Grand desert colours.

Very nice how you've got the track circling through the frame, wrapping around the topography.

Wonderful changes in the landscape as the light changes.

Reckon I'd want a few of these should I ever attempt the climb. Not much shade though.

I like being up closer to the rocks in the other two images, but taking everything into account, this is my fave. There's still enough rugged character in the outcrops; I like having the distant city included and there's more of that fab. sky. You'll have to dust off the polarising filters

#@&*%$^&@$ Bah Humbug

Very nice but the b&w LE wins for me.

The excitement continues! Thank you for your detailed commentary. I hadn't heard of the Arizona Monsoon before but your National Weather Service website explains it all very well. I even guessed right about the moisture sources. So each July we can expect dramatic lightning shots from you as well as daytime cloud LEs like this beauty.

A very dramatic scene, worked out well despite all the pitfalls on the way.

no mining that I've seen or heard about.