locust flower. North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/south-rim-lone-ponderosa-vista/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lone-Ponderosa-Vista-8207.jpg Lone Ponderosa Vista A Ponderosa pine tree stands tall on a precarious perch overlooking the Grand Canyon. From an unnamed vista on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-layers-8199/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Layers-of-Light-8199.jpg Layers of Light A pair of Ponderosa pine trees perched high on an outcropping overlooking the Grand Canyon. From an unnamed vista on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/indian-paintbrush-vertical-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Indian-Paintbrush-3725.jpg Paintbrush Pano An Indian Paintbrush wildlfower amongst ferns. From the forest on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/indian-paintbrush-flower-and-ferns/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Indian-Paintbrush-3706.jpg Paintbrush & Ferns An Indian Paintbrush wildlfower amongst ferns. From the forest on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/indian-paintbrush-flower-in-the-ferns/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Indian-Paintbrush-3630.jpg Paintbrush in the Ferns An Indian Paintbrush wildlfower amongst ferns. From the forest on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-ravens-domain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desertview-Raven-7828-40.jpg The Raven's Domain A raven is perched in a tree overlooking the scxene near the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/overlooking-furnace-flats-4311/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Furnace-Flats-4311.jpg Overlooking Furnace Flats The view down to the Colorado River and Furnace Flats at river mile 71. This area along the river has an abundance of archeological resources. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clouds-rising-to-the-sun/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clouds-Rising-to-the-Sun-2016.jpg Rising to the Sun After a rainy night, clouds form within the depths of the Grand Canyon and rise to meet the light of the sun. In the distance is Marble Canyon and the Vermilion Cliffs. From Point Imperial on the North Rim. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clouds-in-the-canyon-3890/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clouds-3890.jpg Listening to the Silence Clouds silently drift between ridges within the depths of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clouds-in-the-canyon-3888/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clouds-3888.jpg Revealing the Substratum Clouds begin to lift from the depths of the Grand Canyon, revealing layers of ridges. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/point-sublime-clouds-after-rain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clearing-Clouds-3818-3825.jpg Sunkissed at Sublime Sunkissed clouds drift across the ridges below Point Sublime after a sudden monsoon storm. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/guardian-of-the-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cape-Royal-Guardian-1900-1907.jpg Guardian of the Grand Canyon One of the most majestic views on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is from Cape Royal. With a nearly 270º panoramic vista of the canyon, the view is dominated by Wotans Throne. Wotan, also known as Wodan, Woden, or Odin, is one of the principal gods in Norse mythology. From earliest times, Wotan was a war god, and he appeared in heroic literature as the protector of heroes. From the high perch at Cape Royal, you can imagine Wotan surveying the scene as he protects the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/angels-window-by-dawns-early-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Angels-Window-By-Dawns-Early-Light-2096.jpg By Dawns Early Light Angels Window glows in the early morning sunlight. Walhalla Plateau, North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/walhalla-overlook-storm-light-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Walhalla-Overlook-0597-0600-Pano.jpg Walhalla Panorama A panoramic view from Walhalla Overlook on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-watchtower-moon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Moon-5487.jpg Watching Moonrise The full moon rises above the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-point-imperial-rainbow-0397/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Point-Imperial-0397.jpg Rainbow from Point Imperial Standing amongst the tall Ponderosa pine trees at Point Imperial on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon during the monsoon season, you are treated to a breathtaking spectacle of nature - a rainbow delicately arching gracefully over the iconic Mount Hayden and the majestic Grand Canyon itself. The setting sun, obscured by heavy monsoon clouds, casts a warm and ethereal glow across the landscape.The Grand Canyon, with its immense size and intricate layers of rock formations, stretches out before you. Its rugged, multi-hued cliffs and deep crevices are dramatically illuminated by the soft, golden light of the setting sun, creating a surreal contrast against the dark, brooding storm clouds overhead. Mount Hayden, with its distinctive jagged peak, stands as a sentinel over the canyon. It's a moment of serenity and awe as the rainbow bridges the gap between the earth and the sky, a symbol of hope and beauty.The sound of distant thunder rumbles softly, adding to the sensory experience of this enchanting moment. The scent of wet earth and desert plants permeates the air as the rain continues to fall gently, nourishing the canyon's life. It's a reminder of the power and fragility of nature, all encapsulated within the frame of this stunning rainbow, which slowly fades as the sun dips below the horizon, leaving behind a sense of wonder and reverence for the Grand Canyon and the monsoon season's captivating beauty.© Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grace-of-the-goddess-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Snow-Mather-Point-5594-5607.jpg Grace of the Goddess Soft winter light graces Isis Temple as a storm clears from the canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winter-at-the-grand-canyon-mystical-isis/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Mystical-Isis-Temple-5910-5916.jpg Mystical Isis A winter storm begins to clear creating a mystical view of the Grand Canyon. I photographed this scene from the Rim Trail on the South Rim of the park during the very active winter of 2023. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-passage-of-light-at-mohave-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Passage-of-Light-Mohave-1175-1177.jpg The Passage of Light at Mohave A winter sunset at the Grand Canyon can be a magical experience. The last light of the day passes through snow falling in the distance. Far below in the canyon, the faint sound of the Colorado River can be heard rushing through the Granite Gorge. The golden hues of sunset reflecting off its waters. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-tempest/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Tempest-3703-3707.jpg Winter Tempest Snow falls into the Grand Canyon as clouds wrap around The Battleship. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rough-seas-on-a-winter-day/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Yavapai-Point-Winter-3901-3918.jpg Rough Seas on a Winter Day The Battleship sails amongst a sea of clouds within the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-panorama-the-grace-of-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-the-Grace-of-Light-2954-2966-Pano.jpg The Grace of Winter Light A touch of warm light graces the upper most reaches of the Grand Canyon on a winter day. I photographed this scene from Yavapai Point on the South Rim during the winter of 2022-2023, which turned out to be one of the snowiest seasons on record. Over 100 inches of snow fell on the South Rim and more than 200 inches on the North Rim. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-darkness-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Sunset-4880-4884.jpg Darkness Falls The Grand Canyon falls into darkness as the winter sun sets. From Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-magic-at-mohave/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Magic-at-Mohave-1154-1156.jpg Magic at Mohave A winter sunset at the Grand Canyon can be a magical experience. The last light of the day passes through snow falling in the distance. Far below in the canyon, the faint sound of the Colorado River can be heard rushing through the Granite Gorge. The golden hues of sunset reflecting off its waters. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-january-juniper/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-January-Juniper-2816-2827.jpg January Juniper The sinuous branches of Utah juniper tree frame the view of a wintery scene at the Grand Canyon. I photographed this scene featuring Zoroaster Temple and Brahma Temple in the distance from the South Rim in 2023, during what was a near-record year for snowfall. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-approaching-squall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Approaching-Squall-2137-2148.jpg Approaching Squall A touch of sunlight falls upon Isis Temple as a snow squall begins to sweep across the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of the National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-piercing-december-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-1320-1328.jpg Piercing December Light Rays of sunlight pierce through snow falling into the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-cold-winter-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Winter-3172-3216.jpg A Winter Walk A cold winter morning at the Grand Canyon is greeted by the warm light of sunrise. I came upon this scene while walking along the rim of the canyon, searching for interesting foreground elements. I had walked past this spot countless times over the years, but this was the first time I had seen the snow so beautifully shaped and sculpted by the wind. From the Rim Trail between Mather Point and Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-juniper-winter-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Winter-2909-2926.jpg Serene Winter Sunset A Utah juniper frames a snowy winter view of the Grand Canyon. In the distance, Brahma Temple and Zoroaster Temple glow in the golden light of sunset. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-cloaked-by-winter/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cloaked-by-Winter-4105-4117.jpg Cloaked by Winter This photograph of the Grand Canyon in the winter with a fresh blanket of snow was made in January of 2023. Much of northern Arizona was experiencing what would become a historic winter as record-breaking snowfalls fell across the area from Flagstaff to the North Rim. In this scene from Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the park, we can see Zoroaster Temple and Braham Temple cloaked by falling snow. A brief break in the storm has allowed the setting sun to briefly cast golden light upon the scene. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-bright-angel-trail-isis-emerging/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Bright-Angel-Trail-Winter-6320-6329.jpg Isis Revealed In this winter scene from the Grand Canyon, the canyon walls frame Isis Temple in the distance. I had arrived at the trailhead over an hour before sunrise in near whiteout conditions. The wind was howling, and the snow was blowing sideways. I set off down the trail in the dark with my headlamp lighting the way. A short distance into the canyon, I came upon a large snowdrift that wasn't there the day before when I had scouted the scene. The snow drift was completely blocking the trail, so I felt it was unsafe to continue in the dark and decided to n to the trailhead. About 15 minutes before sunrise, I started back down the trail again, and this time I could safely make it through the snow drift and to the spot on the trail from which I could photograph the canyon. Mother nature wasn't exactly cooperating this morning, with the view into the canyon still obscured by clouds below the rim and falling snow. A little over an hour after sunrise, the storm began to clear, and I was able to photograph Isis Temple while there was still dreamy quality to the atmosphere. Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fujifilm-gfx-100s/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fujifilm-GFX-100S.png Fujifilm GFX 100S This is my primary camera for making my landscape photographs. It's a 102-megapixel medium format mirrorless camera that captures a wide dynamic range and beautiful colors. The GFX 100S is what is known as a "mirrorless" camera because it does not have the mirror or pentaprism system of a DSLR camera. Mirrorless cameras tend to be smaller and lighter, and they have the added advantage of having an electronic viewfinder allowing me to preview the exposure before the photograph is made. Buy the Fujifilm GFX 100S Medium Format Mirrorless Camera https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-navajo-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Navajo-Sky-Clouds-7632.jpg Navajo Sky Clouds over the Navajo lands. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rain-veil-and-navajo-mountain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Navajo-Mountain-Rain-Sunrise-0403.jpg Rain Veil and Navajo Mountain A veil of rain falls from a summer storm at sunrise. Looking north towards Nzvajo Mountain from Point Imperial on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/desert-view-sunset-fading-to-the-moon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Full-Moon-5489.jpg Sunset Fading to the Moon The full moon rises over the Watchtower at Desert View as the last remnants of sunset color fade away. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-hoodoo-at-walhalla/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Walhalla-Overlook-Hoodoo-8130.jpg Hoodoo at Walhalla A hoodoo rock glows in early morning light. From Walhalla Overlook on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunrise-over-unkar-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunrise-Over-Unkar-Creek-8124.jpg Sunrise over Unkar Creek The warm glow of morning light falls across Unkar Creek. If you follow Unkar Creek to the bottom of the canyon, you will see the Colorado River as it bends around Unkar Delta. From the Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-light-in-the-gap/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Split-Rock-Glowing-6434-6435.jpg Light in the Gap A split in a rock outcropping glows in low-angle light. In the distance, the Colorado River is briefly visible from the within the depths of the Inner Gorge. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-temples-at-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Temples-at-Sunset-8400-8416-Pano.jpg Temples at Sunset Last light falls upon Brahma Temple and Zoroaster Temple. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-coronado-from-the-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-7837-41.jpg Coronado from the Rim I discovered this view of Coronado Butte on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon while hiking along the rim of the canyon in search of new vistas. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-agave-guardian-ii/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rays-of-Sunlight-6507.jpg Agave Guardian II Rays of sunlight descend upon the Grand Canyon and the distant Colorado River. In the foreground atop a rock pilar, a the stalk of a Utha agave seems to stand guard voer the canyon. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-agave-guardian/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rays-of-Sunlight-6488.jpg Agave Guardian Rays of sunlight descend upon the Grand Canyon and the distant Colorado River. In the foreground atop a rock pilar, a the stalk of a Utha agave seems to stand guard voer the canyon. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-dappled-light-on-nankoweap-valley/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Dappled-Light-9892.jpg Dappled Light on Nankoweap Valley Dappled light and shadows roll across the Grand Canyon landscape. From Point Imperial on the North Rim. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-hayden-thru-the-ponderosas/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mount-Hayden-Trees-7529-7562.jpg Hayden Thru The Ponderosas Mount Hayden is illuminated by the warm glow of morning light. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-morning-light-on-freya-castle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Morning-Freya-Castle-8104.jpg Morning Light on Freya Castle Freya Castle basks in the warm glow of morning light. From the Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moonset-over-wotans-throne/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moonset-Cape-Royal-0849.jpg Moonset over Wotans Throne Early morning light paints Wotans Throne in a warm glow as the full moon is close to setting on the western horizon. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clouds-on-isis-temple/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Isis-Temple-Clouds-6053.jpg Clouds on Isis Temple A cloud forms across the top of Isis Temple as a monsoon storm clears. From Point Sublime on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/layered-light-from-grandview/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Grandview-Point-6172.jpg Layered Light from Grandview Leading up to sunset, a touch of light falls upon a butte in the Grand Canyon. From Grandview on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-at-duck-on-a-rock-ii/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Duck-on-a-Rock-Sunrise-6923.jpg Sunrise at Duck on a Rock II Duck on a Rock basks in the warm morngin light of a summer sunrise. South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-at-duck-on-a-rock-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Duck-on-a-Rock-6927.jpg Sunrise at Duck on a Rock Duck on a Rock basks in the warm morngin light of a summer sunrise. South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-blue-hour-duck/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Duck-on-a-Rock-0241.jpg Blue Hour Duck The Duck on a Rock during the blue hour. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/unkar-delta-from-lipan-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Lipan-Point-0242.jpg Unkar Delta from Lipan Point The Grand Canyon and Colorado River in late afternoon light. The river is seen here as it bends around the Unkar Delta. From Lipan Point on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-river-into-darkness/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Into-Darkness-5783.jpg River Into Darkness As the sun sets, the Inner Gorge and Colorado River descend into the shadowy depths of the Grand Canyon. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-fire-in-the-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Fiery-Sunset-4067.jpg Fire in the Sky A colorful sunset over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. From Desert View on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-colorado-river-from-lipan-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-0262-0273-Pano.jpg The Colorado River from Lipan Point A panoramic view of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River in late afternoon light. From Lipan Point on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-morning-on-cardenas/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cardenas-Butte-1892.jpg Island of Light Early morning light on Cardenas Butte. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/standing-above-the-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Agave-Standing-Above-6371-6378.jpg Standing Above the Canyon A Utah agave stands tall above the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/earth-shadow-from-marble-view/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Arizona-Marble-View-Overlook-Earth-Shadow-7935-7954-Pano.jpg Earth Shadow from Marble View Earth shadow rises above Marble Canyon. From Marble View on the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Kaibab Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-ladybugs-in-grasses/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Grasses-Ladybugs-6678.jpg Ladybugs in Grasses I was exploring a meadow with tall grasses along the edge of the forest on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon when I noticed several ladybugs flying around and landing on me and my camera gear. I began to look around and discovered a swarm of ladybugs in one particular section of the meadow. There were more ladybugs than I had seen in my entire life. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-pine-cone-and-lichen/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Pine-Cone-Lichen-1896-1960.jpg Pine Cone and Lichen A pine cone has fallen from a nearby tree and sits on a crackon a lichen-covered rock. If yo ulook closely, you can see more pine cones in the split in the rock. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-twisted-agave-rosette/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Utah-Agave-Twisted-Rosette-4589-4615.jpg Twisted Agave A Utah agave forms a beautiful rosette of blue succulent evergreen leaves that fade to olive green at the tips, with small teeth lining the edges of the leaves. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lost-in-the-woods/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Forest-5348-5366.jpg Lost in the Woods A two-track dirt road passes through a mixed forest of Quaking Aspen trees and Ponderosa pines in a remote are of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.The forest was extremely green this year thanks to a very active summer monsoon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-mixed-forest-trees/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Forest-4106-4126.jpg Forest on the North Rim The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is known for its thick mixed forest which consists of Ponderosa pines, Douglas firs, and Quaking Aspen trees. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-pinyon-pine/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Pinyon-Pine-2591-2596.jpg Pinyon Pine A pinyon pine on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Along with the Utah Juniper, the pinyon pine makes up the pinyon-juniper woodlands that hug the rims of Grand Canyon as well as parts of the inner canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-aspens-along-a-meadow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Aspens-9214.jpg Aspens Along a Meadow Quaking aspen trees along the edge of a meadow on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-quaking-aspen-rustling-leaves/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Aspen-Trees-Rustling-Leaves-9087.jpg Rustling Leaves The leaves in a stand of Quaking aspen trees rustle in the wind. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sacred-datura-angels-trumpet/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sacred-Datura-7390.jpg Angel's Trumpet A Sacred Datura blooms in the Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park. Also known as the Moonflower, it blooms in the late afternoon and evening, and closes in the morning. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sacred-datura-moonflower/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sacred-Datura-7288.jpg Moonflower Sacred Daturas bloom in the Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park. Also known as the Moonflower, it blooms in the late afternoon and evening, and closes in the morning. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sacred-datura-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sacred-Datura-7181.jpg Sacred Datura Panorama Sacred Daturas bloom in the Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park. Also known as the Moonflower, it blooms in the late afternoon and evening, and closes in the morning. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-moonflowers-in-bloom/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sacred-Datura-7151.jpg Moonflowers in Bloom Sacred Daturas bloom in the Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park. Also known as the Moonflower, it blooms in the late afternoon and evening, and closes in the morning. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-night-sky-over-phantom/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Night-Sky-Phantom-Ranch-2390.jpg Night Sky Over Phantom The night sky as seen from Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Phantom Ranch https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-ribbon-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ribbon-Falls-2511.jpg Ribbon Falls The double cascades of Ribbon Falls create an oasis in the desert. Along the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. North Kaibab Trail https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/arizona-highways-magazine-november-2022-phantom-ranch-cover/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Arizona-Highways-Magazine-November-2022-Phantom-Ranch-Cover.jpg Arizona Highways The cover of the November 2022 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine features my photograph of a small cabin at Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. I made this photograph when I was an Artist-in-Residence at Grand Canyon National Park in March 2009. November 2022 https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-after-the-rain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Rainbow-8674.jpg After the Rain As a monsoon rain shower clears, light breaks through a gap in the clouds and a rainbow descends upon the Grand Canyon. From the Ken Patrick Trail on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lost-in-the-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Point-Imperial-4028-4030.jpg Lost in the Light Dramatic storm light falls across the landscape illuminating Mount Hayden. It's brief moments of time such as this where one can get lost in the light. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunset-over-the-palisades/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-8244.jpg Sunset over the Palisades The Colorado River carves a path through the Grand Canyon below the Palisades of the Desert. From Desert View on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunrise-on-hayden-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Imperial-Sunrise-3990-4014-Pano.jpg Sunrise on Hayden The first light of the day illuminates Mount Hayden in this panoramic view of the Grand Canyon from Point Imperial on the North Rim. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunset-rainbows-from-sublime/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Point-Sublime-Rainbow-6179-6194-Pano.jpg Sunset Rainbows from Sublime A double rainbow descends upon the Grand Canyon. In the distance, far below in the canyon, is the Colorado River near Boucher Rapid at river mile 96.5. From Point Sublime on the North Rim of the park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-on-isis-temple/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-North-Rim-2578-Panorama.jpg Lightning on Isis Temple Lightning strikes Isis Temple. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/crystal-hoodoo-and-monsoon-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Crystal-Creek-Hoodoo-5679-5681.jpg Crystal Hoodoo and Monsoon Sky Looking down the Crystal Creek drainage from the hoodoo rocks on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. In the distance, monsoon storms fill the sky with dramatic looking clouds. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mount-hayden-morning-sentinel/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Mount-Hayden-Morning-Sentinel-1602.jpg Morning Sentinel Mount Hayden stands watch over the Grand Canyon from Point Imperial on the park's North Rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-wedding-site-silence-is-golden/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Wedding-Site-9375-9383.jpg Silence is Golden As sunset approached on this day, the wind faded away and the the canyon became very quiet. A touch of soft light broke through a gap in the clouds and Wotans Throne was painted in a golden light. From the wedding site near Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rainbow-claude-birdseye-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Isis-Temple-Rainbow-5918.jpg Rainbow on Birdseye A rainbow descends upon Claude Birdseye Point. From Point Sublime on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/august-light-from-cape-royal/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-August-Light-Cape-Royal-0356-0367.jpg August Light from Cape Royal Sunlight falls upon distant rains. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/echoes-of-thunder-at-angels-window/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Lightning-1400B.jpg Echoes of Thunder at Angels Window Lightning erupts from a monsoon thunderstorm and strikes the Grand Canyon. Moments later, thunder echoed amongst the canyon walls below Angels Window. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunset-on-freya-castle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Sunset-8531-8539.jpg Sunset on Freya Castle Freya Castle and Vishnu Temple glow in the last light of the day. In the distsance, the Colorado River can be seen bending around the Unkar Delta. From Angels Window on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rainbows-over-unkar-delta/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Rainbow-8446.jpg Rainbows Over Unkar A double rainbow forms over the Colorado River and the Unkar Delta as a monsoon storm clears. From the Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-alchemy-on-coronado/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Coronado-Butte-Monsoon-8426.jpg Alchemy on Coronado Sunlight filtered by rain falling from a monsoon storm illuminates Coronado Butte in golden light. From the Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/a-sublime-moment-at-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Sublime-6195-6205.jpg A Sublime Moment After a day of heavy monsoonal rains and severe lightning, a moment of peace falls across the Grand Canyon landscape as a rainbow graces the canyon at sunset. From Point Sublime on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-chasm-of-light-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-2143-2148.jpg The Chasm of Light Morning light falls upon the temples of the Grand Canyon. From the North Rim of the park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-august-angels-window/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Angels-Window-0817-0826.jpg August Angel Golden morning light on Angels Window. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-shadows-of-july/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-9939-9951.jpg The Shadows of July Warm summer light fills in the blue shadows as a storm clears. From the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/whispers-of-sunrise-angels-window-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Angels-Window-0214-0238.jpg Whispers of Sunrise Angels Window glows in early morning light. As the sun rose on this morning, the landscaape before me was painted with warm color of light with a subtle puple hue. The air began to stir ever so gently, and the wind whispered through the tall pines along the rim of the canyon. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-purple-sunset-mather-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mather-Point-8696.jpg A Touch of Purple Soft light and the pastels hues of a summer sunset fall across the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail near Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-last-light-on-the-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mather-Point-Sunset-8677-8679.jpg Last Light on the Rim The last light of the day falls upon the rim of the Grand Canyon as sky above comes alive in an array of colors. From the Rim Trail near Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sailing-amongst-the-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Vista-Encantada-8592.jpg Sailing Amongst the Clouds After long periods of rain overnight that lasted well into the morning past sunrise, the Grand Canyon had filled with clouds and the atmopshere was thick and humid. For much of the morning, it was only possible to see about 10 feet into the canyon, but then the a slight breeze began to stir the air. Within a few minutes the clouds below the rim began to breakup, and sunlight broke through. As the clouds cleared the peaks below the rim appeared to be great ships sailing amongst the clouds. From Vista Encantada on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-striking-brady-peak/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Lightning-2870.jpg Lightning on Brady Peak Lightning strikes Brady Peak as viewed from Vista Encantada on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rainbow-over-unkar-creek-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Rainbow-2802.jpg Rainbow and Dancing Rain As a monsoon storm clears, a rainbow arcs above Unkar Creek. From the Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-summer-sunrise-on-hayden/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Mount-Hayden-8773.jpg Summer Sunrise on Hayden In the moments before a summer sunrise, warm light is cast upon Mount Hayden and the surrounding landscape of the Grand Canyon. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mount-hayden-wind-worn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Mount-Hayden-8782.jpg Wind Worn A lone pine tree high on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has been shaped by years of high winds. In the distance, Mount Hayden glows in the warm light of a summer sunrise. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rainbow-and-lightning-at-toroweap/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Toroweap-Rainbow-Lightning-6848.jpg Rainbow and Lightning at Toroweap A rainbow arcs above the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon as lightning strikes. From the Toroweap overlook in the Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fading-into-the-distance/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fading-Into-the-Distance-6454.jpg A Day of Light An endless sea of ridges in the Grand Canyon fade away towards the setting sun as the distant Colorado River disappears into the Granite Gorge. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-as-the-shadows-fall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Zuni-Point-5794-5802.jpg As the Shadows Fall Shadows fall across the Colorado River as golden light illuminates the cliffs of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-staircase-escalante-singing-in-autumn-color/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Singing-Canyon-Utah-Fall-Color-Pano-2695.jpg Singing in Autumn Color A touch of fall color in the canyon country of southern Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Staircase-Escalante https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/whiserping-wind-at-nankoweap/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Whispering-Wind-Trees-1754-1761.jpg Whiserping Wind at Nankoweap Beneath the towering cliffs of Marble Canyon near Nankoweap are the beautiful forms of these dead trees. They are far enough from the shoreline that you can no longer hear the river. The onyl sound is the wghisper of the wind through their branches. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-aqueous-apparition/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-Rapid-0259.jpg Aqueous Apparition North Canyon Rapid on the Colorado River in Marble Canyon. From river mile 20 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/chaos-on-the-colorado-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Rapid-Chaos-0280.jpg Chaos on the Colorado Rapids churn on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-rapid-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-0493.jpg North Canyon Rapid The Colorado River rushes through Marble Canyon at North Canyon Rapid. From river mile 20 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/royal-arch-creek-scarlet-monkey-flower/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Royal-Arch-Creek-Waterfall-4040-4060.jpg Royal Scarlet Scarlet monkey flowers grow beneath a waterfall alongside Royal Arch Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/royal-arch-creek-waterfall-spring/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Royal-Arch-Creek-4088.jpg Spring Along Royal Arch Creek A small waterfall along Royal Arch Creek plunges into a pool of water surrounded by red rock and green foliage. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-from-the-colorado-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-0498-0503.jpg North Canyon from the River North Canyon from the bank of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-landscape-colorado-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-0026-0040.jpg Upriver from North Canyon Golden light on the cliffs of Marble Canyon. From North Canyon at river mile 20 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-from-nankoweap/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Colorado-River-1524.jpg Downriver fron Nanko Golden light reflects off the Colorado River as it meanders beneath the cliffs of Marble Canyon. From the trail to the Nankoweap Granaries in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-heart-of-monument-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monument-Creek-Narrows-2816-2998.jpg The Heart of Monument Creek Waterfalls in the Monument Creek narrows. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sinuous-matkatamiba-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Slot-5477-5505.jpg Sinuous Matkat A small stream flows through a narrow passage in Matkatamiba Canyon. Near river mile 148 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-passage/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Slot-5366-5391.jpg Matkatamiba Passage A small stream flows through a narrow passage in Matkatamiba Canyon. Near river mile 148 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-canyon-grand-canyon-waterfall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Slot-5163-5170.jpg Matkatamiba Chamber A small stream flows through a narrow passage in Matkatamiba Canyon. Near river mile 148 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-golden-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Ethereal-Contrasts-2505-2519.jpg Ethereal Contrast A sublime moment along the Little Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The water, rich with dissolved minerals, takes on an ethereal turquoise hue that contrasts beautifully with the warm golden reflections of the sunlit cliffs above. The river cascades and flows around sinuous travertine ledges. These ledges, sculpted by time and the mineral-laden currents, form elegant curves. Take a moment to pause, breathe, and feel the quiet magic of this sacred canyon river. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-cliff-reflection/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Cliffs-Reflection-2339-2348.jpg Reflecting on the Little Colorado Sunlit cliffs reflect in the turquoise waters of the Little Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-abstract-details/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Ephemeral-Vision-2237-2253.jpg Ephemeral Vision Abstract details found along the banks of the Little Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-turquoise-and-grasses/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-turquoise-steps-of-time-2068-2096.jpg Turquoise Steps of Time A tranquil scene along the Little Colorado River in the Grand Canyon—a place where natural beauty feels almost otherworldly. The vivid turquoise-blue water, rich in dissolved calcium carbonate, glows with an ethereal quality as it tumbles gently over mineral terraces and smooth rocks. These travertine formations step down the river like nature's own delicate staircase, giving the flow a rhythm that is both soothing and dynamic. Tall, golden grasses line the far riverbank, forming an elegant boundary between water and rock.There's a striking harmony of color and contrast between the calming blue current, the glowing amber highlights, and the stoic presence of stone, inviting stillness, reflection, and reverence for a place that feels as though it belongs to both this world and beyond. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/granite-rush/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-3566.jpg Granite Rush Granite Rapid rushes through the Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon. From river mile 94 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/new-light-on-granite-rapid/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-3336-3451-Pano.jpg New Light on Granite Cottonwood trees glow in morning light along the Colorado River. From the confluence of Monument Creek and Granite Rapid in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/monument-creek-granite-rapid/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-3294-3305.jpg Monument to Granite Monument Creek flows into the Colorado River at Granite Rapid. From river mile 94 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fern-glen-terrace-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-5744-5752.jpg The Terrace at Fern Glen Fern Glen Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fern-glen-boulders-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-5668-5676.jpg Boulders in Fern Glen Fern Glen Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fern-glen-reflected-light-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-5631-5652-copy.jpg Fire in Fern Glen The fiery glow of reflected light in the narrows of Fern Glen in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/late-afternoon-from-eminence-camp/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Eminence-Camp-0854-0901-Pano.jpg Late Afternoon from Eminence Afternoon light streams into Marble Canyon causing a chimney rock to glow in the warm reflected light bouncing off the canyon walls. From Eminence Camp in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-elves-chasm-waterfalls-3737/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-Waterfalls-3737-3754.jpg Musical Waters The waterfalls of Elves Chasm. Royal Arch Creek in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-waterfall-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Waterfall-4952.jpg Deer Creek Falls Deer Creek waterfall in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/last-light-in-conquistador-aisle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Conquistador-Aisle-4246-4253.jpg Last Light in Conquistador Aisle As another day comes to an end, the sun begins to slip behind the towering cliffs of Conquistador Aisle as the Colorado River flows into the distance. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-grand-canyon-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Colorado-River-1855-1871-Pano.jpg Morning Passage at Nankoweap Morning light spills across the cliffs of the Grand Canyon as the Colorado River winds its way downstream, carving a luminous path through stone and shadow. From the trail to the Nankoweap granaries, the view stretches into layers of towering walls and soft haze, where the movement of water meets the stillness of ancient rock, a reminder of both the river's enduring journey and the timeless beauty it sustains. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-granite-gorge-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-5081-5086.jpg Sunrise in the Granite Gorge A colorful sunrise over the Colorado River in the Granite Gorge of the Grand Canyon. If you look closely, you can see the tracks left by a Desert Bighorn sheep that had come down to the river to drink. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/tafoni-in-blacktail-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Blacktail-Canyon-Tafoni-4619-4768-Pano.jpg Tafoni in Blacktail Canyon In the cliff walls of Blacktail Canyon are these small erosion pockets known as tafoni. The etymology of the word tafoni is unclear, but it may come from the Greek word taphos, or tomb. The largest of these tafoni measured close to five inches across. Blacktail Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/reflected-light-in-blacktail-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Blacktail-Canyon-4406-4412.jpg Reflected Light in Blacktail Blacktail Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Blacktail Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-golden-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Sunset-Landscape-3581.jpg Sedona Gold A golden sunset over Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Schnebly Hill, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-parrys-agave-hummingbird/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Schnebly-Hill-Century-Plant-6615.jpg Parry's Agave & Hummingbird A hummingbird feeds from a Parry's Agave, also known as a century plant. From Schnebly Hill Road near Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ephemeral-reflection-in-sedona/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Reflecting-Pool-Sunset-1597.jpg Ephemeral Reflection in Sedona A colorful sunset reflects in an ephemeral pool on red rock sandstone in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-moonrise-over-cathedral-rock/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Moonrise-Cathedral-Rock-1599.jpg Moonrise over Cathedral Rock A full moon rising between the spires of Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-clouds-over-cathedral-rock/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Cathedral-Rock-Sky-9005.jpg Clouds over Cathedral Rock A beautiful cloudy sky over Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-cathedral-rock-reflection-pool-2223/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Cathedral-Rock-Reflection-2223.jpg Cathedral Rock & Cactus Cathedral Rock reflects in an ephemeral pool in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-cathedral-rock-reflection-pool-2219/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Cathedral-Rock-Reflection-2219.jpg Cathedral Rock Cathedral Rock reflects in an ephemeral pool in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-cathedral-rock-reflection-at-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Cathedral-Rock-Reflection-1589.jpg Cathedral Reflection at Sunset Cathedral Rocks glows in the warm light of sunset. From the reflecting pools in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/cathedral-rock-reflection-in-oak-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Cathedral-Rock-Oak-Creek-Reflection-9113.jpg Cathedral Rock Reflection in Oak Creek Cathedral Rock reflects in the waters of Oak Creek. From Crescent Moon Ranch Park in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-cathedral-rock-sky-9021/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Cathedral-Rock-Big-Sky-9021.jpg Cathedral to the Sky A beautiful cloudy sky over Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/twisted-and-sinuous/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-Twisted-Sinuous-8547-8550.jpg Twisted and Sinuous Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/polychrome-passage/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-Polychrome-Passage-9001-9009.jpg Polychrome Passage Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-fluidity-of-stone/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-Pano-9039-9109.jpg The Fluidity of Stone Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-light-keeper/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-Light-Keeper-8468.jpg The Light Keeper Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/crashing-waves/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-Crashing-Waves-8801-8875.jpg Crashing Waves Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/cardiac-convergence/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-Convergence-8595-8611.jpg Cardiac Convergence Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/a-passage-through-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-9511-9536.jpg A Passage Through Light Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/antelope-vision/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-9443-9477.jpg Antelope Vision When I study this scene, I see the shape of an antelope cut into the sculpted forms of the canyon walls. Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/breaking-wave/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-9180-9293.jpg Breaking Wave A sandstone fin in Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/time-in-motion/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cardiac-Slot-Canyon-8906-8913.jpg Time in Motion Cardiac Canyon, a slot canyon on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-at-duck-on-a-rock/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Duck-on-a-Rock-6927.jpg Sunrise at Duck on a Rock Duck on a Rock basks in the warm morngin light of a summer sunrise. South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunset-over-escalante/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Escalante-Butte-Sunset-Grand-Canyon-1447.jpg Sunset over Escalante The sun sets over Escalante Butte in the Grand Canyon. From Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-over-the-little-colorado-river-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Gorge-1914.jpg Sunrise over the Little Colorado Sunlight streams through the Little Colorado River Gorger. in northern Arizona. Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. Northern Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-scenic-divide-from-afar/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sunset-Layers-Grand-Canyon-6428.jpg The Scenic Divide from Afar Light spills across layers of ridges including Scorpion Ridge and the Grand Scenic Divide. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/marble-canyon-malgosa-crest/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Malgosa-Crest-Marble-Canyon-2062.jpg Malgosa over Marble Malgosa Crest in late afternoon light. From the rim of Marble Canyon in northern Arizona. Marble Canyon, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/heart-of-the-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-National-Park-Sunset-0771.jpg Heart of the Canyon Sunset on the Grand Canyon as viewed from Yavapai Point on the South Rim. In the middle of the canyon is Cedar Ridge, where the popular South Kaibab Trails descend from Yaki Point. Further in the distance are Wotans Throne and Vishnu Temple, and on the horizon is the Desert View Watchtower (only visible in very large prints) over 16 miles away. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-down-river-to-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Inner-Gorge-Sunset-2836.jpg Down River to Sunset The Colorado River rushes through the Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon towards the sunset. The Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-abyss-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-The-Abyss-Sunset-6159-71.jpg The Grand Abyss It took me five attempts to make this photograph before I finally got the conditions I needed and all of the elements came together. I had discovered this scene just a couple of months ago while exploring along the canyon's rim in search of new compositions. I came close to making the photo just a couple of weeks ago when there was good color in the sky, but a splotchy dusting of snow on the trees and brush below the rim left me still wanting something a bit different. I had visited the location several more times, but each time either the sky didn't light up as expected, or the wind was howling. On the day I made this photo, there seemed to be a fifty-fifty chance that things would work out in my favor. There were interesting clouds over the canyon, but a line of clouds on the horizon meant that the sun might be obscured just as it sets. With the moment approaching, and anticipation building, the clouds on the horizon began to thin out, and the sky lit up beautifully. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-yavapai-rainbow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Rainbow-1528.jpg Yavapai Rainbow As a monsoon storm begins to clear a rainbow forms within the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail near Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-double-rainbow-at-mather/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Double-Rainbow-6602.jpg Double Rainbow at Mather A double rainbow arcs across the sky within the Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/morning-peace-at-yavapai/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Warm-Morning-Light-1232.jpg Morning Peace at Yavapai There's something peaceful about standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon as the cold chill of the morning air gives way to the warmth of the rising sun. The deep shadows slowly fill with light and the colors of the canyon walls begin to take on pastel hues. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-distant-river-in-shadow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-6757.jpg Distant River in Shadow The distant Colorado River falls into deep shadow as the final light of the day cast warm hues across the landscape. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/double-rainbow-and-coronado-butte/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Coronado-Butte-Rainbow-3302A.jpg Double Rainbow and Coronado Butte Double rainbows appear as a storm moves across the Grand Canyon. The large feature in the canyon is Coronado Butte, which is named for Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico through the plains and parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. Coronado had hoped to reach the Cities of Cíbola, also known as the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. His expedition marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. The river is faintly visible through the rain between the rainbows. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-caanyon-winter-mule-riders-on-bright-angel/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Mule-Riders-5727-33.jpg Winter Riders on Bright Angel A pair of mule riders make their way up the snowy Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon. In the distance, the clouds have parted allowing for a view to Brahma and Zoroaster temples. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mount-hayden-rainswept/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mount-Hayden-Rainswept-1549.jpg Rainswept Rain falling from a summer monsoon storm advancing upon Mount Hayden is backlit by the rising sun. As the rain swept across the landscape, the details of the trees, rocks, and cliff edges began to blur, resulting in a photograph that takes on a very painterly quality. From Point Imperial, North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clearing-storm-4323/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clearing-Storm-4323.jpg Sunlight in a Clearing Storm One of my favorite times to photograph the Grand Canyon is when a storm begins to clear. In these moments, when the visibility is obscured by clouds and rain, the hard edges of the canyon are softened. The sun finds a gap in the clouds and the light scatters through the atmosphere, creating a three-dimensional painting for just a brief moment. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/isis-temple-in-the-winter-2931/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Isis-Temple-2931.jpg Isis Temple in the Winter A dusting of snow has frosted the peak of Isis Temple and the distant North Rim. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-layers-3219/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Layers-Snow-3219.jpg Winter Layers Snow covered trees below the rim of the Grand Canyon. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-pinyon-pine-3202/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Pinyon-Pine-Snow-3202.jpg Piñon Pine A piñon pine tree perched on the snowy rim of the Grand Canyon. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-oneill-butte-4304/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-ONeill-Butte-4304.jpg Buckey's Butte Located between Yaki Point and Skeleton Point, this butte with an elevation of 6,071 feet is named for William "Buckey" O'Neill (1860-1898) newspaper editor, miner, politician, gambler, lawyer, and Yavapai County sheriff. O'Neill later became a captain in Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and died in the Battle of San Juan Hill. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winter-dawn-at-the-canyon-2910/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Dawn-2910.jpg Winter Dawn at the Canyon Dawn breaks over the Grand Canyon, and the cliffs are awash with the soft glow of warm morning light contrasting with the snow that had recently fallen. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the park. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-tapestry/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Isis-Temple-Tapestry-1814.jpg Canyon Tapestry Dappled sunlight creates a tapestry of colors in the Grand Canyon. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-vishnu-from-walhalla-8206/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Vishnu-Temple-Walhalla-Overlook-8206.jpg Vishnu from Walhalla Vishnu Temple (the large pyramid shaped peak) and Freya Castle (middle left) as viewed from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-rock-garden-at-lipan/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lipan-Point-Rock-Garden-1063.jpg The Rock Garden at Lipan This is an area that I often refer to as the 'The Rock Garden' near Lipan Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The view from here is incredible as you can see up the Colorado River towards the Confluence and downstream towards Hance Rapid, as we can see in this photo. On a quiet morning, if there's no wind, you can hear the distant roar of the rapid over four miles away. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/last-light-on-zuni-point-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Last-Light-Zuni-Point-9142.jpg Last Light on Zuni Point A touch of sunlight falls upon Zuni Point just before sunset. From the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This photograph is on the cover of the January 2022 issue of Arizona Highways magazine. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunlight-after-the-storm-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Sunbeams-Pano-1652.jpg Sunlight After the Storm Rays of sunlight shine through the sky, creating a dreamy atmosphere within the Grand Canyon. Photographed from the North Rim of the park after a monsoon storm. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/kaibab-plateau-summer-at-deer-lake-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kaibab-Plateau-North-Rim-Pano-1698.jpg Summer at Deer Lake The green grasses are in abundance surrounding Deer Lake on the Kaibab Plateau near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Northern Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/capitol-reef-mummy-cliffs/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Capitol-Reef-Mummy-Cliffs-Pano-3167-79.jpg Mummy Cliffs The erosion-sculpted forms of the Mummy Cliffs in Capitol Reef National Park. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-purple-mountain-majesties/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Mountains-Fall-Color-Pano-8955-62.jpg Purple Mountain Majesties The sky over the San Juan Mountains and Mount Sneffels is awash in soft golds and pinks. An Autumn sunset in southwestern Colorado is not to be missed. Southwestern Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunrise-light-on-angels-window/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Angels-Window-Pano-3353-60.jpg Sunrise Light on Angels Window Morning light illuminates Angels Window and the cliffs of the North Rim. From the Walhalla Plateau in Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/in-the-cool-water/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-2520-27-Pano.jpg In the Cool Water A lone fisherman stands in the cool waters of the Colorado River on a hot day in the Grand Canyon. Colorado River - Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/capitol-reef-panorama-point-3118-50/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Capitol-Reef-Panorama-Point-3118-50.jpg Dusk Across the Waterpocket Fold I love to photograph the desert landscape after sunset, especially on the Colorado Plateau in the American Southwest. The light is soft, and the color palette is warm with a touch of pink. The smallest details seem to be revealed in the quality of light as seen in this photograph of the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park with the Henry Mountains in the distance as viewed from Panorama Point. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rocky-mountain-bee-plant-pano-0025/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/rocky-mountain-bee-plant-cleome-pano-0025.jpg Standing Alone A solitary white cleome stands amongst the more common purple flowers. The cleome is also known as a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. Kachina Village, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/panoramic-moonrise-over-monument-valley/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Monument-Valley-Panorama-6797-6809.jpg Moonrise Over Monument Valley The full moon rises above Monument Valley shortly after sunset. The band of blue arcing through the eastern sky is Earth Shadow, which rises opposite of the setting sun. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/monument-valley-ancient-volcanoes-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Arizona-Church-Rock-7548-53-Pano.jpg Ancient Volcanoes Church Rock rises above the surrounding terrain of northern Arizona near Monument Valley. In the distance on the horizon is Agathla Peak, also known as El Capitan. Both Church Rock and El Capitan are eroded volcanic plugs, or diatremes, of the Navajo Volcanic Field which formed around 30 million years ago. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-panorama-1178-85/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-Pano-1178-85.jpg Autumn Panorama from Silver Jack The sky erupts in a beautiful display of color rivaled only by the colors of the aspen trees in their autumn glory. San Juan Mountains of Colorado. San Juan Mountains, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/warm-light-after-a-winter-storm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Snow-Pano-4360-84.jpg Warm Light After A Winter Storm A panoramic view of the Grand Canyon as a winter storm begins to clear. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/panoramic-sunset-at-the-watchtower/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-4044-51-Pano.jpg Sunset at the Watchtower The cliffs of the Palisades of the Desert loom over the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of the park can be a great place to watch sunset or sunrise. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/a-sea-of-ridges/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-Sea-Ridges-1462-65-Pano.jpg A Sea of Ridges The sun sets on the Grand Canyon as the seemingly limitless layers of ridges fade away toward the distant horizon. Photographed from the South Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moonset-at-cape-royal/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cape-Royal-Moon-2752-57.jpg Moonset at Cape Royal The warm glow of early morning lights is cast upon Wotans Throne as the moon sets on the distant horizon. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winter-light-on-brahma-and-zoroaster/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Brahma-Zoroaster-Temples-4401-05-Pano.jpg Winter Light on Brahma and Zoroaster Clouds drift across Brahma Temple and Zoroaster Temple as a winter storm clears revealing fresh snow on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/cottonwood-chaos/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cottonwood-Canyon-3669-75-Pano.jpg Cottonwood Chaos Cottonwood trees in a brilliant display of fall color with their trunks and branches overlapping and tangled amongst each other. Southern Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-river-trip-breakfast-1002/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-River-Trip-Breakfast-1002.jpg A river guide making a wonderful breakfast of eggs and sausage. They can also prepare meals that are custom tailored to your dietetic needs. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado River in the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/guide-to-the-colorado-river-in-the-grand-canyon-1068/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Guide-to-the-Colorado-River-in-the-Grand-Canyon-1068.jpg Studying the map book and disucssing possible locations to photograph along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The 'Guide to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon' by Tom Martin and Duwain Whitis is perhaps the most comprehensive guide book and map of the river corridor within the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rafting-inner-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rafting-Inner-Gorge-1394.jpg Rafts float downstream on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lightning-strikes-the-coconino/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Northern-Arizona-Monsoon-Lightning-7337.jpg Lightning Strikes the Coconino Lightning erupts from a monsoon thunderstorm as the distant western sky lights up after sunset over the Coconino Plateau in northern Arizona. Kaibab National Forest https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-panorama-point-imperial-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-Pano-3935-46.jpg Mount Hayden in the Clouds As a summer monsoon storm clears, the many temples, peaks, and buttes of the Grand Canyon emerge from the clouds, including Mount Hayden, the arrowhead-shaped peak on the left. I photographed this scene from Point Imperial, the highest viewpoint in the park at 8,803 feet above sea level located on the North Rim of the canyon.© Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-monsoon-rising/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Rising-2085.jpg Monsoon Rising I made this photo from an unnamed perch high on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon after it had rained the night before, leaving the atmosphere cold and damp with monsoon moisture. As the sun rose in the eastern sky, the temperature in the canyon's depths was rapidly warming, and clouds began to build within the canyon. A gentle breeze lifted the clouds along the canyon walls where they swirled amongst the crags. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-chaos-in-the-chasm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-Clouds-3962-63.jpg Chaos in the Chasm Clouds are ripped apart in the turbulent air within the ragged landscape of the Grand Canyon. Photographed from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park during the monsoon season. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-a-moment-in-the-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Rim-Grand-Canyon-Clouds-3796.jpg Passing Ships A break in the weather allows for a brief view of Hancock Butte and Brady Peak. Within a few seconds the clouds had closed in again and the scene was gone. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rain-of-fire-approaching/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rain-of-Fire-7320.jpg Rain of Fire Approaching Rain falls upon the temples and buttes of the Grand Canyon as the sun is setting, creating a firey display of color and light. Angels Gate - Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rain-falls-on-the-monsoon-canvas/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rain-Monsoon-Canvas-6028.jpg Rain Falls on the Monsoon Canvas Summer rains fall into the depths of the Grand Canyon, muting the typically intense Arizona sunlight. The canyon layers take on a pastel-like quality, with nearly every shape and hard edge of the canyon softened by the rain filling the atmosphere. There's a gentleness to this photograph, and it's almost as if the paint on the canvas is still drying. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunrise-storm-north-rim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Monsoon-1561.jpg The Gift of Rain Rain falling into the Grand Canyon from a monsoon storm is backlit by the warm light of the rising sun. The strong showers were a welcome gift after years of drought. Even as I struggled to wipe away the raindrops accumulating on my camera and lens, I found myself giving thanks and taking a moment to enjoy the experience.I photographed this scene near Point Imperial on the North Rim, the highest viewpoint in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winds-of-change-3999/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Clouds-3999.jpg Winds of Change I was hiking along the Ken Patrick Trail on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, looking for intimate scenes to photograph as the view into the canyon had been obscured by clouds. As I was hiking the trail, a gentle breeze started to whisper through the trees, the leaves on the aspens behind me rustled, and the Douglas firs began to sway. My past experiences had taught me that it would be only minutes before the clouds would begin to part. The challenge was to make the photograph before the canyon cleared out completely. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-angel-in-the-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Angels-Window-2216.jpg Angel in the Clouds Clouds rise out of the Grand Canyon and up along the cliffs forming Angels Window on the North Rim. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-storm-light-on-newberry-butte/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Rain-Pano-1070-72.jpg Storm Light on Newberry Butte The layers of ridges within the Grand Canyon fade away into the distance as summer rain falls from a passing monsoon thunderstorm.© Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-nankoweap-rain-veil/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Rain-Layers-1607.jpg Nankoweap Rain Veil Monsoon rains fall upon Nankoweap Butte and Nankoweap Mesa. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-monsoon-apparition-from-cape-royal/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Apparition-Cape-Royal-5506-15.jpg Monsoon Apparition from Cape Royal The day before I made this photograph, it had rained heavily in and around the Grand Canyon. Clouds had formed within the canyon, and visibility dropped to only a few feet at times. The storm had begun to break overnight, and at sunrise, the clouds within the canyon started to burn off, and as they did, the view into the canyon opened up. The atmosphere was still thick with humidity creating a dreamy scene as clouds whisked by Wotans Throne. Photographed from Cape Royal on the North Rim of the canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-malgosa-in-monsoon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Malgosa-Crest-Monsoon-Pano-1622.jpg Malgosa in Monsoon Early morning rain falls upon Malgosa Crest, a ridgeline within the Grand Canyon. From Point Imperial on the North Rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-wandering-clouds-2201/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Freya-Castle-Clouds-2201.jpg Wandering Clouds Clouds drift amongst the cliffs of the North Rim and Freya Castle as early morning light bathes the canyon walls in warm hues. From an unnamed overlook on the rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-ghost-of-desert-sands/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dust-Storm-7806.jpg The Ghost of Desert Sands A reddish-orange apparition advances across the Grand Canyon. High winds from monsoon thunderstorms have caused a dust storm on the Navajo Nation to spill over into the canyon. This was photographed from the Duck on a Rock overlook on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. South Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-view-finale/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Finale-Sunset-7309.jpg Desert View Finale Rain falling into the Grand Canyon is backlit by the setting sun. Photographed from Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-castle-in-the-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Castle-in-the-Clouds-2154.jpg Castle in the Clouds Low-hanging clouds drift amongst the temples and castles below the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rolling-hills-escalante-route-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Escalante-Route-Pano-1787.jpg Rolling Hills from the Escalante A panoramic view of rolling hills in the Grand Canyon. From the Escalante Route near Hilltop Ruin in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lone-tree-in-north-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-Tree-1567-76.jpg Lone Tree in North Canyon A lone tree in North Canyon, a tributary of Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/land-of-the-elves/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Elves-Chasm-Waterfall-Grand-Canyon-2133.jpg Land of the Elves A waterfall cascades into Elves Chasm. Along Royal Arch Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-canyon-warm-slot/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Matkatamiba-Canyon-Slot-2994-3002.jpg Reflecting in Matkat The tall cliffs of Matkatamiba Canyon glow in warm light. From along the Colorado River cooridor in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-ross-wheeler-boat-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-The-Ross-Wheeler-Boat-4687.jpg The Ross Wheeler The Ross Wheeler, an old metal rowboat, sits high above the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The boat was designed and built in 1914 by Bert Loper, who named it for local steamboat pilot Roswell "Ross" Wheeler. The boat was used during an expedition led by Charlie Russell, who, along with August Tadje and Leslie Clement, had planned to make a motion picture of running the Grand Canyon by boat. They, unfortunately, discovered that the small boat was cumbersome and prone to tipping. After several mishaps and with fatigue setting in, they elected to abandon the boat at Bass Rapid at river mile 108.3 and hiked out of the canyon, never returning. A miner by the name of John Waltenberg thought the boat might be useful to someone at some point, so he winched it up into the rocks above the high water line. In 1984 the Ross Wheeler was secured with a chain by the National Park Service. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-rim-sunset-8318/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-8318.jpg The Peaks from Afar The South Rim of the Grand Canyon catches golden light. In the distance are the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff. The tallest peak in the range is Humphreys Peak at 12,637 feet above sea-level. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of the park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-2530.jpg The Land of the Explorers In this section of the Grand Canyon many of the terraces and points above the river to the right on the Powell Plateau are named for explorers of European descent. These explorers include Joseph Christmas Ives, Edward Fitzgerald Beale, and George Montague Wheeler. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/river-song-in-the-granite-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-River-Song-Granite-Gorge-2027.jpg River Song in the Granite Gorge The Colorado River peacefully flows between the canyon walls of the Granite Gorge, the soft notes of the water burbling is the only sound to be heard. From Trinity Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-spirit-of-north-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Spirit-of-North-Canyon-1587-95.jpg The Spirit of North Canyon This little tree has continued to grow in this beautoful side-canyon to the Colorado River for many years. It has been nearly wipedout by flash floods, only to return again the next year. From North Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-furnace-flats-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-1788-89.jpg The Colorado River from Furnace Flats The Colorado River bends around the Unkar Delta. Viewed from the Escalante Route in the Furnace Flats area of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-unkar-creek-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Unkar-Creek-Panoramic-1809-14.jpg Unkar Creek A ribbon of green lines the dry Unkar Creek as it meanders through the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-hopi-salt-mines-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Hopi-Salt-Mines-Panoramic-1775-83.jpg Hopi Salts Deep within Grand Canyon along the Colorado River is a site that is sacred to the Hopi people known as the Hopi Salt Mines where near river mile 64.5, salt clings to the lower stretches of the canyon walls. Hopi males would make a pilgrimage from the Hopi Mesas to the Salt Mines as the culmination of the Wuwutsim (woo- woow-tsem) ceremony, the initiation ceremony for males into adulthood. It's also common for initiated Hopis to collect salt from the Hopi Salt Mines outside the salt pilgrimage. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-1640-45.jpg Into The Roaring Twenties The Colorado River cuts a path that is 277 miles long through Grand Canyon National Park. The section of the river from mile 20 at North Canyon Canyon rapid seen here to mile 27 at Tiger Wash Rapid are known as the "Roaring Twenties" due to the number of rapids spaced a half-mile or so apart. The rapids make for a fun ride, but the scenery is just as spectacular. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-alchemy-in-marble/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Alchemy-in-Marble-1614.jpg Alchemy in Marble Dramatic light strikes the cliffs of Marble Canyon as a storm clears turning the rock to gold. From North Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/light-play-across-unkar/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Unkar-Creek-Hills-1816.jpg Light Play Across Unkar Late afternoon light glances across the rolling terrain above Unkar Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-watercolors-at-redwall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Redwall-Cavern-Watercolor-4539.jpg Watercolors at Redwall The cliffs of Marble Canyon reflect in the Colorado River. From Redwall Cavern in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/beamers-cabin-on-the-little-colorado/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Little-Colorado-River-4609.jpg Beamer's Cabin on the Little Colorado The cliffs surrounding the Little Colorado River begin to glow in late afternoon light. Across thr river is Beamer's Cabin. The cabin was built below the overhanging cliff by a prospector named Ben Beamer who had come to Grand Canyon in the winter of 1890 and spent two years searching for copper ore. He used the cabin as his base camp but never had much luck finding the ore he was searching for. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-reflections-of-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Reflections-of-Sunset-Colorado-River-1926.jpg Reflections of Sunset The warm light of sunset on distant cliffs reflects in the Colorado River. From the Escalante Route in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-trinity-creek-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Gorge-Sunrise-2044.jpg Trinity Sunrise First light begins to paint distant cliffs in warm rosy hues. From Trinity Creek along the Colorado River deep within the Granite Gorge in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/passage-through-blacktail-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Blacktail-Canyon-2437-44.jpg Passage Through Blacktail Golden light reflects off the walls of Blacktail Canyon, a slot canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/golden-light-in-blacktail-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Blacktail-Canyon-2376-85.jpg Golden Light in Blacktail Golden light reflects off the walls of Blacktail Canyon, a slot canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/tidal-impressions-in-stephen-aisle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Stephen-Aisle-2211.jpg Tidal Impressions in Stephen Aisle The cliffs of Stephne Aisle reflect in the waters of the Colorado River. From Big Dune camp at river mile 119 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-canyon-polychrome-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Polychromatic-Falls-3031-42.jpg Polychrome Falls A waterfall in Matkatamiba Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-slot-canyon-falls-2/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Waterfall-2870-97.jpg Deer Creek Slot Canyon Falls A waterfall cascades into a slot canyon along Deer Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-slot-canyon-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Waterfall-2796-2826.jpg Deer Creek Slot Canyon Falls A waterfall cascades into a slot canyon along Deer Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rivers-of-the-canyon-and-the-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Milky-Way-2950.jpg Rivers of the Canyon and the Sky The towering cliffs of the Grand Canyon frame the Milky Way. A touch of moonlight illuminates the surrounding cliffs, and the Colorado River quietly flows by disappearing around a distant bend. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/northern-vista/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Northern-Vista-2529-30-BW.jpg Northern Vista I made this photograph while on a photography expedition in 2021. We had stopped for lunch and had already packed up the boats when I noticed that I could reach a ledge high above the river with some scrambling. As I raced up to the ledge, anticipation was building as I knew I would only have a few minutes to set up my camera, build the composition, and photograph the scene before the clouds, light, and shadow would change. This view is one of the few places in the canyon where the river is flowing north. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-fern-glen-4865/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-4865.jpg Fern Glen in Morning Light Looking upstream along the beach at Fern Glen camp on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-fern-glen-4818/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-4818.jpg Reflection of a Towering Wall The cliffs of the Grand Canyon reflect in the Colorado River. From Fern Glen camp at river mile 169 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-fern-glen-4813/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-4813.jpg Canyon Canvas The cliffs of the Grand Canyon reflect in the Colorado River. From Fern Glen camp at river mile 169 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-fern-glen-4805/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Fern-Glen-4805.jpg Watercolor at Fern Glen The cliffs of the Grand Canyon reflect in the Colorado River. From Fern Glen camp at river mile 169 in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/taos-rio-grande-gorge-sunset-5590-94/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Taos-Box-Rio-Grande-Gorge-5590-94.jpg Whispering Waters of the Rio Grande Soft light falls across the Rio Grande Gorge and the surrounding high desert landscape of northern New Mexico near the town of Taos. From nearly 700 feet above the river, the sound of the water far below is nothing more than a gentle whisper fading away as it heads down canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/second-wave-catching-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Second-Wave-Coyote-Buttes-North-5417.jpg Catching Light on the Second Wave Dramatic light reveals the striations and textures of the Second Wave. From Coyote Buttes North in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes North https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/second-wave-soft-winter-light-pastels/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Second-Wave-Coyote-Buttes-North-6558.jpg Pastel Striations The Second Wave in soft winter light. Coyote Buttes North, Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes North https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-february-afterglow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-Colorado-River-3191.jpg February Afterglow I first photographed this scene back in 2008 and have revisited it several times since. It's one of my favorite spots at the Grand Canyon, and I feel it's one of the most spectacular vistas in the park with an incredible view of the Colorado River, the North Rim, and the Painted Desert. This location is not for the faint of heart, as reaching it requires some hiking, a bit of scrambling over boulders, and a healthy respect for exposure to heights. I made this photograph on Valentine's Day, 2021. A line of clouds had moved across the North Rim from west to east during the afternoon. As the clouds moved across the sky, I followed along the rim and finally found myself back at this spot. Several minutes after sunset, the landscape became awash with warm rose-tinted light, courtesy of "afterglow" or the scattering of light off particulates in the upper atmosphere. The color was quite stunning and only lasted for a minute or so, eventually fading and giving way to the dark blue of night. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-snow-apparition/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Storm-Closing-In-2906.jpg Winter Apparition over the Canyon A winter storm closes in upon the Grand Canyon. Clouds begin to form within the depths of the canyon as snow falls on the distant North Rim. This moment in time reminded me of a Thomas Moran painting with its wonderful sense of atmosphere and dreamy light. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-glimmering-winter-temple/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Glimmer-of-Light-Winter-Temple-1623.jpg Glimmering Winter Temple Clouds hang within the depths of the Grand Canyon as a winter storm begins to clear. For a brief moment, light fell upon Isis Temple and then faded away as the sun slipped below the horizon. From the South Rim along the Hermit Road in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-wave-arizona-sandstone-hourglass/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Coyote-Buttes-North-Abstract-1618-31.jpg Sandstone Hourglass As I was making this photograph, I watched grains of sand slowly tumble through this sandstone passage, and I couldn't help but reflect on how long nature has been at work sculpting this magnificent place. Coyote Buttes North in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area between Page, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Wave, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-wave-timelines-of-coyote-buttes/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Coyote-Buttes-North-the-Wave-1703-15.jpg Timelines of Coyote Buttes The slot canyon in The Wave, Coyote Buttes North in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area between Page, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Wave, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/coyote-buttes-the-wave-sandstone-flames/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Coyote-Buttes-North-the-Wave-1674-88.jpg Sandstone Flames In the slot canyon of The Wave. Coyote Buttes North in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area between Page, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes North ~ The Wave https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/coyote-buttes-the-wave-whispering-winds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Coyote-Buttes-North-the-Wave-1573-83.jpg Whispering Winds I made this photograph of swooping striations within The Wave as the wind was blowing. The only auditory sense I perceived was the whispers of the wind as it swirled amongst the sandstone walls surrounding me. Coyote Buttes North in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area between Page, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes North ~ The Wave https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/coyote-buttes-the-wave-aeolian-dreamland/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Coyote-Buttes-North-the-Wave-1633-47.jpg Aeolian Dreamland The wind-sculpted slot canyon in The Wave is known for the otherworldly shapes and forms. From Coyote Buttes North in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area between the towns of Page, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes North ~ The Wave https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/coyote-buttes-north-fluid-wave/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Coyote-Buttes-North-the-Wave-1767-78.jpg Fluid Wave The Wave in northern Arizona has been sculpted first by water and then by wind over the eons. From Coyote Buttes North in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area between the towns of Page, Arizona, and Kanab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes North https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-forest-milky-way/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Milky-Way-3267.jpg Ponderosas and the Milky Way A pair of Ponderosa pine trees stand in silhouette against the Milky Way as it arcs across the night sky over the forests on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-angels-window-milky-way/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Milky-Way-3619-D.jpg Milky Way over Angels Window The Milky Way rises high in the dark night sky over the Grand Canyon. I made this photo just as the nearly full moon was rising on the easter horizon. The moonlight was filtering through a thin layer of dust blowing across the Navajo Nation, which cast a red glow across the landscape of the North Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-tempestuous-winter-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Storm-Panoramic-8881.jpg Tempestuous Winter Dramatic light falls upon the Grand Canyon as the clouds from a winter storm are shredded by the landscape. Isis Temple appears to stand alone as snow falls into the many side canyons along the North Rim. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-south-rim-sunset-pano-the-grandest-of-canyons/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-Panoramic-1107-11.jpg The Grandest of Canyons A panoramic sunset over the Grand Canyon. From Hopi Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-sunset-big-blue-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Big-Blue-Sunset-Pano-2411-30.jpg Sunset over the Big Blue Panoramic A panoramic view of a colorful sunset over the Big Blue Wilderness of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Southwestern Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-the-stillness-of-dawn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Stillness-of-Dawn-1949.jpg The Stillness of Dawn The stars in the night sky over the San Juan Mountains near Ridgway, Colorado, begin to give way to the faint light of dawn. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Southwestern Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunlight-on-a-winter-day/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Sunlight-8655.jpg Sunlight on a Winter Day Fresh snow has blanketed the upper reaches of the Grand Canyon as sunlight breaks through the clouds as the storm begins to clear. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-the-confluence-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-The-Confluence-2096.jpg Sunrise over a Sacred Land Sunrise over the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River, also known as the LCR. The turquoise waters of the LCR can be seen coming in from the left. From the East Rim of the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Confluence https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/last-dollar-road-2141-44/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Telluride-Aspen-Grove-2141-44.jpg Gold on Last Dollar A stand of aspens with yellow leaves during fall color. From Last Dollar Road in the San Juan Mountains near Telluride, Colorado. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-over-conquistador-aisle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Conquistador-Aisle-3262.jpg Sunset over Conquistador Aisle A colorful sunset over the Apache Terrace and Forster Rapid on the Colorado River in Conquistador Aisle. Near River mile 123 in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mount-sinyella/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mount-Sinyella-3801.jpg Mount Sinyella After the Rain The highpoint in this image is Mount Sinyella, considered to be the center of the universe according to Havasupai legend. I made this photograph from the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park while on an 18-day rafting expedition. It had been raining and the visibility downriver was obscured when I began to see a faint hint of light through the rain. The silhouette of Mount Sinyella began to take shape as the storm lifted. Seeing a great location to setup just upstream of our location, I asked the boatman if he could fight the current and get us there. While he rowed I was frantically unpacking my high-resolution camera and a tripod from their safe place in a dry bag. It probably only took a minute or so to get the camera unpacked and for us to reach the shoreline, but in that time the rain had stopped and the canyon walls were now being bathed in warm sunlight. I managed to make just a couple photos before the clouds completely cleared and the dreamy sense of atmosphere in the canyon had burned off. If you look closely, you can see faint specs in the water where rain drops are falling into the Colorado River. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-south-rim-0200/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-0200.jpg July Afterglow Soft light is cast upon the Grand Canyon as the last light of the day fades away. From an unnamed overlook on the South Rim of the national park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-radiant-amphitheater/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Radiant-Amphitheater-8243.jpg Radiant Amphitheater A light rain falls into the Grand Canyon just as the sun rises. The warm glow of the early morning light glows within a massive natural amphitheater below the North Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clinging-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clinging-Clouds-1511.jpg Ripping Along the Ridges Clouds appear to rip and tear from the seemingly endless sea of ridges within the Grand Canyon following a rain storm. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-toroweap-dawn-4847/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Toroweap-Dawn-4847.jpg Toroweap Dawn The dark night sky begins to give way to the early light of dawn. If you look closely, you can still see a few stars. Looking west from Toroweap Overlook in the remote western section of Grand Canyon National Park 3,000 feet above the Colorado River. I used a lens with a wide aperture combined with a long exposure to reveal light and colors that are barely visibly to the human eye in order to make this photograph. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-on-the-little-colorado-5192/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Sunset-5192.jpg Sunset on the Little Colorado The normally dry Little Colorado River rushes past the remnants of an ancient basalt lava flow. Near Grand Falls in northern Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Falls, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/light-on-the-unkar-delta-3388/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Light-Unkar-Delta-3388.jpg Light on the Unkar Delta Afternoon light in the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. From Lipan Point on the South Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winters-fire-2440/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Snow-2440.jpg Winter's Fire Clouds rise out of the Grand Canyon after a winter storm leaves behind a fresh blanket of snow. In the distance is Cedar Mountain. From Desert View on the South Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/clearing-winter-storm-at-hopi-point-1635/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Snow-1635.jpg Clearing Winter Storm at Hopi Point The winter storm of New Year's Day, 2015, clears from the Isis Temple and the Grand Canyon. From Hopi Point on the South Rim of the canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-temperature-inversion-2691/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Temperature-Inversion-2691.jpg In what is known as a temperature inversion, clouds fill the Grand Canyon when cold air below the rim is trapped by warmer air above. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunset-inversion-2741/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Temperature-Inversion-2741.jpg Sunset Inversion In what is known as a temperature inversion, clouds fill the Grand Canyon when cold air below the rim is trapped by warmer air above. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-cathedral-rock-intimate-reflection/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Cathedral-Rock-Reflection-8202.jpg Reflecting Cathedral Rock at Sunset Cathedral Rock reflects in the calm waters of Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-cliff-springs-7982/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Forest-7982.jpg Cliff Springs Grove I used a photographic method known as Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) to make this photo of the Ponderosa pine trees near the Cliff Springs Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/marcellina-in-evening-light-1675/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kebler-Pass-Marcellina-Fall-Color-1675.jpg Marcellina in Evening Light A colorful fall sunset over Marcellina Mountain and the tall aspen trees along Kebler Pass. Near Crested Butte. Colorado. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/gothic-mountain-fall-pano-0835/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Crested-Butte-Fall-Color-Pano-0835-38.jpg Morning Light on Gothic Mountain Panoramic A panoramic view of fall color in the aspen trees with Gothic Mountain towering in the distance. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/avery-peak-pano-0847/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-Pano-0847-49.jpg Autumn Sunrise on Avery Panoramic A panoramic view of fall color near Crested Butte with Avery Peak in the distance. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/avery-peak-fall-color-0813/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-0813.jpg Silent Sunset over Avery As I photographed this scene of the sunset over Avery Peak, the air was still and the surrounding landscape fell quiet. Near the Gothic townsite in the East River Valley of Colorado. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/intentional-camera-movement-pano-0926/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/intentional-camera-movement-pano-0926.jpg Motion of the Season There are years when the autumn leaves drop so fast that the whole season seems like a blur. I made this photo using a technique known as Intentional Camera Movement. The idea is to use exposure values that allow for a long-exposure of several seconds. The camera is intentionally moved during the exposure to introduce a blur into the scene. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/aspen-moon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Aspen-Moon-1685.jpg Aspen Moon The moon rises above the aspen trees along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/black-canyon-gunnison-pano-2236/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Black-Canyon-Gunnison-Panorama-2236.jpg Painted Wall Panoramic The Gunnison River makes its way towards the setting sun. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Black Canyon of the Gunnison https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/cimarron-ridge-fall-panoramic-2319/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fall-Color-Cimarron-Ridge-Pano-2319-26.jpg Cimarron Ridge Panoramic A panoramic view of fall color, courtest of aspen trees and scrub oaks, below the towering cliffs of Cimarron Ridge along the Owl Creek Pass road in Colorado. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Southwest Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-golden-canopy/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-1780.jpg Golden Canopy Looking up through a forest and a golden canopy of aspen leaves in fall. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sneffels-rising-2689/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Mount-Sneffels-Fall-Color-2689.jpg Sneffels Rising Mount Sneffels rises high above a stand of aspen trees with golden leaves as the distant sky is painted by early morning light. If you look closely, you can see that the leaves have begun to fall to the forest floor. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-2637/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-2637.jpg The autumn gold leaves of aspen trees appear to glow in the early morning light. From the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado near the town of Ridgway. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/telluride-colorado-fall-color-2523/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Southwest-Colorado-Fall-Color-2523-29.jpg Vermilion Splendor Scrub oaks glow in the early morning light. From the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado near Telluride. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Southwest Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/black-canyon-gunnison-2196/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Black-Canyon-of-the-Gunnison-2196.jpg The Painted Wall The Gunnison River cuts through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. On the opposite side of the river is the 'Painted Wall' the highest cliff in Colorado. From river to rim it stands 2,250 feet. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Black Canyon of the Gunnison https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rustic-colorado-cabin-fall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fall-Color-Crested-Butte-Log-Cabin-2196.jpg Rustic Rustling Wouldn't you love to live here in this rustic cabin in the mountains of Colorado? Imagine the sound of the floorboards creaking as you walk through the cabin. The fireplace crackles and fills the cabin with a welcoming warmth. Outside, the autumn air is crisp, and the aspen leaves are rustling in the wind. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/gold-east-river-valley/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fall-Color-Crested-Butte-1392.jpg Gold in the East River Valley The yellow leaves of aspen trees glitter in golden hues in the early morning sunlight over the East River near Crested Butte, Colorado. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dreamy-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fall-Color-Dreamy-Autumn-2559.jpg Dreamy Autumn Looking through the forest of fall colors to several aspen trees in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado near the town of Telluride. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-hawk-flying/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-Hawk-9360.jpg Fly Away A red-tailed hawk soars over golden aspen trees in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado between the towns of Ridgway and Telluride. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-the-peaks-sunset-0724/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Arizona-Kachina-Wetlands-0724.jpg Kachina Peaks from Afar The view of the San Francisco Peaks from the Kachina Village wetlands near Flagstaff, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-full-moon-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Full-Moon-Pano-1196-1200.jpg Luna Dawn The full moon is low on the horizon and close to setting as the early dawn light washes across the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/light-and-shadow-at-lipan/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dramatic-Light-Shadow-3308.jpg Light and Shadow at Lipan The Colorado River carves a path through the shadowy depths of the Grand Canyon as dramatic light Cardenas and Escalante buttes. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-wind-thru-ponderosas/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-ponderosa-pine-art-1322.jpg Wind in the Ponderosas An impressionistic view of the Ponderosa pine trees near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-ponderosa-trees-art-1334/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-ponderosa-pine-art-1334.jpg Sunset in Kachina An impressionistic view of the Ponderosa pine trees near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fall-color-new-life/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Aspens-Impressionistic-Art-2780.jpg New Life in Old Growth An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/red-river-fall-color-3538/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Red-River-Fall-Color-Art-3538.jpg Yellow in Red River An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests in Valle Vidal, near Red River, New Mexico. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-walhalla-glades-0212/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Walhalla-Glades-Impressionistic-0212.jpg Sublime Dreams I used a long exposure to create this impressionistic interpretation of the forests of the Walhalla Glades on the North Rim of Grand Canyon. North Rim, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-walhalla-glades-0200/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Walhalla-Glades-0200.jpg Walking Walhalla I used a long exposure to create this impressionistic interpretation of the forests of the Walhalla Glades on the North Rim of Grand Canyon. North Rim, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-ponderosa-abstract/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ponderosa-Abstract-Art-0381.jpg Sunlit Grasses near Sublime I used a long exposure to create this abstract interpretation of the forests of the Point Sublime section on the North Rim of Grand Canyon. North Rim, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-point-sublime-forest-0374/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Sublime-Impressionistic-0374.jpg Quiet Giants I used a long exposure to create this impressionistic interpretation of the forests of the Point Sublime section on the North Rim of Grand Canyon. North Rim, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-walhalla-glades-0765/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-0765.jpg The Ponderosas of Walhalla Glades I used a long exposure combined with in-camera motion to create a painterly effect in this photo of Ponderosa pine trees. From the forest on the Walhalla Glades of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. North Rim, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-locket-meadow-aspens-1039/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Lockett-Meadow-Impressionistic-1039.jpg Summer in Lockett Meadow An impressionistic view of the aspen trees and summer grasses in Lockett Meadow near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-hart-prairie-1192/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Hart-Prairie-Abstract-1192.jpg The Approach of Autumn An impressionistic view of the aspen trees and summer grasses in Hart Prairie near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Hart Prairie, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-hart-prairie-aspens-1186/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Hart-Prairie-Abstract-1186.jpg Hart Prairie Aspens An impressionistic view of the aspen trees and summer grasses in Hart Prairie near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-aspens-art-0912/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Aspen-Trees-Impressionistic-0912.jpg Emerald Summer An impressionistic view of the aspen trees and summer grasses in Lockett Meadow near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Lockett Meadow, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-locket-meadow-art-0924/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Aspen-Trees-Abstract-Art-0924.jpg Night is Near An impressionistic view of the aspen trees and summer grasses in Lockett Meadow near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Lockett Meadow, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-aspens-trees-art-1282/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Aspen-Trees-Abstract-1282.jpg Lone Ponderosa An impressionistic view of the aspen trees and summer grasses in the forest below the peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. The Peaks, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-aspens-art-0972/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Aspen-Trees-Abstract-0972.jpg Listening to the Aspens An impressionistic view of the aspen trees and summer grasses in Lockett Meadow near Flagstaff, Arizona. I created this photo in a single exposure by using a long shutter speed and intentionally moving the camera during the photo. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/crested-butte-october-finale/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-Impressionistic-2954.jpg October's Finale An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dancing-grasses-2878/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-Impressionistic-2878.jpg Dancing Grasses An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-aspen-apparitions/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Aspens-Impressionistic-Art-2792.jpg Glimmering Gold An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/autumn-aspens-grasses-2961/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Aspens-Abstract-Art-2961.jpg Autumn Grasses An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/last-of-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Aspens-Abstract-Art-2958.jpg The Last of Autumn An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/aspen-trees-art-2949/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Aspen-Trees-Impressionistic-2949.jpg A Touch of Fall An impressionistic interpretation of autumn color in the aspen forests along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. This photo has been created in a single exposure by purposefully moving the camera while using a long shutter speed. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-magic-at-mather-0519/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mather-Point-0519.jpg Magic at Mather A cloudy sunrise at Grand Canyon creates a dreamy atmosphere. From Mather Point on the South Rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-monsoon-evanescent/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Sunset-0247-51.jpg Evanescent A light rain falls into Grand Canyon as sunset approaches. The light in the canyon was faint and only lasted for a very short time before fading away. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rainbow-grand-canyon-battleship-0604/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rainbow-0604.jpg The End of the Rainbow A rainbow gracefully arcs into the depths of the Grand Canyon as morning light paints the ridges and cliffs in golden hues. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rainbow-grand-canyon-battleship-0577-81/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rainbow-0577-81.jpg Rainbow West of Yavapai A rainbow descends into the Grand Canyon as morning light paints the ridges and cliffs in golden hues. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunrise-0477-81/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mather-Point-0477-81.jpg A foggy sunrise creates a dream-like atmosphere within the depths of Grand Canyon. From Mather Point on the South Rim. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rainbow-grand-canyon-battleship-0587-91/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rainbow-0587-91.jpg Rainbow on the Battleship A rainbow gracefully arcs into the depths of Grand Canyon as morning light paints the ridges and cliffs in golden hues. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-endless-ridges-0640/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rain-0640.jpg Endless Ridges A gentle rain falls into Grand Canyon just after sunrise creating a beautiful atmosphere and accentuating the many ridges below the rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-silent-rain-0627/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rain-0627.jpg Silent Rain A gentle rain silently falls into Grand Canyon just after sunrise creating a beautiful atmosphere and accentuating the many ridges below the rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunset-vapor-0305/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Sunset-0305.jpg Sunset Vapor A gentle rain falls into the Grand Canyon at sunset. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-light-of-god-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Light-of-God-0549.jpg The Light of God God beams stream into Grand Canyon illuminating its shadowy depths. From Mather Point on the South Rim. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-deer-creek-patio/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Patio-3532.jpg The Patio at Deer Creek The waterfalls of Deer Creek, just below "The Patio" in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-travertine-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Travertine-Canyon-6451.jpg Travertine Falls Waterfall in Travertine Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon, Arizona. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/mystic-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Falls-Little-Colorado-River-5288.jpg Mystic Falls Grand Falls on the Little Colorado River in Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Falls, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-falls-arizona-5305/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Falls-Little-Colorado-River-5305.jpg Painted Cascade Spring snowmelt causes the typically dry Little Colorado River to run strong carrying with it the silt it disturbs as it crosses the Painted Desert. The river cascades over Grand Falls, a waterfall that is taller than Niagra Falls, in this incredible display of earth-colored water earning the falls the nickname "Chocolate Falls." © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Falls, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-falls-arizona-5311/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Falls-Little-Colorado-River-5311.jpg Twilight at Grand Falls Spring snowmelt causes the typically dry Little Colorado River to run strong carrying with it the silt it disturbs as it crosses the Painted Desert. The river cascades over Grand Falls, a waterfall that is taller than Niagra Falls, in this incredible display of earth-colored water earning the falls the nickname "Chocolate Falls." © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Falls, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-falls-arizona-5280/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Falls-Little-Colorado-River-5280.jpg Defiance Spring snowmelt causes the typically dry Little Colorado River to run strong carrying with it the silt it disturbs as it crosses the Painted Desert. The river cascades over Grand Falls, a waterfall that is taller than Niagra Falls, in this incredible display of earth-colored water earning the falls the nickname "Chocolate Falls." © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Falls, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-falls-arizona-5251/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Falls-Little-Colorado-River-5251.jpg Chocolate Falls Spring snowmelt causes the typically dry Little Colorado River to run strong carrying with it the silt it disturbs as it crosses the Painted Desert. The river cascades over Grand Falls, a waterfall that is taller than Niagra Falls, in this incredible display of earth-colored water earning the falls the nickname "Chocolate Falls." © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Falls, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-falls-arizona-falling-fire/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Falls-Little-Colorado-River-5245.jpg Falling Fire Last light strikes the lower section of Grand Falls on the Little Colorado River in Arizona. Grand Falls was formed after lava from a nearby crater flowed into the river creating a lava dam which forced the river to reroute itself around the dam. Grand falls formed where the reroute rejoins its original course. At 185 feet in height, Grand Falls is taller than Niagara Falls. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Falls, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-stone-creek-oasis/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Stone-Creek-Waterfalls-3783.jpg The Oasis on Stone Creek Waterfalls cascade into the grotto of Stone Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/texas-cypress-guadalupe-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Texas-Guadalupe-River-3194.jpg Cypress Along the Guadalupe A touch of fall color in the cypress tress found along the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country of central Texas. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Texas https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/513/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Canyonlands-Green-River-Overlook-Winter-0669.jpg Winter at the Green River Overlook A winter sunset from the Green River Overlook. Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Canyonlands National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/wheeler-peak-wilderness-waterfall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Wheeler-Peak-Wilderness-Waterfall-0205.jpg Wheeler Cascade A waterfall in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness near Taos, New Mexico, © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/wheeler-peak-wilderness-williams-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Williams-Falls-Wheeler-Peak-Wilderness-0183.jpg Williams Falls Williams Falls makes its final plunge towards Williams Lake. High in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness near Taos, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Wheeler Peak Wilderness https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moon-over-canyonlands-0669/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Canyonlands-Moon-Sunset-0669.jpg Luna over Canyonlands The moon over Canyonlands National Park, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Canyonlands National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rio-grande-river-colorado/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Rio-Grande-San-Luis-Valley-6185.jpg Serenity on the Rio The Rio Grande in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado with Mount Blanca in the distance. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-homestead-log-cabin/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Homestead-Log-Cabin-6375.jpg Home on the Range An old homestead amongst a field of green grass in the mountains of Colorado. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/mount-crested-butte-sunrise-grasses/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Mount-Crested-Butte-Sunrise-Reflection-2467.jpg Just Before Sunrise Mount Crested Butte reflects in a fog-covered lake at sunrise. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/teardrop-narrows-utah/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Teardrop-Canyon-Utah-1739.jpg Teardrop Narrows Canyon walls appear to converge causing a teardrop -shaped window into the rest of the canyon. From a remote canyon in southern Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/caineville-badlands-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Factory-Butte-Badlands-Panoramic-6453-58.jpg Witness of Time The erosion sculpted badlands of the Caineville badlands in southern Utah. It's remarkable to think of the time that it takes to sculpt the land through the erosion processes of wind and water over the countless years. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Southern Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/cypress-pano-in-the-texas-hill-country/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Texas-Hill-Country-Cypress-3200-06.jpg Cypress in the Hill Country Panoramic A touch of fall color in the cypress tress found along a stream in the Hill Country of central Texas. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Lone Star State https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/red-barn-winter-flagstaff-arizona-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Red-Barn-Snow-Pano-01.jpg Winter in the High Country Panoramic Snow falls across a winter scene of Ponderosa pine trees and a red barn near Flagstaff, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sp-crater-flagstaff-arizona-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/SP-Crater-Volcano-Flagstaff-6257-62.jpg SP Crater Panoramic SP Crater, a volcanic peak in the San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moon-over-castle-valley-utah-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Pano-Castle-Valley-Moon-20150724-01.jpg Moon over Castle Valley A panoramic view of the moon rising in the sky over the towering buttes and mesas of Castle Valley near Moab, Utah. On the left is the Convent, the Priest and Nuns, Castle Rock in the background, and on the right is Parriott Mesa. A special thanks to Sorrel River Ranch for hosting Sally and I for several days. Sorrel is a true luxury resort and spa right on the banks of the Colorado River and they have a great view of this scene above. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/monument-valley-southwest-dreams/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Monument-Valley-Sunset-7504.jpg Southwest Dreams The sky is set ablaze by the setting sun as the many mesas and buttes of Monument Valley fall into silhouette on the distant horizon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Monument Valley https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/mystic-bisti-wilderness/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bisti-Wilderness-Egg-Garden-7423.jpg Mystic Bisti The 'Egg Garden' in the Bisti Wilderness in New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bisti-wilderness-garden-of-stone/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bisti-Wilderness-Egg-Garden-7393.jpg Garden of Stone The 'Egg Garden' in the Bisti Wilderness in New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bisti-wilderness-egg-garden-unearthly/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bisti-Wilderness-Egg-Garden-7411.jpg Unearthly The 'Egg Garden' in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in New Mexico. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/carson-national-forest-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fog-Sunrise-New-Mexico-0007.jpg Gold in the Carson Sunlight pierces through the fog high-atop the Brazos near Chama, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/chama-new-mexico-fog-sunrise-9991/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fog-Sunrise-Carson-National-Forest-9991.jpg Patriarch of the High Country Low clouds and fog in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/chama-new-mexico-fog-forest-9977/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Fog-Carson-National-Forest-9977.jpg Blue in the Carson Morning fog in the Carson National Forest near Chama, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ghost-ranch-georgia-okeeffe-9890/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Ghost-Ranch-New-Mexico-9890.jpg O'Keeffe Country A brilliant blue sky over Ghost Ranch, the former desert home of the Georgia O'Keeffe, near Abiquiu, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ghost-ranch-georgia-okeeffe-0365/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Ghost-Ranch-New-Mexico-0365.jpg Winter Light on Ghost Ranch Ghost Ranch, the former home of the Georgia O'Keeffe, near Abiquiu, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/plaza-blanca-lighthouse/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/New-Mexico-Plaza-Blanca-9824.jpg The Lighthouse Plaza Blanca, also known as the White Place. Near Abiquiu, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winter-sunrise-taos-new-mexico/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Taos-New-Mexico-Winter-Snow-7902.jpg A Winter Wonderland in Taos A winter sunrise in Taos, New Mexico on New Year's Day 2007. The cottonwood trees are covered in rime Ice and Pueblo Peak, also known as Taos Mountain, is visible in the background. This image was the winner of New Mexico Magazine's 7th Annual Photo Contest. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/new-mexico-walking-rain/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Taos-New-Mexico-Walking-Rain-4648.jpg Walking Rain Rain falling from summer thunderstorms in the high-desert plateau west of Taos, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rio-grande-rainbow-9807/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Rio-Grande-New-Mexico-Rainbow-9807.jpg Rainbow over the Rio Grande A rainbow over the Rio Grande near Taos, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-wash-mud-pattern/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/North-Wash-Mud-Abstract-1774.jpg Plateau Waves An abstract pattern of waves forms in mud after a flash flood in an unnamed canyon in the North Wash region of southern Utah.© Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Wash, Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/escalante-and-cardenas-3314/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Escalante-Butte-3314.jpg Escalante and Cardenas Escalante and Cardenas buttes glow in the warm sunlight as a storm clears. From an unnamed overlook near Lipan Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/double-rainbows-and-coronado-butte/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Coronado-Butte-Rainbow-3299.jpg Double Rainbows and Coronado Butte Double rainbows appear as a storm moves across the Grand Canyon. The large feature in the canyon is Coronado Butte, which is named for Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico through the plains and parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. Coronado had hoped to reach the Cities of Cíbola, also known as the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. His expedition marked the first European sightings of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. The river is faintly visible through the rain between the rainbows. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-black-white-3703/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Black-White-3703.jpg A dramatic sky over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. From the dox cliffs overlooking river mile 68. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-sunset-over-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Sunset-5944-Pano.jpg A Grand Sunset over Marble Canyon Panoramic Sunset over Marble Canyon and the Colorado River. From Saddle Camp in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-autumns-web/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Fall-Color-9479.jpg Autumn's Web in Zion Fall color in Zion Canyon. From Zion National Park in southern Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-fall-color-9525/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Fall-Color-9525.jpg The Gathering Fall color in Zion Canyon. From Zion National Park in southern Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-imlay-boulder-5797-5802/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Orderville-Canyon-5797-5802.jpg The Imlay Boulder The Imlay Boulder in the Virgin River Narrows of Zion National Park in Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rimrock-hoodoo-sunset-0165/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Rimrock-Hoodoos-Sunset-0165.jpg Crimson Hoodoo Sunset on a hoodoo rock in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Staircase-Escalante https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-narrows-5774/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Virgin-River-The-Narrows-5774.jpg Glimmering Light in the Narrows The Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-narrows--boulder-6276/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-The-Narrows-Boulder-6276.jpg Turquoise Waters The cool water of the Virgin River rushes past a boulder. In The Narrows of Zion National Park in Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-orderville-narrows-6241/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Orderville-Canyon-6241-42.jpg The Elegance of Orderville The narrows of Orderville Canyon in Zion National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-orderville-narrows-6263/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Orderville-Canyon-6263.jpg The Light of Orderville Orderville Canyon in Zion National Park. Ordeville Canyon is a popular side -hike to the Virgin River Narrows. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-narrows-5755/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-The-Narrows-5755.jpg The Narrows The Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-narrows-fall-color-5700/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-The-Narrows-5700.jpg Fall in the Narrows The Virgin River rushes through The Narrows of Zion National Park in Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/green-river-overlook-sunset-0755/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Canyonlands-Green-River-Overlook-0755.jpg Sunset at Green River Overlook Sunset over Canyonlands National Park from the Green River Overlook in the Island in the Sky district near Moab, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Canyonlands National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-monsoon-waterfalls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rain-Waterfalls-4443.jpg The Roar of the Canyon A sudden downpour from a monsoon thunderstorm has caused numerous waterfalls to cascade into Grand Canyon. Near river mile 164.5 on the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-unleashed-9759/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-Unleashed-9759.jpg Unleashed Summer rain and lightning at Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-milky-way-0166/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-Milky-Way-0166.jpg Thunder Spirit Lightning and the Milky Way in the gorgeous dark night sky above Arizona near Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-desert-thunder-7202/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-Desert-Thunder-7202.jpg Desert Thunder Distant lightning erupts over the Painted Desert as viewed from Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-storm-7900/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-Storm-7900.jpg Monsoon Maelstrom Grand Canyon can experience intense lightning storms during the monsoon season between July and mid-September. On August 3rd, 2012, Sally and I found ourselves a short distance below the rim of the canyon as this storm approached. The lightning was over 10 miles away when we realized that a storm had developed behind us as well. Heading back to our truck meant moving up to the rim and exposing ourselves to the storm. With no good options, we elected to shelter below some massive boulders and overhanging rocks for almost 90 minutes. During this time I created this image which is a stack of 18 images shot back-to-back and merged in Photoshop (using a technique similar to creating star-trail photos) so that I could show the intensity of this storm. In total, I captured 48 lightning strikes in this image and it represents approximately 10 minutes of storm activity. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-rain-of-fire-4212/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-Rain-of-Fire-4212-A.jpg Rain of Fire Rain falling from a monsoon thunderstorm is backlit by the setting sun, causing the sky to appear on fire as lightning erupts from the storm and strikes the Grand Canyon. I created this image by layering six images shot back-to-back (using a technique similar to creating star-trail photos) to show the intensity of this storm. © Adam Schallau, all rights reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-purple-rain-1533/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-1533.jpg Purple Rain Rain falling from a summer thunderstorm over the Grand Canyon is backlit by lightning. This photo is from Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. There's a lot going on in this photograph that requires all of the elements to come together in the right place at the right time. The clouds and parts of the canyon are lit by the moon, which is about half-full and out of frame to the left of the image. As for the lightning turning the rain purple, any number of factors can determine the color of lightning, but in this case, it's most likely a combination of dust in the air along with the temperature and higher energy, causing it to appear bluer or violet.This is the photograph with which I won the Arizona Highways magazine photo contest in 2012. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-panoramic-1174-81/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Pano-1174-81.jpg Earth Shadow Rising over the Canyon The blue band of the Earth's shadow rises in the distant eastern sky as the glow of the setting sun bathes Grand Canyon a warm light. A winter panoramic of Grand Canyon from Yaki Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-staircase-escalante-0706/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Staircase-Escalante-0706.jpg Burr's Tree Long Canyon. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Staircase-Escalante https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/new-mexico-old-forest-0960/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/New-Mexico-Old-Growth-Forest-0960.jpg The Old Forest A dense stand of trees in the forest near Black Lake, New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Northern New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/new-medico-valle-vidal-3687/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/New-Mexico-Valle-Vidal-3687.jpg Fall in Valle Vidal A touch of fall color in the Valle Vidal region of the Carson National Forest. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Northern New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/new-mexico-aspen-trees-1060/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/New-Mexico-Aspen-Trees-1060.jpg Aspens in Darkness The white bark of aspen trees stands in stark contrast against the interior of a dense forest in northern New Mexico. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Northern New Mexico https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-arizona-winter-forest-0388/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Ponderosa-Pine-Tree-Winter-0388.jpg Winter Pondo Standing below a magnificent Ponderosa pine tree, looking up through its snow-covered branches. In the Coconino National Forest outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Northern Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/454/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Flagstaff-Winter-Storm-Trees-1792.jpg Ponderosa Blues Snow falls amongst the Ponderosa pine trees in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-silver-jack-4694/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Silver-Jack-Fall-Color-4694.jpg Brilliant fall color below the pinnacles overlooking Silver Jack Reservoir in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. San Juan Mountains of Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-silver-jack-4691/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Silver-Jack-Fall-Color-4691.jpg Sunlight on the Pinnacles Brilliant fall color below the pinnacles overlooking Silver Jack Reservoir in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. San Juan Mountains of Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-silver-jack-4607/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Mountains-Fall-Color-4607-10.jpg Autumn Storm in the Big Blue An autumn storm engulfs Sheep Mountain in the Big Blue Wilderness of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. San Juan Mountains of Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bryce-canyon-thors-hammer-7050/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bryce-Canyon-Thors-Hammer-7050.jpg Thors Hammer in Morning Light In the early morning light, when the easter sky is clear, sunlight reflects from the canyon walls that surround Thors Hammer, causing it to glow in a radiant display of color. There are many other hoodoos and pinnacles in Bryce Canyon National Park that also glow in the morning light, but none are as spectacular as Thors Hammer. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Bryce Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bryce-canyon-winter-panoramic-7880-90/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bryce-Canyon-Panoramic-7880-90.jpg Winter Panorama at Bryce Canyon Panoramic A winter scene of snow and hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Bryce Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bryce-canyon-walking-tree-9623/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bryce-Canyon-Walking-Tree-9623.jpg The Walking Tree The 'Walking Tree' at Sunrise Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Bryce Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bryce-canyon-wall-street-7374/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bryce-Canyon-Wall-Street-Tall-Tree-7374.jpg Wall Street Deep inside 'Wall Street' in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Bryce Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bryce-canyon-sunrise-7015/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bryce-Canyon-Sunrise-7015.jpg Bryce Canyon Sunrise Sunrise over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Bryce Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winter-light-at-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Snow-8035.jpg Winter Light at Grand Canyon Early morning light falls upon a winter scene at Grand Canyon. From the Rim Trail on the South Rim of the canyon between Mather Point and Yavapai Point. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-wonders-of-walhalla/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vishnu-Temple-2898.jpg The Wonders of Walhalla Fron an unnamed overlook on the Walhalla Plateau, Vishnu Temple can be seen rising prominently within the canyon with the San Francisco Peaks on the distant horizon. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dawn-at-moran-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moran-Point-Dawn-2930.jpg Dawn at Moran Point Soft light of dawn is painted across the landscape, revealing the shapes and textures of the Grand Canyon. Far below is the Colorado River. From Moran Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/western-skies-over-the-palisades/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Sky-2537.jpg Western Skies over the Palisades The sky above Grand Canyon and Palisades of the Desert fills with beautiful clouds as the Colorado River meanders far below. From Desert View at Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-land-of-golden-thrones/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cape-Royal-2398.jpg The Land of Golden Thrones Wotans Throne arcs out into the canyon, its west-facing wall glowing in the golden light of the setting sun. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/shadow-play/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Shadow-Play-2923.jpg Shadow Play Light and shadow appear to weave through the canyon. From Pima Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lone-tree-at-moran-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moran-Point-Tree-2936.jpg Lone Tree at Moran Point In this stunning example of "life finding a way" a lone ponderosa pine tree glows in the morning light in a crack below the rim at Moran Point. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/vishnu-from-walhalla/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vishnu-Temple-2391.jpg Vishnu from Walhalla Vishnu Temple from Walhalla Overlook on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dawn-on-mount-hayden/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mount-Hayden-Dawn-2697.jpg Dawn on Mount Hayden Early morning light begins to fall across Mount Hayden. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/angels-window-and-heavenly-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Angels-Window-2779.jpg Angels Window and Heavenly Sky Sunrise on Angels Window and Vishnu Temple with the San Francisco Peaks in the distance. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-stillness-of-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Yavapai-Point-2823.jpg The Stillness of Sunrise The warm glow of early morning light in the Grand Canyon. In the distance, the South Kaibab Trail descends along Cedar Ridge. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ephemeral/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-2316.jpg Ephemeral Sunlight streams through the Grand Canyon after a monsoon rain shower has left the canyon with a dreamy atmosphere. Far below in the distance is the Colorado River and Hance Rapid. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-music-of-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Powell-Point-2370.jpg The Music of Light A break in the clouds allows sunlight through and reaching into the depths of the canyon, and striking numerous temples and buttes including Dana Butte, Isis Temple, and all the way down into the Inner Gorge. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/monsoon-light-at-lipan-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lipan-Point-2279.jpg Monsoon Light at Lipan Point Sunlight shines through rain falling from a monsoon thunderstorm casting a warm glow onto the Colorado River. From Lipan Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/gentle-light-at-hopi-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Hopi-Point-2373.jpg Gentle Light at Hopi Point Grand Canyon glows under the soft light of the setting sun. From Hopi Point in the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunlight-on-canyon-waves/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Angels-Gate-2678.jpg Sunlight on Canyon Waves The view west from Desert View has always reminded me of rows of waves coming ashore. From Desert View on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-at-nankoweap-granaries/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Granaries-5992A.jpg Ancient Vista Sunset over the Nankoweap Granaries and Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-glow-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Sunset-5944.jpg Reflecting Marble Canyon The walls of Marble Canyon glow under a brilliant sunset. From Saddle Camp on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-at-saddle-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Sunset-5943.jpg Sunset from Saddle Sunset over Marble Canyon and the Colorado River. From Saddle Camp in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sirius-over-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Night-Sky-5692.jpg Sirius over Marble Canyon The night sky over Marble Canyon and the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park achieved International Dark Sky Park certification in 2019, the same year that the park celebrated its centennial. Only nine of the 61 national parks in the United States are certified by the International Dark Sky Association, making Grand Canyon one of the best places to view and photograph the night sky. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/approaching-nankoweap-panoramic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Granaries-5969-Panoramic.jpg Ancestral Echoes at Nankoweap High above the Colorado River, the Nankoweap Granaries cling to the red rock cliffs, silent witnesses to centuries of life sustained in this remote stretch of the Grand Canyon. Carved by ancestral Puebloan hands and framed by golden evening light, they overlook the winding river below—a timeless union of human history, stone, and water in one of the canyon's most awe-inspiring vistas. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/movement-of-light-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Wildfire-6485-Pano.jpg Movement of Light Early morning light filters through smoke from a wildfire burning on the Powell Plateau. From Owl Eyes Camp on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/closing-in-on-vishnu-temple/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vishnu-Temple-Storm-Clouds-6108-Pano.jpg Closing in on Vishnu Temple Storm clouds move across Vishnu Temple and the North Rim as the first rays of light of a new day paint the cliffs in fiery hues. From Cardenas Camp on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/arc-of-time/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sand-Abstract-6395-Pano.jpg Arc of Time A study of the textures and patterns in the sand at Big Dune Camp along the Colorado River in Stephen Aisle in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/study-of-sand/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sand-Abstract-6383-Pano.jpg A Study of Sand A study of the textures and patterns in the sand at Big Dune Camp along the Colorado River in Stephen Aisle in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fractured-rock-south-canyon-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rock-Details-5821-Pano.jpg Fractured Details of cracks in a boulder along the Colorado River near South Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/palisades-of-the-desert-twilight-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Palisades-of-the-Desert-6096-Pano.jpg Twilight on the Palisades Comanche Point and the Palisades of the Desert tower above the Colorado River. From Hilltop Ruin in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/solitude-in-north-canyon-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-5689-Pano.jpg Solitude in North Canyon The sculpted walls of North Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-walls-detail-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-5682-Pano.jpg The Walls of North Canyon An abstract view of North Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-slot-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-6669-Pano.jpg Convergence Golden light on the cliffs above Matkatamiba Canyon reflects in a small stream. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/afternoon-along-the-escalante/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Escalante-Route-6063-Pano.jpg Afternoon Along the Escalante The view through the canyon from the Escalante Route near Hilltop Ruin in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-nankoweap-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Nankoweap-Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-5960.jpg Downstream of Nankoweap From the Nankoweap Granaries, the Colorado River stretches into the distance, its waters catching the soft glow of evening light as they wind between towering canyon walls. Below, the river's ever-shifting channels weave around sandbars and green ribbons of life, a reminder of how water sustains this vast desert wilderness and has shaped the Grand Canyon for countless generations. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-rapid-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-5731-Pano.jpg Shades of Cyan The Colorado River at North Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-big-dune-untouched/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Big-Dune-Camp-6364-Pano.jpg Untouched Dune The Colorado River gently flows past the beach at Big Dune Camp in Stephen Aisle within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/granite-rapid-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-6212-14-Pano.jpg Pink Rush in Granite Granite Rapid at mile 93.9 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-twisted-driftwood-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Driftwood-5827-34-Pano.jpg Twisted Driftwood Details of driftwood found on a beach in Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-dory-dream-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dory-Colorado-River-6943-Pano.jpg Dory Dreams The South Fork, a handmade wooden dory, rests on a beach in the Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-dory-5798/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Dory-5798-Pano.jpg South Fork at Shinumo The South Fork, a wooden dory, tied to the beach at Shinumo Wash in Marble Canyon. Along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-reflections-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-6636-Pano.jpg Reflecting the Bend Reflections in Matkatamiba Canyon deep within Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/monument-creek-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monument-Creek-6178-83-Pano.jpg Sculpting Monument Creek Monument Creek cutting a path towards the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/twentynine-mile-rapid-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-5783-Pano.jpg Green in Passing The Colorado River at Shinumo Wash in Marble Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/storm-clouds-north-rim-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vishnu-Temple-Storm-Clouds-6109-Pano.jpg Storm Clouds over the North Rim Storm clouds move across Vishnu Temple and the North Rim as the first rays of light of a new day paint the cliffs in fiery hues. From Cardenas Camp on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-tidal-surprise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mud-Abstract-6824-32-Pano.jpg Tidal Surprise Ripples left behind by the outgoing tide of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/cardenas-hills-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rolling-Hills-6021-Pano.jpg Cardenas Hills The view from Hilltop Ruin in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-patio-waterfall-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Narrows-6520-29-Pano.jpg Return of Sacred Waters Waterfalls in the Deer Creek Narrows, just below 'The Patio' in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/saddle-canyon-waterfall-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Saddle-Canyon-Waterfall-5958-Pano.jpg Saddle Falls Waterfall and chockstone in Saddle Canyon near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/falls-at-deer-creek-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Falls-6605-Pano.jpg The Falls at Deer Creek Deer Creek Falls plunges over 150 feet on its way to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elves-chasm-fairy-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-6303-Pano.jpg Fairy Falls The waterfalls of Elves Chasm on Royal Arch Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/andromeda-over-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Night-Sky-Andromeda-6739.jpg Andromeda over the Canyon The Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way rise in the dark night sky over Grand Canyon as the canyon walls are illuminated by the light of the moon. Andromeda is 2.5 million light-years from Earth while we are 5,000 feet below the rim near Tuckup Canyon along the Colorado River. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/morning-in-blue/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Wildfire-Smoke-6502.jpg Morning in Blue Early morning light filters through smoke from a wildfire burning on the Powell Plateau. From Owl Eyes Camp on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/last-light-above-unkar-rapid/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Unkar-Delta-6067.jpg Last Light Above Unkar Rapid The last light of the day falls upon the cliffs over the Colorado River and the Unkar Delta in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/tuckup-canyon-6812-17/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tuckup-Canyon-6812-17.jpg Sculpted Chasm Tuckup Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/tuckup-canyon-poetry-of-water-stone/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tuckup-Canyon-6804.jpg The Poetry of Water and Stone Tuckup Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/fortitude-in-tuckup/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tuckup-Canyon-6787.jpg Fortitude in Tuckup Tuckup Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.© Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/tension-in-tuckup-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tuckup-Canyon-6786.jpg Tension in Tuckup Tuckup Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/saddle-canyon-waterfall-tension/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Saddle-Canyon-Waterfall-5958.jpg Serene Tension Waterfall and chockstone in Saddle Canyon near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/saddle-canyon-waterfall-sanctuary/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Saddle-Canyon-5957.jpg Saddle Sanctuary A waterfall in Saddle Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-natures-whim/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Owl-Eyes-Camp-6504.jpg Nature's Whim Early morning light filters through smoke from a wildfire burning on the Powell Plateau. From Owl Eyes Camp on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/vortex-in-north-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-Tree-5666.jpg Vortex in North Canyon The sculpted walls of North Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/reflection-of-north-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-Reflection-5660.jpg Reflection of North Canyon The reflecting pool in North Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-twisted/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-5687.jpg Twisted Canyon The sculpted walls of North Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/approaching-nankoweap/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Granaries-5969-A.jpg Ancestral Pathway High along the cliffs of Nankoweap, the ancient granaries of the Ancestral Puebloans overlook the Colorado River, silent reminders of those who once cultivated and thrived in this remote canyon. The narrow trail leading to them, carved into stone and time, has carried the footsteps of countless people—travelers, hunters, families, and storytellers—each leaving an unseen imprint upon the land. Here, past and present meet, where the enduring path honors generations who walked before and continues to guide those who seek connection with the canyon's timeless spirit. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-over-monument-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monument-Creek-6194-98.jpg Sunset over Monument Creek Sunset over the monument rock along Monument Creek below the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/listening-to-water-monument-creek/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monument-Creek-6140-49.jpg Listening to Water The narrows of Monument Creek near the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/vanishing-into-the-narrows-matkatamiba/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Waterfall-6719.jpg Vanishing into the Narrows Looking down onto a waterfall in Matkatamiba Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/radiant-falls-matkatamiba-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Waterfall-6695.jpg Radiant Falls The light in slot canyons is constantly changing. As the sun moves across the sky, the light will fall into a particular stretch of canyon perhaps for just a few minutes before quickly fading away. Only minutes earlier, this scene in Matkatamiba Canyon had been without light, but as the sunlight struck the cliffs high above, the canyon began to glow. Within about 30 seconds the light was too strong leaving the background very bright and causing the foreground to appear much darker. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkat-canyon-labyrinth/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-6666.jpg Matkat Labyrinth The slot in Matkatamiba Canyon, a side canyon to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/within-matkatamiba-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-6645.jpg Within Matkatamiba A waterfall in the slot canyon in Matkatamiba Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-heart-of-matkatamiba/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-6639.jpg The Heart of Matkatamiba Matkatamiba Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-canyon-inner-stillness/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Canyon-6636.jpg Inner Stillness Reflections in Matkatamiba Canyon deep within Grand Canyon. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/granite-rapid-light-show/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-6233.jpg Granite Gap Early morning light breaks through a gap in storm clouds momentarily bathing the cliffs downstream of Granite Rapid in warm light. Granite Rapid is located at river mile 94 on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. This photograph was made on day 9 of an 18 day photograpghy expedition. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/granite-rapid-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Granite-Rapid-6205.jpg Granite Sunrise Sunrise over Granite Rapids on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elves-chasm-musical-waters/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-6323.jpg Musical Waters The waterfalls of Elves Chasm on Royal Arch Creek. Near river mile 117 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-return-of-sacred-waters/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Narrows-6520-29.jpg Return of Sacred Waters Waterfalls in the Deer Creek Narrows, just below 'The Patio' in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/whispers-in-blacktail-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Blacktail-Canyon-6414.jpg Whispers in Blacktail Blacktail Canyon is a mystical place, one where if you listen closely, you might hear the whispering of the wind as it gently moves through the layers of rock. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/twilight-in-stephen-aisle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Big-Dune-6366.jpg Twilight in Stephen Aisle Looking downstream along the Colorado River through Stephen Aisle. From Big Dune Camp in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-tidal-maze/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Beach-Reflection-5753-59.jpg Tidal Maze The sunlit walls of Marble Canyon reflect in the waters of the Colorado River on a beach near North Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/beach-abstract-forever-vanishing/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Beach-Abstract-6464-69.jpg Forever Vanishing Patterns and textures in the sand found on a beach along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moonlight-from-cape-royal-2839/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cape-Royal-Moon-2839.jpg Moonlight from Cape Royal The view from Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring vistas in the park. Under the moonlight, it takes on a mystical and other-worldly feeling, especially as the first light of the dawn breaks over the horizon behind you painting Wotans Throne in subtle light. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-summer-alchemy/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-Summer-Alchemy-2552.jpg Summer Alchemy Lightning strikes the Grand Canyon as rain falling from a summer thunderstorm is backlit by the setting sun. From Desert View on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/vermilion-cliffs-monsoon-storm-2462/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Lees-Ferry-Cathedral-Rock-Storm-2462.jpg Monsoon Eruption Over the Vermilion Cliffs A monsoon thunderstorm forms over the Vermilion Cliffs and Cathedral Rock on the road to Lees Ferry in northern Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Marble Canyon, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rafting-dave-edwards-3848/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-River-Trip-Dave-Edwards-3848.jpg In the Moment I caught photographer, boatman, and adventurer, David Edwards a bit off-guard but the result was a great smile. David has been a frequent contributor to National Geographic and has run the Colorado River for over 40 years. My first trip through the Grand was on a trip lead by Dave. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-river-trip-smiling-faces-3954/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-River-Trip-Girls-Smiling-3954.jpg River Smiles The experience of rafting the Colorado River through Grand Canyon is a great way to find your smile. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-river-trip-dory-0611/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dory-Upset-Rapid-0611.jpg South Fork in Upset The 'South Fork' being guided by Patrick Clark as he guides it through Upset Rapid at river mile 150 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/blacktail-canyon-hiker-1331/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Blacktail-Canyon-Hiker-1331.jpg In Blacktail Canyon A hiker takes a moment to enjoy the view in Blacktail Canyon, a Tapeats gorge in Grand Canyon National Park near river mile 120 on the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-redwall-cavern-2240/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-River-Trip-Rafts-Reflection-2240.jpg Redwall Reflection Rafts are tied-up at Redwall Cavern. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rafts-3850/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-River-Trip-Rafts-Sun-3850.jpg Last Light at Vaseys The sun begins to dip behind the red walls of Marble Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/floating-the-colorado-river-in-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Peaceful-Rafting-2198.jpg Floating the River in Marble A peaceful moment floating the Colorado River in Marble Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-light-shadows-3788/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-3788.jpg The canyon begins to fill with light and the shadows fade away. From Navajo Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-shadows-3694/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-3694.jpg Along the Palisades Fading light on the cliffs of the Palisades of the Desert. Near the Watchtower at Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clouds-3415/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-3415.jpg Clouds form within the depths of Grand Canyon. From Point Imperial on the North Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-toroweap-black-white-0231/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Toroweap-0231.jpg Ledges of Toroweap The Colorado River cuts through the Grand Canyon below Toroweap. In the remote Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-falls-on-shinumo-creek-3106/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Shinumo-Creek-3106.jpg Falls on Shinumo Creek A waterfall along Shinumo Creek. Near mile 109.2 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-light-shadow-play-5470/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Shadows-5470.jpg Shadow Play Shadow and light play across the cliffs of the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-saddle-falls-3489/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Saddle-Canyon-Waterfall-3489.jpg The Music of Water As you approach this waterfall, the only sounds to be heard are the faint notes of its cool waters cascading down the cliff. In Saddle Canyon near river mile 47.5 on the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-north-canyon-black-white-1963/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-North-Canyon-Reflection-1963.jpg Cathedral Abstract The reflecting pool in North Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mount-hayden-9613/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Mount-Hayden-9613.jpg Pierced As the sun sets the shadows rise up to meet Mount Hayden. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-monsoon-lightning-9759/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Monsoon-Lightning-9759.jpg Unleashed Summer rain and lightning at Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-black-white-3398/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Lipan-Point-3398.jpg Reverence God beams stream through the Grand Canyon. From Lipan Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-monsoon-lightning-7890/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Lightning-Strike-7890.jpg Echos of Thunder Lightning strikes the Painted Desert near the East Rim of the Grand Canyon. From Lipan Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-black-white-9993/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Hopi-Point-9993.jpg River in Light The Colorado River shimmers as sunlight streams through a light rain shower. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-black-white-6479/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Hopi-Point-6479.jpg Beyond Hopi The Grand Canyon from Hopi Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-moonrise-0023/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Full-Moon-0023.jpg Full Moon Over Grand Canyon The full moon rises above Wotan Throne and Vishnu Temple. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-black-white-colorado-river-2593/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Desert-Facade-2593.jpg September Sky Below the Desert Facade of Marble Canyon. Mile 61 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-black-white-colorado-river-3689/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Comanche-Point-3689.jpg On the Dox Comanche Point rises high above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. From the Dox Cliffs near river mile 68 in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-night-sky-black-white-4869/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Colorado-River-Night-Sky-4869.jpg Midnight Vision Stars fill the night sky above the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. The canyon walls are being lit by the rising moon and the clouds are being strung along by high wind. From the 'Below Clear Creek' camp at river mile 84.5. Photographed using a 25-second exposure. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clear-creek-falls-2957/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Clear-Creek-Falls-2957.jpg Clear Creek Grace Clear Creek Falls in Grand Canyon National Park. Near river mile 84.6 on the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-cape-royal-8083/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Cape-Royal-8083.jpg Wotans Turmoil Wotans Throne in the clouds. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-tree-on-the-edge-8709/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Tree-River-8709.jpg Moments After Sunlight breaks through the clouds and sunbeams fill the sky after a rain shower on a summer day. In the distance far below is the Colorado River. From an unnamed overlook on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-angels-window-black-white-3593/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-White-Angels-Window-3539.jpg Angels Fortress Angels Window on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-super-blue-blood-moon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Super-Blue-Blood-Moon-0056.jpg Super Blue Blood Moon The 'Super Blue Blood Moon' over the Grand Canyon. This event was photographed on January 30th, 2018, and it marked the second full moon of the month, thus a 'Blue Moon.' It was also closer to Earth than usual making it a 'super' moon. And, the moon was coming out of an eclipse making it a 'Blood Moon.' This image was published in the June/July 2019 issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-monsoon-lightning-storm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Lightning-7917.jpg Thunder over the Confluence Several bolts of lightning strike the Grand Canyon on the rim overlooking the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bryce-canyon-hoodoos-7013/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bryce-Canyon-Sunset-7013.jpg The Hoodoo Forest A fiery sunset over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Bryce Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/arizona-the-wave-5348/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Vermilion-Cliffs-Coyote-Buttes-North-5348.jpg Twisted in Stone The art of sandstone in Coyote Buttes North, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/arizona-the-wave-5288/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Vermilion-Cliffs-The-Wave-5288.jpg Striations in The Wave The Wave of the Coyote Buttes North area in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Coyote Buttes, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bryce-canyon-thors-hammer-7086/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Bryce-Canyon-Thors-Hammer-7086.jpg Thors Hammer Early morning light reflects off the surrounding cliffs and onto Thors Hammer. Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Bryce Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/canyonlands-mesa-arch-1179/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Canyonlands-Mesa-Arch-Sunrise-1179.jpg Mesa Arch Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Canyonlands National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/canyonlands-glowing-arch-1197/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Canyonlands-Glowing-Rock-1197.jpg The Portal Light reflecting through a crack in the rock below causes the sandstone to glow. Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Canyonlands National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/paria-badlands-0387/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Staircase-Escalante-Paria-Badlands-0387.jpg Paria Badlands The banded hills of the Chinle Formation of the Paria badlands near the old Paria townsite in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Southern Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/paria-badlands-0368/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Staircase-Escalante-Paria-Badlands-0368.jpg Windswept The banded hills of the Chinle Formation of the Paria badlands near the old Paria townsite in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Southern Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rim-rock-hoodoos-0158/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Rim-Rock-Hoodoos-Bright-0158.jpg The Throne Sunset over the toadstool hoodoos of the Rimrock Hoodoo site in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Southern Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/rim-rock-hoodoos-5672/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Rim-Rock-Hoodoos-Toadstools-5672.jpg Rimrock Hoodoos Rimrock hoodoos in southern Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Southern Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/canyon-of-solitude/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Slickhorn-Canyon-Rainbow-7615-17.jpg Canyon of Solitude While on a multi-day river trip down the lower canyon of the San Juan River in Utah we had stopped to camp at the mouth of Slickhorn Canyon. Shortly before sunset, I had set out on my own to explore Slickhorn in search of a reflecting pool. A gentle breeze moved through the canyon as I hiked along the streambed. There was a gentle rain falling as the sun broke out under the clouds and begin to illuminate the canyon walls towering above me. As this happened, a rainbow began to appear above the golden cliffs radiating warm light of sunset juxtaposed against the cold dark skies of the clearing storm. There I stood, alone, in the middle of a red rock wilderness, overwhelmed by the sheer scale and beauty of the landscape I was immersed in. To this day it remains one of the single greatest moments I've experienced in nature. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Slickhorn Canyon, Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-court-of-the-patriarchs-4875/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Court-of-the-Patriarchs-4875.jpg Court of the Patriarchs From left to right, Abraham Peak, Isaac Peak, and Mount Moroni as viewed from the Court of the Patriarchs. Zion National Park, Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-national-park-towers-of-virgin-5825/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Towers-of-Virgin-Sunrise-5825.jpg Towers of Virgin Towers of Virgin in the early morning light. Zion National Park, Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lady-in-the-wind/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Antelope-Canyon-Lady-in-the-Wind-8499.jpg Lady in the Wind A ghostly apparition of a woman's profile becomes visible next to Lady in the Wind arch as sand falling into Antelope Canyon is illuminated by a ray of sunlight piercing into its depths. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Lower Antelope Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lower-antelope-canyon-0917/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Lower-Antelope-Canyon-0917.jpg Following the Light Reflected light in the depths of Lower Antelope Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Lower Antelope Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lower-antelope-canyon-arch-1295/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/lower-antelope-canyon-arch-1295.jpg Passage A natural arch in Lower Antelope Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Lower Antelope Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lower-antelope-canyon-8505/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Lower-Antelope-Canyon-Chambered-Light-8505.jpg The Light Chamber Lower Antelope Canyon in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Lower Antelope Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/antelope-canyon-light-beam-8491/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Lower-Antelope-Canyon-Light-Beam-8491.jpg Poetry of Light and Stone The sculpted walls of Lower Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Lower Antelope Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lower-antelope-stone-candy/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Lower-Antelope-Canyon-Stone-Candy-5591.jpg Stone Candy The sculpted walls of Lower Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Lower Antelope Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-canyon-maker/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Horseshoe-Bend-River-3170.jpg The Canyon Maker The Colorado River carves through the sandstone of northern Arizona. The river's ability to cut into the sand has lead to it being referred to as the Canyon Maker. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Horseshoe Bend https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/horseshoe-bend-9571/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Horseshoe-Bend-FS9571.jpg Around the Bend The Colorado River meanders beneath the cliffs of Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Glen Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona-sunset-3637/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Sunset-3637.jpg Sunset from Schnebly Hill Sunset over the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/balance/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Balanced-Rock-Stud-Horse-Point-5554.jpg Balance A pair of balanced rocks are kissed by sunlight. Stud Horse Point near Page, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Arizona Strip https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/studs-horse-point-8581/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Page-Arizona-Stud-Horse-Point-8581.jpg The Rock Garden The hoodoos of Stud Horse Point, near Page, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Northern Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/full-moon-at-stud-horse-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Stud-Horse-Point-Moon-5679.jpg Full Moon at Stud Horse Point Daylight approaches and the full moon descends upon the alien landscape of northern Arizona. Stud Horse Point hoodoos near Page, AZ. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Northern Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-wave-5402/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Seconds-Wave-Coyote-Buttes-5402.jpg Wind Swept Coyote Buttes North, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Wave, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/second-wave-vermilion-cliffs-5376/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Second-Wave-Coyote-Buttes-5376.jpg Second Wave The striated lines of the Second Wave. Coyote Buttes North in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Wave, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/arizona-the-wave-5293/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/The-Wave-Coyote-Buttes-5293.jpg Pulled In The Wave of the Coyote Buttes North area in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Wave, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-wave-slot-canyon-5313/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/The-Wave-Coyote-Buttes-5313.jpg Warped Passage The west entrance into the Wave. Coyote Buttes North in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Wave, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/delicate-arch-la-sal-mountains-1269/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Arches-Delicate-Arch-Lasal-Mountains-Sunset-1269-A.jpg Delicate Arch at Sunset Sunset on Delicate Arch and the snow-covered La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Arches National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/255/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Adam-Schallau-grand-canyon-laughing.jpg I have no idea what I was laughing about, but I had been going for days and was exhausted. Near Hopi Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy of Brian VanDenzen. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/252/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Adam-Schallau-rafting-Colorado-River-0455.jpg Can you tell how happy I am to be rowing the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon? Behind me is Dave Edwards, a National Geographic published photographer, and Colorado River boatman with hundreds of trips through the canyon to his credit. Dave is also a good friend. He was coaching me on the art of rowing. Photo courtesy Sally Smithies. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/237/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Adam-Schallau-before-Lava-Falls.jpg We are approaching Lava Falls Rapid, one of the wildest rapids on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy Joe Bennion. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/treehouse-masters-aj-wish-7761/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/AJ-Treehouse-Pete-Nelson-7761.jpg Pete is sharing his plans for the treehouse with A.J. Those plans included a ramp over 100 feet long built by local firefighters. The ramp, built to ADA standards, would allow A.J. to reach his treehouse with his wheelchair. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-emerald-mile-dory-1179/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/emerald-mile-dory-time-oarlock-1179-1-copy.jpg Below one of the oarlocks on the dory, Emerald Mile, is the time noted on a piece of paper for her historic 1983 run down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-100-views-book/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/book-grand-canyon-100-views-cover.jpg Grand Canyon National Park 100 Views, a new book celebrating the park's centennial. Cover photo by Adam Schallau. https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-rafting-waterfall-photo-expedition/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Rafting-Photo-Workshop-4607.jpg Waterfall in the Canyon A waterfall cascades into the Grand Canyon near the Colorado River as yellow rafts on a photography workshop float by. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-desert-facade/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-Facade-2632.jpg The Desert Facade Beneath the Desert Facade. Along the Colorado River near mile 61 in Marble Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-plateau-point-panorama/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Plateau-Point-1662-76.jpg Kingdom of the Gods The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. From Plateau Point, 1,300 feet above the river. Towering high above in the distance are Brahma Temple (left) and Zoroaster Temple (right). Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-plateau-point-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Plateau-Point-1786.jpg Sunset from Plateau Point Sunset over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, from Plateau Point. It's a 12-mile roundtrip hike to reach this viewpoint located 3,000 feet below the South Rim. The river is 1,300 feet below and in the distance is Horn Creek Rapid at mile 90.8 on the river. The rapid is rated as a 7 to 9, and at lower water, this rapid forms very large waves and is considered one of the most difficult in the canyon. The Grand Canyon section of the Colorado River, like several other big-water Western rivers, uses a scale of 1-10 for rapids, 10 being the most difficult. My hiking partners and I hiked a couple more miles before sunset exploring along the Tonto Plateau. After sunset, we made the long hike back in the darkness to the South Rim, and we were the only hikers on the trail. Near the top of the trail, we had a chance encounter with a mountain lion who hurriedly crossed our path. Just another great day at the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Winter-5304.jpg Running Red The Little Colorado River runs red as it carries the sediment-laden waters from recent snows on the Navajo Reservation. A short distance downstream is its confluence with the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Little Colorado River https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-grasses/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Little-Colorado-River-Turquoise-Water-2696.jpg Tranquil Waters The turquoise waters of the Little Colorado River, near the confluence with the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/phantom-ranch-silver-bridge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Phantom-Ranch-2247.jpg Phantom Flare The sun begins to set on the Inner Gorge of Grand Canyon National Park near Phantom Ranch. In the distance is the Silver Bridge, one of the two footbridges over the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/bright-angel-creek-confluence/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Phantom-Ranch-2220.jpg Bright Angel Confluence The confluence of clear waters of Bright Angel Creek and the Colorado River near Phantom Ranch. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkat-canyon-waterfall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Waterfall-3774.jpg Matkat Surprise A gorgeous waterfall in the towering narrows of Matkatamiba Canyon. This side canyon is a short hike from river mile 148.4 on the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park. An amusing anecdote about this photo…I was setting up my shot with the camera on the tripod when the water flowing through the creek began to slow down, and within a minute it was nothing more than a trickle. As I was almost done getting things set up when I heard a bunch of guys upstream of me somewhere "whooping and hollering" and then I heard the water coming. It turns out that they were using their bodies to collectively damn the creek and didn't think about the people that might be downstream of them. Before I could realize what was about to happen, a wall of water came rushing down this cascade slamming into me and my camera. It knocked me off my feet and sent the camera tumbling over into the rocks. All in all, it was just another day as a nature photographer. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river-turquoise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Little-Colorado-River-3632.jpg River of the People The turquoise waters of the Little Colorado River near its confluence with the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clear-creek-narrows/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clear-Creek-Waterfall-2948.jpg Clear Creek Falls The last rays of sunlight fall upon the walls in the Clear Creek narrows and it's two waterfalls. Near river mile 85 on the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/phantom-ranch-black-bridge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Black-Bridge-2337.jpg The Black Bridge The cool waters of Bright Angel Creek flow swiftly towards the Black Bridge and the Colorado River. The South Kaibab Trail crosses the Colorado River via this bridge. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-virgin-river-reflections-6085/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Virgin-River-Movement-6085.jpg Virgin Rush The red cliffs of Zion Canyon reflect in the cool waters of the Virgin River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/flagstaff-ponderosa-trees-1438/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Among-the-ponderosas-1438.jpg Dancing Ponderosas Ponderosa pines sway in the wind. In the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Flagstaff, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-trinity-creek-abstract/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Trinity-Canyon-1235.jpg Trinity in Cyan The Grand Canyon is full of these wonderful intimate scenes of rock such as this found in Trinity Creek. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-beach-abstract-3444/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sand-Abstract-3444.jpg Tidal Impressions Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-abstract-reflection-2251/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Ripples-2251.jpg Watercolor in Marble The cliffs of Marble Canyon reflect in the Colorado River. From Redwall Cavern near river mile 33. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-cracked-mud-3391/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cracked-Mud-3391.jpg Desiccation in North Canyon As muddy sediment bakes in the heat of the depths of Grand Canyon, it dries out and forms these cracks known as desiccation cracks. I've always been fascinated by the patterns that form as nature sculpts itself. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/crested-butte-peanut-lake-fog-2520/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Crested-Butte-Abstract-2520.jpg Fire Fog Morning fog on Peanut Lake near Crested Butte, Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-cracked-mud-3397/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cracked-Mud-3397.jpg Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-sunrise-8041/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Sunrise-8041.jpg Winter on the Rim Fresh snow blankets the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-centennial-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Centennial-Sunrise-8426.jpg Centennial Sunrise Sunrise on February 26, 2019, it was as if there were 100 birthday candles burning brightly in the sky in celebration of Grand Canyon National Park celebrating its centennial. President Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation creating Grand Canyon National Park on February 26, 1919. From Mather Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/winter-sunrise-at-mather-point-0584/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Sunrise-0584.jpg Winter Sunrise at Mather Point A winter sunrise from Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-sunrise-7972/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Sunrise-7972.jpg Revealed Sunrise and snow from Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-tree-1464/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Tree-1464.jpg Frozen A winter scene, Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-1627/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Snow-1627.jpg Magic As the Storm Lifts A winter storm lifts from the Grand Canyon as the setting sun paints its temples and buttes in a golden light. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/clearing-winter-storm-at-the-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Snow-1556.jpg Clearing Winter Storm A clearing winter storm makes for painterly atmopsherics. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-trees-2295/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Forest-2295.jpg Stillness of Winter A winter scene deep within the forest on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-1556/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Forest-1556.jpg Quiet After the Storm A winter scene on the Greenway Trail, Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-fire-ice-8932/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Winter-8932.jpg Fire & Ice A winter storm on Brahma and Zoroaster temples. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-8909/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-Winter-8909.jpg Movement A break in the storm. From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-5882/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Powell-Point-5882.jpg Dana Butte As winter storm has just left a dusting of snow as sunlight strikes Dana Butte far below. From Powell Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-5128/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mather-Point-Winter-5128.jpg Warmth Reflected Warm light reflects off the rocks below Brahma Temple and Zoroaster Temple up onto the clouds above. Photographed last week as the storm cleared. From Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-5085/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mather-Point-Winter-5085.jpg Winter Light on Isis Temple A winter storm begins to clear allowing sunlight to bathe Isis Temple in a warm light. From Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-isis-temple-5906/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Isis-Temple-5906.jpg Illuminated Temple Sunlight shines through a gap in the clouds illuminating Isis Temple. This light lasted only seconds as the wind was howling and the clouds were constantly moving. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-8071/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-Solitude-8071.jpg Eternal Clouds from a winter storm had masked the view of the Grand Canyon for most of this morning. After waiting in the bitter cold for what seemed like an eternity, a break in the clouds allowed for a brief view of the canyon before the scene fogged over again. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-6136/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Winter-6136.jpg Waiting The Grand Canyon on a cold winter morning. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-winter-photo-8016/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-A-New-Day-8016.jpg A New Day First light of the new year from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. We were also greeted with fresh snow all the way down past the Tonto Plateau, over 3,000 feet below the canyon's rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/arizona-the-wave-vortex-5318/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Vermilion-Cliffs-The-Wave-5318.jpg Sandstone Vortex The west entrance into the Wave. Coyote Buttes North in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The Wave, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ice-abstract-0788/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Abstract-Ice-0788.jpg Interruption Abstract shapes and patterns in ice. From the Colorado Plateau region of the American Southwest. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado Plateau https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dandelion-abstract-7073/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Abstract-Dandelion-7073.jpg Reach An abstract view of the parachute ball on a dandelion. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. 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Zion National Park in Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-sinuous-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Sinuous-Autumn-5149.jpg Sinuous Cottonwood Fremont Cottonwood tree. Zion National Park in Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sandstone-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Sandstone-Autumn-5153.jpg Sandstone Autumn The colors of autumn in Zion National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-fall-gold-in-the-narrows/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Fall-Color-5761.jpg Gold in the Narrows A touch of fall color in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-the-pulpit-in-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Autumn-Pulpit-5578.jpg The Pulpit Fall color surrounds The Pulpit formation in Zion National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-the-fall-of-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Autumn-Maple-Leaves-Grass-9549.jpg The Gathering The end of autumn approaches as the leaves fall from their branches landing in the still green grass below the forest canopy. Zion National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zion-fall-color-5240/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Zion-Autumn-5240.jpg Fall color in Zion National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Zion National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/autumnal-grace/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Utah-Fall-Color-5916.jpg Autumnal Grace Fall color in the desert of Utah near Moab. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sedona---fall-color-and-cathedral-rock/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Sedona-Crescent-Moon-Ranch-2068.jpg Cathedral Interlude The towering buttes of Cathedral Rock rise above the fall color at Crescent Moon Ranch in Sedona, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Sedona, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-majesty/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/San-Juan-Fall-Color-Pano-2573-78.jpg High Country Majesty Panoramic Fall color in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Dallas Divide, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/utah-fall-color-calf-creek-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Lower-Calf-Creek-Falls-6962.jpg Autumn Falls Fall color at Lower Calf Creek Falls. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Calf Creek Falls, Utah https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-kebler-pass-2267/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Kebler-Pass-Fall-Color-2267.jpg Aspen Epilogue Aspens on Kebler Pass. Gunnison National Forest, Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Kebler Pass, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-horses-snow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Horses-in-the-snow-5351.jpg Downtime Horses graze in the midst of a snow storm in the mountains of Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. San Juan Mountains, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-cold-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Crested-Butte-Fall-Color-8766.jpg Frozen Glimmer A layer of fog is illuminated by the early morning sun. Winter's grasp is approaching fast as golden autumn aspen leaves still haven't yet let go. Along Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-aspen-pano/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Crested-Butte-Fall-Color-2089-2100-Pano.jpg Endless Splendor A panoramic view of fall color along Kebler Pass in Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-dance-of-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Silver-Jack-Aspens-9025.jpg The Dance of Autumn Autumn is about more than the colors of the leaves. Laying on the forest floor, the aroma of the aspens is overwhelming. Sunlight peaks through a gap in the leaves warming your face and momentarily relieving the chill in the air. The aspens gently rock back and forth as the wind blows. You close your eyes and listen to the leaves dancing until they let go and gently fall from the trees. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. The American West https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-autumn-apparition/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Mount-Sneffels-9383.jpg Autumn Apparition Mount Sneffels rises through the mist of a clearing storm. San Juan Mountains of Colorado near Telluride and Ouray. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Dallas Divide, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-mount-sneffels-autumn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Mount-Sneffels-2700.jpg San Juan Gold The colors of fall in the gold leaves of aspen trees and a dusting of snow on Mount Sneffels in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Mount Sneffels, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-san-juan-fall-storm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-Storms-4591.jpg Moments Before Fall color put on a brilliant display of color in aspen trees as winter storms move across the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. 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San Juan Mountains, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-delicate-capture/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-9489.jpg Delicate Capture Fall color on Ohio Pass in the forest between Gunnison and Crested Butte, Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Ohio Pass, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-kebler-pass-fall-pano-9281-86/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-9281-86-pano.jpg Paradise View over Kebler Pass East and West Beckwith mountains rise high above the golden aspen forest of Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Kebler Pass, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-leaning-aspens/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-5207.jpg Aspen Dance Fall color in the aspen trees near Telluride, Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. San Juan Mountains, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-archway/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Colorado-Fall-Color-5098.jpg Autumn Archway Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. San Juan Mountains, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-sunlit-aspens/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Cimmaron-Fall-Color-9170.jpg Sunlit Aspens Fall color on the slopes of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. San Juan Mountains, Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/capitol-reef-fall-color-castle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Capitol-Reef-National-Park-6564.jpg The Castle The cottonwood trees in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah turn a golden yellow in fall. High above is the rock formation known as The Castle. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/capitol-reef-fall-color-cottonwood/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Capitol-Reef-Fall-Color-6396.jpg Desert Autumn Fall color in canyon country. From Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-snow-fading/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Autumn-to-Winter-Forest-County-Road-7-5407.jpg October's Finale Autumn transitions into winter along County Road 7 near Ridgway, Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-fall-color-gold-blue/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Aspens-Ophir-South-Lookout-Peak-5754.jpg Lookout Peak Autumn transitions into winter after a heavy snowfall in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Colorado https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/split-rock-at-yaki-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Yaki-Point-1818.jpg Wistful Aftenoon light in the Grand Canyon. From Yaki Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-at-the-grand-canyon-revelation/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Yaki-Glow-3149.jpg Revelation This was the final sunrise that I photographed as the Artist-in-Residence on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. After a week of blue skies and no clouds, it was truly a treat to photograph this scene and create this image. I'd like to thank the National Park Service for the opportunity to be the park's Artist-in-Residence, and thank you to all the park rangers and staff of the Grand Canyon Association that shared their love for the canyon with me. It was truly a blessing to have had the experience. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/desert-view-watchtower-colter/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Tree-0917.jpg Colter's Domain The Desert View Watchtower, designed by the architect Mary Jane Colter, painted in a golden light. Desert View also has the distinction of being the highest viewpoint on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This is a photo created when I was the park's Artist-in-Residence. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-watchtower-night-sky/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Desert-View-0790.jpg Nocturnal Observer Stars shine through a thin layer of clouds sweeping over the Desert View Watchtower. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photographed with a 30-second exposure. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-at-toroweap/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Toroweap-4812.jpg Sunset at Toroweap The Toroweap overlook 3,000 feet above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/toroweap-colorado-river-afternoon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Toroweap-4717.jpg Toroweap Precipice The Colorado River as viewed from Toroweap. Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/the-colorado-river-from-toroweap/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Toroweap-0231.jpg Azure The Colorado River cuts through the Grand Canyon below Toroweap. In the remote Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mohave-point-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-0944.jpg Beyond It's hard to imagine how the river canyon continues beyond the horizon for over 150 miles. From Mohave Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-river-morning-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-South-Rim-2243.jpg Glancing Light The early morning sun kisses the slopes of Escalante and Cardenas buttes as the Colorado River flows through the blue shadows of the canyon. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-roosevelt-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Roosevelt-Point-0955.jpg Roosevelt's View Clouds wrap around Swilling Butte and Hutton Butte overlooking the Kwagunt Creek drainage as viewed from Roosevelt Point on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/monsoon-rain-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rain-River-2638.jpg Pastel Vista Rain falls into the depths of the Grand Canyon. The jagged lines of the landscape lose their edge, as sunlight gently paints the canyon in pastel hues. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-tree-perseverance/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Ponderosa-Fortitude-2007.jpg Perseverance A small ponderosa pine tree has grown up through a crack in the rock. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/mount-hayden-rising-in-fog/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Mount-Hayden-3421.jpg Hayden Rising Mount Hayden in the clouds. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-angels-window-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Angels-Window-3510.jpg Sunkissed Angel A quiet sunrise at Angels Window on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-point-imperial-trees/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-3947.jpg Imperial View Looking through a pair of ponderosa pine trees to Mount Hayden. From Point Imperial on the North Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/mount-harden-temperature-inversion/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mount-Hayden-Inversion-1065.jpg Hayden Unveiled Mount Hayden rises aboce an inversion layer of clouds. This inversion formed the morning after a period of heavy monsoon rains the day before. From Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-sunrise-colorado-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lipan-Point-8148.jpg Spring Light Morning light on the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/lipan-point-grand-canyon-storm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lipan-Point-1881.jpg Impending Tempest A storm clears in the minutes after sunrise. From the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Lipan Point. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-wotans-throne-windswept/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Cape-Royal-8169.jpg Wotans Unmaksed Days of heavy rain had filled the Grand Canyon with a dense fog. The air had been still, and dew clung to everything, but just before sunset, the atmosphere began to stir. The wind blew from the west, and a gap appeared on the horizon and sunlight burst through striking Wotans Throne. From Cape Royal on the North Rim. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-summer-morning/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Arizona-Highways-7114.jpg The Morning of Creation Sunlight streams through moist summer air in the Grand Canyon. It had rained heavily the day before and overnight thanks to monsoon storms. From an unnamed overlook on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. This photo was the cover of Arizona Highways Magazine in July 2014. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-zuni-point-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Zuni-Point-Sunset-2606.jpg Golden Corridor Sunset over the Grand Canyon. From Zuni Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/zuni-point-fading-away/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Zuni-Point-1518.jpg Fading Away The Grand Canyon in the light of the afternoon. From Zuni Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/yaki-point-sunrise-warmth/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Yaki-Point-Trees-3197.jpg Basking in the Sun Ponderosa pine trees bask in the warm glow of morning light. From Yaki Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-watchtower-sunrise/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Watchtower-Sunrise-7580.jpg Watching Sunrise Sunrise over the Painted Desert and the Watchtower at Desert View in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/tower-of-ra-storm/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Tower-of-Ra-6132.jpg Tower of Ra Snow falling on the Tower of Ra is lit by the sun just before sunset. From Powell Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Tower of Ra was named by the artist Thomas Moran for the Egyptian sun god. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/toroweap-colorado-river-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Toroweap-Colorado-River-0287.jpg Vanishing West The Colorado River flows west towards sunset and vanishes into the darkness of the canyon. Toroweap overlook in the Tuweep District of Grand Canyon National Park is 3,000 feet above the river, making it one of the highest drops in the park. A short distance downstream is Lava Falls Rapid, perhaps one of the most difficult rapids in the entire canyon. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/toroweap-colorado-river-east/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Toroweap-0226.jpg East From Toroweap The Colorado River carves through the Grand Canyon 3,000 feet below Toroweap overlook. In the remote Tuweep District of the park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-above-the-confluence/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-The-Confluence-2090-94.jpg Above the Confluence An incredible sunrise over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. The confluence with the Little Colorado River and its turquoise water can be seen far below. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-angels-gate-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sunset-2018.jpg Angels and Gods The setting sun casts Angels Gate, Brahma Temple, and Isis Temple into silhouette. From Desert View on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-monsoon-overture/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Summer-Storms-0718.jpg Monsoon Overture The morning hours are usually a quiet time at the canyon, but on this day I awoke to find the thunderstorms were already building over the canyon's North Rim. This storm was just the opening piece in what was to be a very active day. From Lipan Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-summer-air/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Summer-Light-1865.jpg Light Play The Colorado River basks in the warm afternoon light. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park near Lipan Point. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-apparition/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Storm-1789.jpg Chasm Apparition Snow falling from a spring storm falls into the warm depths of the Grand Canyon, melting and becoming rain by the time it reaches the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-powell-point-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Powell-Point-1513.jpg Sunset Symphony Golden light falls upon the many temples and buttes of the Grand Canyon as clouds from monsoon storms add drama to the scene. From Powell Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-at-point-sublime/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Sublime-1137.jpg Sun Kissed Sunset from Point Sublime, a remote backcountry location on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/mount-hayden-in-the-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Point-Imperial-Inversion-1055.jpg Silent Guardian Mount Hayden rises above a layer of clouds. Viewed from Point Imperial on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-phantom-blues/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Phantom-Blues-8820.jpg Phantom Blues A late afternoon summer monsoon thunderstorm brings rain to Bright Angel Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. From Bright Angel Point on the North Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-wotans-throne-fortitude/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Wotans-Throne-8120.jpg Renewed Fortitude Rain showers gently drift across Wotans Throne at sunset. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-walhalla-plateau-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Walhalla-Plateau-1734.jpg From Walhalla Sunset on Vishnu Temple and Freya Castle. From the Walhalla Plateau on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-vista-encantada/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Vista-Encantada-2182.jpg Nankoweap Rising Sunrise from Vista Encantada on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. A natural arch is visible to the left and the large butte near the top of the photo is Nankoweap Mesa. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-mount-hayden-rainbow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Rainbow-3373.jpg Rainbow on Hayden A rainbow descends upon Mount Hayden. From Point Imperial on the North Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. North Rim of the Grand Canyon https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunset-grand-canyon-north-rim-lodge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Lodge-Sunset-1015.jpg Sunset from the Lodge Sunset from the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-wotans-throne-in-the-mist/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Cape-Royal-8180-A.jpg In the Mist After days of heavy rains from monsoon storms, the clouds begin to lift moments before sunset, revealing Wotans Throne. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-majestic-bison/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Bison-3296.jpg Majestic Bison in a meadow on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-angels-window/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-Angels-Window-7797.jpg Angels Window Looking through the forest to Angels Window on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. In the distance on the horizon are the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-rim-mystical/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Rim-8245.jpg Mystical Summer rains create a dreamy atmosphere within the depths of the Grand Canyon as the first rays of sunlight strike its red sandstone cliffs. From the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-moran-point-unveiled/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moran-Point-1221.jpg Moran Unveiled Overnight rain from monsoon storms has caused clouds to build within the canyon. As the sun rose, the clouds began to part slowly unveiling a view to the Colorado River. From Moran Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-golden-divide/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Monsoon-Sunset-3177.jpg Golden Divide Summer rain is backlit by the setting sun as a monsoon storm begins to clear. From the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-last-light-mohave/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mohave-Point-7940.jpg Last Light at Mohave The golden hues of a clearing storm reflect off the Colorado River as the sun sets at the Grand Canyon. From Mohave Point on the South Rim along the Hermit Road. Far below is Granite Rapid at mile 94, and in the distance is Hermit Rapid at mile 95.5, both rapids are an 8 on the 1 to 10 rating scale used on the Colorado River. There are 277 miles of the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-mather-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Mather-Point-1880-AS.jpg Mather Point Sunset from Mather Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grandview-lightning-rainbow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-Rainbow-2745.jpg Monsoon Surprise Lightning strikes the Grand Canyon as a rainbow appears. From Grandview Point on the South Rim. This storm produced wind that was strong enough to send my photo backpack rolling away with a camera and three lenses. I caught it just before it went over the rim. This scene was captured with good timing and lots of luck as I had to press the shutter at the perfect moment. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-confluence/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-7909.jpg Thunder Over the Confluence Lightning erupts from a summer thunderstorm and strikes near the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-lightning-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Lightning-4225.jpg Thunder in the Canyon Lightning strikes the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park near Hopi Point as rain falls into the canyon, backlit by the setting sun. From Cape Royal on the North Rim of the park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/duck-on-a-rock/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Duck-on-a-Rock-2641.jpg Allured Sunrise at the 'Duck on a Rock' hoodoo on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Vishnu Temple is the prominent peak in the distance. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-of-dreams/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dreams-0526B-.jpg Canyon of Dreams Summer rain falling from a monsoon storm is backlit by the setting sun as beams of light strike the Colorado River. From Lipan Point on the South Rim. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/palisades-of-the-desert-rainbow/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-Rainbow-1869.jpg Palisades Rainbow In the moment leading up to sunset, a monsoon thunderstorm made its way across the eastern edge of Grand Canyon National Park near Desert View. The sun found a clearing in the storm through which to shine and illuminate the long canyon wall known as the Palisades of the Desert. In the distance is the Colorado River and to the right is a rainbow over the Painted Desert. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-catching-the-light/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Desert-View-7959.jpg Catching the Light A tree on the rim of the Grand Canyon reaches out and catches the warm light of a summer sunrise. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/dancing-rains-grand-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Dancing-Rain-1798.jpg Dancing Rain Rain falls from a storm and dances across the Landscape of the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-unkar-delta/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Unkar-Delta-7167.jpg Light on Unkar Delta The Colorado River meanders around the Unkar Delta, one of the largest archeological sites in the Grand Canyon. It's a relatively large plain with terraced slopes, making it one of the few sites within the canyon that could support agriculture for a sizeable human population. Unkar is a Paiute word meaning "red stone." The Paiute Tribe is one of the 11 tribes that have historic connections to the land and resources found within Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-divine-abyss/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-3250.jpg Divine Abyss The American naturalist and conservationist, John Burroughs, was thoroughly amazed by the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and he referred to it as a "divine abyss." In this view, we see the Colorado River as it runs below the towering walls of the Palisades of the Desert. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-grand-journey/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-2-1.jpg A River's Journey Summer rain falls as sunset approaches, and the Colorado River reflects the golden sky as it snakes through the shadowy depths of Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/vista-encantada-swifts-clouds/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clouds-Vista-Encatada-1110.jpg Swift Vista Clouds engulf the North Rim of the Grand Canyon near Vista Encantada. Visible in the image are many White-throated Swifts flying through the scene. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-muav-magic/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Muav-Gorge-4359.jpg Magic in the Muav Painterly light in the Muav Gorge near river mile 142. Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/nankoweap-mesa/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Nankoweap-2448.jpg Nankoweap Mesa Nankoweap Mesa reflects in the waters of a small creek. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/ephemeral-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Waterfall-4589.jpg Ephemeral Falls An ephemeral waterfall plunges into the Grand Canyon as a monsoon storm breaks and golden light illuminates the canyon walls. Within another minute or two, this waterfall was gone. From mile 166 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/commanding-comanche/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Comanche-Point-3694.jpg Commanding Comanche Golden light on Comanche Point and the Palisades of the Desert. From a bluff high above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/quite-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-3645.jpg Quiet River The Colorado River, somewhere in the Muav Gorge within Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-colorado-river-golden/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-6458.jpg Gold in the Gorge Golden hour in the Lower Granite Gorge of the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/colorado-river-dawn/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Colorado-River-Dawn-3943.jpg Colorado River Dawn Dawn on the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. From Fern Glen camp. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/palisades-rising-at-sunset/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Palisades-of-the-Desert-Colorado-River-3711.jpg Palisades Rising The Colorado River and the Palisades of the Desert. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/marble-canyon-morning-reflection/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Marble-Canyon-Colorado-River-3960.jpg Morning in Marble Canyon The Colorado River flows through Marble Canyon downstream of Eminence Break in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sunrise-over-conquistador-aisle/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Conquistador-Aisle-1340.jpg Sunrise over Conquistador Aisle Early morning in Conquistador Isle, somehwere near mile 122 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. The river is running a muddy brown after a heavy rains upstream. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/conquistador-aisle-cliffs/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Conquistador-Aisle-3755.jpg Painted Cliffs The cliffs of Conquistador Isle in the Grand Canyon. From river mile 122 on the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/elves-chasm-waterfall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Elves-Chasm-Waterfall-Oasis-3162.jpg Elves Chasm The waterfalls of Elves Chasm on Royal Arch Creek cascade into a beautiful pool that takes on an emerald hue. The sound of the water running across the rocks is heavenly. It is truly an oasis in the desert. © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/morning-in-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Marble-Canyon-3520.jpg Timeless The Colorado River in Marble Canyon. From Saddle Camp near mile 47 on the Colorado River. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/matkatamiba-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Matkatamiba-Slot-1416.jpg Matkatamiba Canyon Water flows through a slot canyon. From Matkatamiba Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moon-above-eminence-break/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moonrise-Eminence-Break-3455.jpg Moon Above Eminence Break Moon rising above Marble Canyon. From Eminence Break along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/refelctions-of-moonset-and-enfilade-point/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Moonrise-Reflection-3324.jpg Grandeur in Reflection Enfilade Point and the setting moon are refeclted in the waters of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. This photo was captured with the camera inverted so as to represent the scene with the canyon rim at the top of the image. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moonrise-over-the-nankoweap-granaries/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Nankoweap-Moonrise-2370.jpg Moonrise Over Nankoweap The moon rises above the Nankoweap granaries and the Colorado River in Marble Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-reflection/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-Reflection-Pool-1964.jpg North Canyon Reflection The reflecting pool in North Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/north-canyon-oasis/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-North-Canyon-Oasis-2032.jpg Canyon Oasis Water from monsoon rains and from spring snowmelt finds its way into the many side-canyons and tributaries of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Occasionally it finds a place to collect and support life as seen here. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-redwall-cavern-reflection/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Redwall-Cavern-Mud-2270.jpg Marble in Mud The canyon walls of the Grand Canyon reflect in the mud patterns of the shoreline at Redwall Cavern. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/stone-creek-grotto-waterfalls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Stone-Creek-Waterfall-3780.jpg The Grotto on Stone Creek Waterfalls cascade into the grotto of Stone Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-clear-creek-waterfall/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Clear-Creek-Falls-2906.jpg Water Song Sometimes there's nothing better than closing your eyes and listening to the sound of water rushing over rocks. Clear Creek Falls in the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/deer-creek-waterfall-silk/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Deer-Creek-Waterfall-3581.jpg Silk The waterfall at Deer Creek plunges nearly 180 feet from a narrow slot canyon. Near river mile 137 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-tanner-camp/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-From-the-Bottom-2754.jpg Below the Watchtower Cardenas Butte and Escalante Butte rise above the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Far above on the rim of the canyon is the Watchtower at Desert View. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/little-colorado-river/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Little-Colorado-River-2706.jpg Turquoise Dreams The blue waters of the Little Colorado River near its confluence with the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-national-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-National-Canyon-Waterfall-3847.jpg National Falls A waterfall cascades into a pool of water reflecting the warm colors of the canyon walls high above. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/morning-muav-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Olo-Camp-3691.jpg Morning in the Muav Gorge Early morning along the Colorado River. From 'Above Olo Camp' at river mile 146 in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/sacred-datura/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Sacred-Datura-2058.jpg Sacred Datura This white flower, known as the Sacred Datura, is commonly found in late summer and early fall in the Grand Canyon. While it is beautiful to look at, it is also poisonous. The flower opens at nearly full dark and will wither a few hours after sunrise the following morning. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-saddle-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Saddle-Canyon-Waterfall-3501.jpg Sinuous Falls A waterfall in Saddle Canyon, a side canyon to Marble Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/reflection-silver-grotto/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Silver-Grotto-3416.jpg Reflection in Silver Grotto The canyon walls of Marble Canyon reflect in a pool of water deep within the narrows of Silver Grotto. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/moon-over-marble-canyon/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Soap-Creek-Moonrise-1909.jpg Moon Over Marble Canyon The moon rises above the cliffs of Marble Canyon with the Colorado River roaring below. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/travertine-falls/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Travertine-Falls-6442.jpg Light Fall Travertine Falls in the Lower Granite Gorge of the Grand Canyon. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon, Arizona https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/marble-reflecting-in-silver/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Silver-Grotto-3423.jpg Marble Reflecting in Silver The canyon walls of Marble Canyon reflect in a pool of water deep within the narrows of Silver Grotto. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-granite-schist-4277/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Vishnu-Schist-Geology-4277.jpg Gothic in the Gorge A vein of Zoroaster Pink Granite within Vishnu Schist. Near river mile 112 in Grand Canyon National Park. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-granite-schist/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Geology-3095.jpg Pink Granite in Vishnu Schist A vein of Zoroaster Pink Granite within Vishnu Schist in the Granite Gorge. Photo © Adam Schallau, All Rights Reserved. Grand Canyon National Park https://www.adamschallau.com/photo/grand-canyon-morning-in-the-granite-gorge/ https://www.adamschallau.com/images/xl/Grand-Canyon-Morning-in-the-Granite-Gorge-3044-3047A.jpg Morning in the Granite Gorge Early morning light reflects on the Colorado River in the Granite Gorge of the Grand Canyon. 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