Titan II Missile

This is the TitanII Missile, an ICBM from the Cold War era - this silo, and its inhabitant, is now a museum to the would be conflict with the USSR. This silo is near Tucson, Arizona. 2017.

Titan II Missile

Complete with the hook ups to there silo, the Titan II Missile in southern Arizona is one of few remaining monuments to the Cold War. This former ICBM, thankfully, was never used in anger, but it is a breathtaking sight nonetheless. 2017.

Titan II Missile Silo

This is the Titan II Missile, safe in a silo that it will never leave under its own power. The former nuclear ICMB is now a cold war artifact - an important an breathtaking reminder of a significant period in history. On a side note, it was very difficult to get this shot as the glazing did nothing to shield the new from the Arizona sun. 2017

A Bumpy Road In Arizona

Traveling through the desert from the Titan Missile Museum site south and east to Tombstone, I could have stopped every 5 minutes to take a shot of this amazing scenery. 2017.

Arizona Cactus

I was sure there were many better cactus images to come on this trip, but i couldn't help myself at times. This bunch was seen on the road east away from the Titan Missile Museum. Arizona, 2017.

Great Day for a Ride

It truly was a great day for a ride - great weather and wide open roads in southern Arizona on a Saturday lunch time. What's not to like? These guys were spotted cruising down the Arizona #90 towards Whetstone. 2017.

Winding Road in Southern Arizona

There's a winding road in every landscape in the U.S. it seems; the more the merrier though as are endlessly picturesque sights. This was on the Arizona #83 heading south towards Whetstone. Mount Wrightson, I believe in the background. 2017.

Southern Arizona

The is the Arizona #82 between Whetstone and Tombstone. Another fantastic landscape in southern Arizona. This road, though, seemed to have seen better days given the myriad of repair scars on the tarmac. I guess the sun just beats down on this surface all day long. 2017.

Desert Mailboxes

The U.S. desert and the U.S. mailbox are iconic images in America - so combining them both is a sure winner, right? This sight is between Whetstone and Tombstone in Southern Arizona. 2017.

Mount Wrightson Foothills

Arizona #83 has lots of winding stretches with some fantastic vistas. A number of times i had to double back to park up and get a shot of this view; just as in this image. This was taken just north of the Mount Wrightson foothills. 2017.

West Sahuarita

Just another line of rural mailboxes, this time of W Sahuarita, between Pecan Grove and the Santa Rita foothills, southern Arizona. 2017.

OK Corral

This is the modern day reenactment of the shoot out at OK Corral, in the remote southern town of Tombstone, Arizona. These actors were portraying the part of the Earp Brothers, and of course, Doc Holliday in their battle with the Cowboys. 2017.

Bird Cage Theatre

This is the Bird Cage Theatre, one of the few remaining buildings from there Wyatt Earp era of the 1880's. A tour of this theatre worth the trip to Tombstone alone. The place is a treasure of trove of historical artifacts; from bullet holes in the ceiling to artwork on the walls. 2017.

Virgil

Bearing an uncanny resemblance to the film portrayal of Virgil Earp; this artwork is on display at the end of the main drag through Tombstone in southern Arizona. 2017.

Tombstone Marshall

When one thinks of the Tombstone Marshall, one doesn't necessarily think of a cop riding around in a Ford Explorer. But there you have it; even on the dusty streets of a once manic western mining town, you can't escape reminders of modern life. Arizona 2017.

Wild West

Wander around the back of the main drag through Tombstone and you'll find all sorts of artwork and artifacts, including this carving of what may be the Cowboys (or some other gunslingers). I love the windmill in the background - completes the western feel to this famous town. Arizona 2017.

Tombstone Scenes

I was looking for a classic western scene to photograph in Tombstone; something with as few contemporary features as possible. I like this image because i may well have achieved, but i also like the effect of the shallow depth of field. Particularly catching a moving object with a wide open aperture. Arizona 2017.

Interstate 10 Arizona

This is Interstate 10, in south east Arizona, looking east into a rising moon. I-10 stretches from Florida to Los Angeles, and i think the only state where i have not driven a bunch of miles on this highway is New Mexico. 2017

Interstate 10 Sunset

Another view of the Interstate 10, this time looking west into the setting sun and towards a very distant Tucson. I love these lonely highway images; very much an Americana thing. Arizona, 2017.

Little Miami

It was a Sunday morning, and little corner of eastern Arizona- fair enough, but this place was utterly deserted, which left me free to roam around and take whatever photos i liked. 2017.

Deserted Miami

Another image of a deserted high street in Miami, Arizona. It's probably an amazing contrast with the *other* Miami. It was a Sunday morning, in fairness, but it still had an eerie feel to it. 2017.

Dry Miami

This was a common sight throughout my trip through Arizona - a dried up river bed. Dry weather can explain it, but apparently we had just missed snow I'm higher elevations. This is in the backstreets of Miami, the lesser known Miami, tucked away in the east of Arizona. 2017.

Sunday Morning

Sunday morning's are quiet at the best of times, but this scene was eerily quiet. This is Miami, a small historic downtown in eastern Arizona. Quaint and timeless barely begun to describe this place. 2017.

Miami Storefronts

This is the small town of Miami, in eastern Arizona. These storefronts were quaint enough, but this shot was taken on a deserted Sunday morning, making them seem all the more interesting. I wondered how busy this place got during the peak business hours. 2017.

Gramma's House

This is a textured image of an old antique shop storefront in the quaint (and deserted) Arizona town of Miami. I had all the time in the world to photograph this old historic downtown area without other people wandering into the frame, as it was a Sunday morning. A pleasant break from the norms of this type of photography. Arizona. 2017

Miami Storefronts

How many soda fountains are there left in the U.S? Seemed like a set straight out of Back to the Future. This is the historic downtown of Miami, taken on a deserted Sunday morning in eastern Arizona. 2017.

Superstition Mountains

We pulled off to the side, it seemed like, every few miles to taken in the sight of the yet another archetypal American highway meandering its way through a glorious landscape. This one was in the Superstition Mountains, between Globe and Superior in eastern Arizona, 2017.

Superstition Mountains Highway

I took another shot looking back up this way at the layby at the turn on the right hand side of the image. You can see the fragmented nature of the rock formations in this image - an utterly amazing sight. Arizona 2017.

Superstition Landscapes

There's a very alien quality to the rocky landscape across the central belt of Arizona- myriad of boulder type formations seem to be a very common sight. It's genuinely like nothing that i've seen before. This was taken near to the Queen Creek Tunnel. 2017.

Tonto National Forest

This is eastern Arizona- in the Superstition Mountains, which is in the lower reaches of the Tonto National Forest. We were driving downhill towards Queen Creek Tunnel and couldn't resist stopping to take in this view; crouching down in the middle of the road to get the shot. 2017.

Arizona Formations

Not sure what to make of these specific rock formations, buy they were interesting enough that i pulled off to the side of the road to get the shot. These formations are in the Superstition Mountains in eastern Arizona. 2017.

Queens Creek

This is the Queens Creek gorge, taken just outside the entrance to the eponymous tunnel in the Superstition Mountains, east Arizona. Any practitioner of photography will know that a foreground is important in an image, and i do like the way the rock stack infront performed in the role. 2017.

Arizona Sundial

Not often you see a sundial these days, and when you do, there's always a tendency to get that it's telling the time correctly. This particular example was seen at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, in eastern Arizona. 2017.

Boyce Thompson Catcus

This view is from a trail which was a little easier than i expected - the rocky trail on the south side of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in southern Arizona. Lots of cactus trees on this trail, and one or two nice views looking back along this modest looking gorge. 2017.

Arizona Cactus

Visiting southern Arizona, i really wanted one those iconic sunset cactus tree shots. Alas, our driving plans meant that it didn't quite work out, and that once we were as far north as Flagstaff, they were nowhere to be seen! Nevertheless, a little tinkering with some filters and some textures, and I ended up with this image from the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. 2017.

Boyce Thompson Landscape

This landscape image of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum was taken in the cactus tree park area; a bit more of an expansive landscape than the rest of the site. This meant that i got to break out the wide angle lens for this very typical western scene. 2017.

Western Landscape

Nothing completes a western landscape like a lone cactus tree; and the taller and slender the better. This lonely desert icon was part of the landscape at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, a truly interesting glimpse into western ecosystem. Arizona 2017.

Cathedral Rock

My big lesson with this Cathedral Rock image is that i got there too late to pick out the only and one good spot on the river's edge to avoid the tree limbs becoming too big a focal point in the image. I didn't even mind the fact that i got my feet wet. PSA, wide angle lens is probably not a good choice for this image. Red Rock State Park, Arizona, 2017.

Cathedral Rock

After pottering about by the river looking for good sunset vantage point (they were all gone), I took a walk ands found this rocky plateau beneath Cathedral Rock. Lots of good foreground opportunities to be found at this location - which is part of the Crescent Moon Park in Sedona, Arizona. 2017.

Crescent Moon Park

Crescent Moon Park, part of the Red Rock State Park in Sedona, Arizona. I happened upon this place, somewhat by accident. I had been "following my nose" to find a vantage point of the Cathedral Rock background before finding this picturesque little corner of the mountains. 2017.

Descending into the Red Rocks

I turned off 89A into the signposted Red Rock State Park, not really having a clear understanding of where i was going, but a reasonably good understanding of what I wanted; a good sunset vantage point of the Red Rocks. I eventually found, but the journey there was also interesting, as is evidenced by this image. Sedona, Arizona, 2017.

Red Rock State Park

We found this spot vey complete accident. After taking photos of Cathedral Rock down at Crescent Moon Park, we were climbing out of the valley when a sharp turn in the rock led us to this vista. And what a sight. We ended up spending about 40 minutes here taking in the view. Sedona, Arizona, 2017.

Broken Arrow

Didn't know it at the time, but these stunning rock formations in the Red Rock State Park overlook the Broken Arrow Jeep trail that we would see the very next morning. Sunset in Sedona looks so magnificent that i'll surely have to go back. Arizona 2017.

Cathedral Rock Reflections

After abandoning my efforts to get a shot of Cathedral Rock from the nearby river, i found this rocky plateau with plenty of reflection opportunities. I did have to wait my turn, though, as a bunch of other photographers had the same idea! Sedona, Arizona, 2017.

Lover's Knoll and Broken Arrow

Found this fantastic overlook on the winding 89A road out of the Red Rock State Park. It looks out over Lover's Knoll towards Oak Creek and the Broken Arrow rock formations. Totally amazing landscape. Sedona, Arizona, 2017.

Sedona Sights

Some interesting view in downtown Sedona, deepest Arizona. We were heading down the hill towards the Pink Jeep tours HQ when this vintage car presented an enticing foreground for the Red Rock landscape. 2017.

Red Rock Mountains

I can just imagine wakening up in the morning to this sight everyday; and looking out over this vista in the Sedona Broken Arrow trail, it seems many Arizonans have just that privilege. Arizona, 2017.

Broken Arrow and Sedona

This is one of the signature vistas on the Pink Jeep tour Broken Arrow trail. It's a truly stunning sight and my only regret was that i didn't get to see it during a sunset; perhaps that will a good reason to come back to the Red Rock State Park. Arizona, 2017.