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Arizona's Almost Endless Autumn




It's our secret . . . unlike the intense but relatively short fall color seasons of world-famous locations like Colorado, New England or the
Sierras, our autumn spans more than three months. The wide variety of elevations, bio-zones, and deciduous trees in Arizona keeps
photographers scurrying the length and breadth of the state from late September to almost Christmas.

It starts in the brilliant yellow & gold aspen stands of the White Mountains, Grand Canyon's North Rim, and Flagstaff's
San Fransisco Peaks.

By mid-October, maples, gambol oaks, sycamores, alders and a host of vines, ferns and bushes produce an amazing array of
colors in canyons and watersheds along the Mogollon Rim and in sky island mountain ranges like the Galiuros, Huachucas, Chiracaquas, Pinalenos,et al.

This lasts into mid-November, when the last leg of the fall color trifecta begins in the lowest elevation watersheds in the
Grand Canyon, along Lake Powell, in the riparian zones of the rivers Verde, San Pedro, Salt & others,
the legendary paradisical blue-green waterfalls of the Havasupai Indian Reservation in the western Grand Canyon
and desert canyons like Arivaipa where the extraordinary yellows of massive cottonwood trees prevail.

Finally, into December, one finds the last vestiges of our almost endless autumn season in the nooks and crannies of desert mountain ranges like the Superstitions east of Phoenix.

The images here, representing the last five fall seasons, barely scratch the surface of all the color to be had in this most amazing state. Despite all the bad press of late, it's a photographic journey worth taking!




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caio06-Feb-2018 13:38
Beautiful gallery,great shot autumn,superb work.
Marjan Schavemaker02-Feb-2018 12:43
Amazing photography of an impressive nature! A joy for the eye! V
victorswan01-Dec-2017 09:49
Very beautiful and colorful Gallery well done BV
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)01-Dec-2017 07:07
Excellent series,Derek,love the colorful and detailed images.V
Paolo
Hennie & Lies Lammers26-Oct-2017 20:09
Fantastic collection amazing captures!.
Hugh Stockton08-Nov-2013 11:12
beautifully intense and creatively composed - good work
Raf21-Oct-2013 20:32
A gallery of masterpieces. BV
GeneWard13-Feb-2013 02:15
A very impressive gallery, I enjoyed it. V
Robert Ron Grove18-Nov-2012 08:56
Very beautiful , I love the comp with the trees and leaves very well done .V
Karen Moen25-Oct-2012 04:11
Beautifully composed works of art--by nature and the artist behind the camera. Thank you for sharing these lovely glimpses of autumn in Arizona. Voted.
basri_eli01-Jun-2012 13:54
Very impressive gallery V!!
Guest 13-Dec-2011 15:27
Derek, you have an incredible eye for detail. Christa
Nirvan Hope22-Dec-2010 05:48
Wow! I never knew there was so much great fall color in Arizona! Beautiful!
Ned & Sara14-Dec-2010 01:30
So many great shots here. Congratulations! V
JCTomlin28-Nov-2010 00:51
Perhaps the most beautiful and varied Autumn gallery I've seen! -V-
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