Friday Fotos: National Parks (Not Just the Grand Canyon!)

AJ Ringström | Saguaro National Park

Some people (including a few commenters on our Facebook page) think Arizona has only one national park. While the Grand Canyon may be the most famous national park here, Arizona is home to 22 national parks, monuments, memorials and historic sites. There are plenty of Grand Canyon shots in this week’s Friday Fotos gallery, but also plenty from some lesser-known parks in the Grand Canyon State.

Make plans to visit one of these parks soon! Don’t forget, entrance fees are waived next Saturday, September 27.

Gene Ames | Wupatki National Monument

Sue Cullumber | Tonto National Monument

Keith Zimmerman | Montezuma Castle National Monument

Saija Lehtonen | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

John Morey | Grand Canyon

Sandy Feutz | Grand Canyon

Patrick Moore | Tuzigoot National Monument

Mario El Pachuco | Saguaro National Park

Thomas Folkers | Saguaro National Park West

Debbie Angel | Chiricahua National Monument

Bob Miller | Saguaro National Park

Gaelyn Olmsted | Grand Canyon

Nicole Drinkwater | Saguaro National Park West

Ken Sanger | Grand Canyon

Greg McKelvey | Tonto National Monument

AJ Ringström | Saguaro National Park

Aida M. Scheck Medina | Petrified Forest National Park

Steve Pauken | Petrified Forest National Park

Valerie Millett | Petrified Forest National Park

Bill Cantey | Grand Canyon

Maggie Irwin | Saguaro National Park

Betty Shropshire | Grand Canyon

Archie Tucker | Grand Canyon

Lawrence Busch | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Greg McCown | Saguaro National Park

Natasha Artine | Saguaro National Park East

Lawrence Busch | Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Catalina A Caballero | Grand Canyon

Cheryl Caffarella Wilson | Saguaro National Park

Ray Minnick | Chiricahua National Monument

Patrick Cobb | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Natasha Artine | Saguaro National Park West

Maggie Irwin | Coronado National Memorial

Diane Ingram | Petrified Forest National Park

Doug Koepsel | Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Lynne Morck | Grand Canyon

Michael Joseph Baca | Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Don Lawrence | Saguaro National Park West

Jeff Maltzman | Chiricahua National Monument

Diana Olson Lordan | Wupatki National Monument

Sara Marisa | Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Judy Graham | Grand Canyon

Diane Ingram | Grand Canyon

April Goldian | Grand Canyon

Doug Koepsel | Petrified Forest National Park

Sue Cullumber | Wupatki National Monument

Ellen Ferreira | Hubbell Trading Post

Peter James | Grand Canyon

Gerry Groeber | Grand Canyon

Gene Ames | Sunset Crater Volcano Natiional Monument

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Friday Fotos: Fine Furry Friends

Kathleen Reeder | Tucson

From bobcats to bighorn sheep, Arizona is home to a profusion of diverse mammals. Thanks, as always, for your amazing submissions for this week’s “mammals”-themed Friday Fotos. We hope you’ll share this gallery with your friends on social media.

Have a great weekend!

Jeff Stemshorn

Susie Westervelt | Tonto National Forest

Lynne Parrish | Phoenix

Rheanna Badillo | Castle Hot Springs

Lorraine Harrington | Coons Bluff

Gaelyn Olmsted | Grand Canyon North Rim

Kathleen Reeder | Tucson

Angela Ramsey Tucker | Lake Pleasant

Catalina A Caballero | Grand Canyon

Susie Westervelt | Woods Canyon Lake

Saija Lehtonen | Salt River

Gerry Groeber | Lower Salt River

Andrew Kopolow | Piestewa Peak

Lori Walker | Lower Salt River

Jackie Wilson | Phoenix

Dancing Snake Nature Photography | Tucson

Jackie Klieger | Williams

Pam Barnhart | Flagstaff

Susan Henne | Williams

Cindy Roth | Golden Valley

Lawrence Busch | Gilbert

Saija Lehtonen | Near Yuma

Greg McKelvey | Colorado River

Jackie Klieger | Grand Canyon

Peggy Coleman | Williams

Kathleen Reeder | Tucson

Ed Taube | Grand Canyon

Lori Walker | Lower Salt River

Judy Carman | Gold Canyon

Aaron Newman | Navajo Nation

Nancy Smith-Blackwell | Tucson

Leslie A. Pardo | Verde River

Shannon Hastings | Williams

Cheryl Caffarella Wilson | Tucson

Dawn Hoehn Hagler | Tucson

John Morey Photography | Workman Creek

Harry Ford | Aravaipa Wilderness

Aida M. Scheck Medina | Oatman

Jamie Watts | Saguaro Lake

Angelica Jo | Chino Valley

Ruth Jolly | Gilbert

Josh Case | Grand Canyon

Daryn Sells | Lukachukai

John Morey Photography | Parker Bluffs

Doug Koepsel | Grand Canyon

Sara Marisa | Tucson

Scott Ingersoll | Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Shirley Ramaley | Amado

Archie Tucker | Litchfield Park

Grant McAninch | Grand Canyon

Donna Willochell Memon

Caroline Hartman Horowitz | Greer

Archie Tucker | Monument Valley

Ron Pelton Jr. | Grand Canyon North Rim

Angie Clevenger Dybas | Tucson

Jeff Ritz | Phoenix

Jody M. Tanner | Scholz Lake

Peggy Coleman | Williams

Greg McKelvey | Schultz Pass Road

Sandy Feutz | Tucson

Tam Ryan | Salt River

Hayley Susan Photography | Grand Canyon

Chelsea Hurst | Tonopah

Kim Gray | Canyon Lake

Marti Huzarski | Chino Valley

Cherie Robinson | Lower Salt River

Joel Rivera | Phoenix

Harry Ford | Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness

Gaelyn Olmsted | Yarnell

Katalin Hollay

Scott Carpenter | Woods Canyon Lake

Judy Steeples Alston | Prescott

Dave Salge | Snowflake

Scott Ingersoll | Salt River

Reinier Zorge | Alpine

Pete Moulton | Phoenix

Cindy Roth | Black Mountains

Donna Willochell Memon | Oro Valley

Aby Rouhi | Gilbert

Robin Newman O’Donnell | Williams

Sue Cullumber | Chandler

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Friday Fotos: Escape Plan

Aaron Newman | Lava River Cave

As always, we enjoyed your takes on this week’s Friday Fotos theme, “great escapes.” Where will you escape to this weekend?

See you next week!

Jeff Maltzman | Havasu Canyon

Tam Ryan | Salt River

Karen Martin | Woods Canyon Lake

Nicole Pool Hutcheson | Canyon de Chelly

Jake DeBruyckere | Dreamy Draw

John Morey Photography | Mogollon Rim

Jackie Klieger | Lockett Meadow

Victor Chavez | Cibecue Creek

Kelli Klymenko | Sedona

Lindsay Klettenberg | Lake Havasu City

Craig Tissot | Monument Valley

Gene Ames | Oak Creek Canyon

Sarah Marino | Vermilion Cliffs

Harry Ford | Aravaipa Wilderness

Vilma’s Everyday Photos | Phoenix

Andrew Kopolow | Beaver Falls

Stacey Blake | Sedona

Mylo Fowler | Navajo Nation

Tam Ryan | Phoenix

Ron Pelton Jr. | Sonoran Desert

Ed Goldney | Supai

Serena Rose | Arcosanti

Regina Johnson | Tombstone

Reid Helms | Mogollon Rim

Ron Pelton Jr. | Roosevelt Lake

Tom White | Sedona

Randy Bigos | Show Low

Pam Barnhart | Marble Canyon

Tom Corey | Mogollon Rim

Focus On Nature Photography | Fossil Creek

Cynthia Gabert White | Prescott

Harry Ford | Havasu Canyon

Carol Kolmer-Chase | Salt River

Michael Joseph Baca | Sedona

Susie Westervelt | Woods Canyon Lake

Andrew Kopolow | Fossil Springs

Shirley Ramaley | Vermilion Cliffs

Randy Gibson | Horton Creek

Ronald Hunt | Chiricahua National Monument

Jeff Stemshorn | Phoenix

Greg McCown | Empire Ranch

Valerie Millett | West Fork

Kimberly Smith | Vermilion Cliffs

Gene Ames | Munds Park

Shannon Hastings | Oak Creek

LeTyna Moss | Antelope Canyon

Aaron Newman | Lava River Cave

Archie Tucker | Grand Canyon

Vince Mele | Salt River

Brooks Crandell | Mogollon Rim

Marti Huzarski | Grand Canyon

Dancing Snake Nature Photography | Sabino Canyon

Sue Cullumber | Payson

Jackie Klieger | Ash Fork

Rick Furmanek | White Mountains

DeeDee Jones | Willow Springs

Wendy Dunham | Mount Lemmon

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Friday Fotos: Arizona in Yellow

Ed Mullins | Tucson

We loved your varying interpretations of our “yellow” theme this week. As usual, there were way too many to include in this post. But we hope you’ll share this gallery with your friends on social media.

Have a great weekend!

Bob Davidson | Sun City West

Cheryl Caffarella Wilson | Tucson

Kim Stover Barker | Prescott

Masrur Huq | Tempe

Aaron Newman | Red Mountain Volcano

Denise Chelpka | Greer

Katy Laulo | Kingman

Harry Ford | Whitewater Draw

Don Lawrence | Salt River

Kim Girard | Homolovi State Park

Georgia Michalicek | Phoenix

Chris Timmins | Dewey

Tim Van Den Berg | Tucson

April Lopez | Phoenix

Misty Photos | Phoenix

Sue Syens | Prescott

Sarah Krulee Harms | Camp Verde

Keith Zimmerman | Cave Creek Canyon

Angela Ramsey Tucker | Gilbert

Doug Koepsel | Mormon Lake

Rebecca Wilks | Yuma

Ann Ferreira Williams | Monument Valley

Michael Harlan | Prescott

Susie Westervelt | Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Tom Kelly

Fred Larson | Scottsdale

Audrey KMad | Marana

Tam Ryan | Superior

George Rocheleau | Sunset Crater

Valerie Millett | Sedona

Cynthia Gabert White | Prescott

Glenn Tamblingson | Hart Prairie

Nancy Maurer | Prescott

Pam Barnhart | Canyon de Chelly

Dulcy Misotti Rojas | Santa Rita Mountains

Jabon Eagar | Sedona

Kristine Hamel | Tucson

Casey Stanford | Usery Park

Georgia Michalicek | Sedona

Jeff Stemshorn

Jack Partin | Apache Junction

Dylan Martin | Tucson

Julia Macias Brooks | Wickenburg

Greg McKelvey | Scottsdale

Jeff Maltzman | Aravaipa Canyon

Gary Michael Flanagan

Katalin Hollay | Mormon Lake

Valerie Millett | Oak Creek Canyon

Ed Mullins | Tucson

Ron Pelton Jr | Gold Canyon

Mark Johnson | Saguaro National Park

Sue Cullumber | Flagstaff

Pritha Kausik | Phoenix

Saija Lehtonen | Superstition Mountains

Carol Hagood | Show Low

John Regan | Scottsdale

Lynne Parrish

Melinda Dougherty | Kingman

Ed Taube | Phoenix

John Morey Photography | Tonto National Forest

Jim Peterson | Woods Canyon Trail

Rebecca Wilks | Kaibab Plateau

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Friday (Thursday) Fotos: Arizona in Shades of Red, White and Blue

Peter James Nature Photography‎ | Vermilion Cliffs

Thank you for sharing your red, white and blue photographs. We hope you’ll share this week’s gallery with your friends on social media. Here’s to a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Gerry Groeber‎ | Red Mountain

Silke Weidemann‎ | Vermilion Cliffs

Heavenly Images by Debbie Angel‎ | Tucson

J.T. Dudrow Photography‎ | Superstition Mountains

Doug Koepsel‎ | Grand Canyon

Jim Peterson‎ | Spider Rock

Don Lawrence‎ | Vermilion Cliffs

Shannon Hastings‎ | Oak Creek Canyon

Rebecca Wilks‎ | Grand Canyon

Cindy Roth‎ | Golden Valley

Jody M. Tanner‎ | Superstition Mountains

Andrew Kopolow‎ | Antelope Canyon

Doug Koepsel‎ | Coal Mine Canyon

Michael Joseph Baca‎ | Florence

Jeanie Valentine‎ | Sedona

Jill Sanders‎ | Sedona

Carol Kolmer-Chase‎ | Salt River

Jackie Klieger‎ | Sedona

Ann Smith‎ | Grand Canyon

Bob Miller‎ | Lake Powell

Jim Ripley‎ | Santa Rita Mountains

No Stone Unturned Photography‎ | Tonapah

Tom White‎ | Sedona

Sandy Klewicki‎ | Greasewood Flats

Aby Rouhi‎ | Gilbert

Reid Helms‎ | Marble Canyon

Gene Ames | Litchfield Park‎

Ken Sanger‎ | Horseshoe Bend

Ken Sanger‎ | Glen Canyon Dam

Wendy Dunham‎ | Tucson

Diane Ingram‎ | Tombstone

Peter James Nature Photography‎ | Vermillion Cliffs

Jeff Maltzman‎ | Oak Creek

Cynthia Gabert White‎ | Monument Valley

Jacque Alameddine‎ | Grand Canyon

Carol Hagood‎ | Gilbert

Gene Ames‎ | Paradise Valley

Friday Fotos: Starry Skies in Arizona

Don Lawrence‎ | Cochran

“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” — Jack Kerouac

Thank you for sharing your photographs of stars … we hope you’ll share this week’s gallery on social media. Enjoy.

Jason Rooney‎ | White Mountains

Heavenly Images by Debbie Angel‎ | Tucson

Karen Flowers‎ | Sedona

Sean Parker Photography‎ | Mount Lemmon

Ken Sanger‎ | Grand Canyon

Kathleen Wasselle Croft‎ | Sedona

Jody M. Tanner‎ | Flagstaff

Brian Baril‎ | Horseshoe Bend

Casey Stanford‎ | Superstition Mountains

AJ Ringström‎ | Saguaro National Park East

Jan Laney Weaver‎ | Alamo Lake SP

Chris Couture‎ | U.S. Route 60

Bob Miller‎ | Gila Bend

Gary Smith‎ | Chiricahua NM

Sean Parker Photography‎ | Tucson

Doug Koepsel‎ | Grand Canyon

Jack Partin‎ | Superstition Mountains

Ryan Seek‎ | Gila Bend

Peter James Nature Photography‎ | Superstition Mnts

Kriss Mansfield-Dukes‎ | Apache Junction

Chris Couture‎ | Globe

Marcus Reinkensmeyer‎ | Vermilion Cliffs

Sandy Klewicki‎ | Apache Junction

Patrick Cobb‎ | Saguaro NP

Don Lawrence‎ | Coyote Buttes

Doug Koepsel‎ | Flagstaff

Karen Martin‎ | Superstition Mountains

Kathleen Kingma‎ | Oak Creek

Valerie Millett‎ | Havasu Falls

Judy Graham‎ | Upper Antelope Canyon

Glenn Tamblingson‎ | Flagstaff

John Morey‎ | Tonto NF

Jeff Maltzman‎ | Grand Canyon

Dean Andersen‎ | Grand Canyon

Gill Couto‎ | Sedona

Tonia Lynn Graves‎ | Sells

Adam Schmid‎ | Grand Canyon

Chuck Ruscher‎ | Sedona

Andrew Kopolow‎ | Canyon Lake

Aby Rouhi Photography‎ | San Tan Mountains

Ed Mullins‎ | Box Canyon

Douglas George‎ | Sedona

Ken Sanger‎ | Sedona

Cory Bruening‎ | Sedona

Dylan Martin‎ | Sedona

Bill Cantey Photography‎ | Lower Salt River

Andrew Kopolow‎ | Ashurst Lake

Chris Heising‎ | Tucson

Georgia Michalicek‎ | Prescott

Don Lawrence‎ | Cochran

Shannon Hastings‎ | Grand Canyon

Kelli Klymenko‎ | Sedona

William Sircy‎ | Prescott

Marti Huzarski‎ | Watson Lake

Bill Cantey Photography‎ | Lower Salt River

Aaron Newman‎ | Vermilion Cliffs

Harry Ford‎ | Havasu Falls

Dean Andersen‎ | Horseshoe Bend

Aaron Newman‎ | Little Painted Desert

Jeff Maltzman‎ | Patagonia Lake SP

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