http://www.michaelmccumber.com/rss/ Pictures of various locations including the Laurel Highlands (Ohiopyle, Connellsville area), and Pittsburgh. en-us http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred18/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred18/ A scene captured near the Grand Canyon Village and peering past some branches of pine into the canyon with a portion of the Battleship Butte in the lower part of the picture along with crimson walls of rock before the green pine forested north rim in the distance. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred17/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred17/ Picture was taken from a cliff near the Grandview Point while looking out into a vista that attracted my attention for its natural V formation leading into the depths of the Grand Canyon. Below is a stream bed and along the mesa to the right is the Grandview Trail leading out to Horseshoe Mesa and Horseshoe Mesa Campground. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred16/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred16/ A wide angled view showing a hillside largely composed of rock dropping to a cliff with a peculiar rounded rock formation above the eastern portion of the Grand Canyon. Photograph was snapped at 7200 feet where snow covered the ground in mid March. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred15/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred15/ Found near the East Rim Drive is this peculiar rock formation that points skyward before the sweeping vista of the Grand Canyon and several buttes named for Greek Temples in the background on the left. The eastern rim of the Grand Canyon can be seen on the right. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred14/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred14/ A snow covered hillside with pine trees on the right forms a natural amphitheater that offers a view into the mile deep depths of the Grand Canyon below. The distant butte near the opposite rim is known as Jupiter Temple. This photograph was snapped just yards from East Rim Drive. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred13/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred13/ Picture looks by a very tall cliff face, and overlooking a steep drop off into the Grand Canyon from near Lipan Point. In the distance is a rock butte known as "The Tabernacle." http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred12/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred12/ Picture features a scene peering west into the Grand Canyon from a rocky bluff at Desert View Point, which lies along the canyon's southeastern rim. A portion of the Colorado River can be seen a mile below the canyon's high rim walls. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred11/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred11/ Featured is a wide angled view of the rocky terrain along the rim of the Grand Canyon, with a distant view of Cardenas Butte and even the unusually muddy Colorado River. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred10/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred10/ Picture taken on the eastern part of the Grand Canyon's South Rim at a location known as Desert View Point, and captures a somewhat zoomed in scene of the Colorado River while overlooking Cardenas Butte. The Colorado River appears muddy following an extra release of water to emulate the spring flooding. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred09/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred09/ Pictured is a scene from an overlook featuring Canyon Lake and impressive cliffs of golden color rising abruptly out of the lake's waters. This scene also features, in the upper left area, pine forested slopes of a sky island known as Four Peaks Mountain that rises 7500 feet. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred08/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred08/ Golden colored rock is common in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix, Arizona. Pictured is a scene featuring a rock outcropping along the Apache Trail east of Apache Junction. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred07/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred07/ Picture looking over Canyon Lake, formed from the Salt River, toward the impressive rock face of Satchin Cliff that features patches of gold made up of wildflower blossoms. Canyon Lake is between Apache Junction and Tortilla Flat along the historic Apache Trail. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred06/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred06/ Pictured is a scene looking towards Tortilla Flat, Arizona that features an unusually green desert with gold patches of wildflowers everywhere. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred05/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred05/ This scene features some vegetation, including red wildflowers, before some distant cliffs along the Apache Trail road near Fish Creek, Arizona. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred04/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred04/ Picture is facing east from near Fish Creek, Arizona and looking out over a valley where the Apache Trail road meanders through the hills before veering left below the distant Mound Mountain rises above the desert and features grasslands (the eerie white color on top of the mountain). Further south of this vantage point Mound Mountain, at 6000 feet, earns its title as a sky island containing pine forest surrounded by desert below. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred03/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred03/ Picture was taken, looking northwest, at a scenic overlook along the Apache Trail several miles east of Tortilla Flat, Arizona and features the unusually green desert with cliffs and a seemingly endless array of mountains. Patches of wild flowers provided some areas of brilliant orange color. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred02/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred02/ Picture was taken from a side walk along the grounds of St. Mary's Basilica, and captures both the church and a statue of Pope John Paul II from a side angle. http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred01/ http://www.michaelmccumber.com/pictures/sonoranred01/ Featured is a night scene in downtown Phoenix of the Grotto at Arizona Center. The sound of rushing water and singing birds makes for a relaxing place to enjoy, especially in the evening.