The Desert Foothills YMCA in Cave Creek (with a Scottsdale address) has licensed this image from me for their donor wall. This image will be printed 12 feet x 6.5 feet!!! This is a new YMCA is slated to open in October 2009. This image come from my award winning portfolio of Black Mountain in Carefree.

If you are in the area, be sure to stop by and check out my photo. Click the photo to purchase a print.

Update: This image was featured on Flickr’s home page — it’s #1 in Explore!! That means it’s the most interesting photos of the day, out of the ~1 million photos uploaded each day to Flickr! Awesome!!

Quick post here to let anyone seeking fall colors in Arizona that Escudilla Mountain is ablaze in golden aspens right now. I haven’t finished a full portfolio from my trip, but wanted to share a few shots from the area in the event any googlers out there are wondering if they should go. The mountain seems to be peaking right about now — first week of October 2009. Some patches of aspens have already dropped their leaves while others are still green, but the bulk of the mountain is gorgeous!

Here is my lovely campsite looking North to Escudilla Mountain. Excellent sunrise and sunset spot!

Other areas like Fossil Springs, Mogollon Rim, Oak Creek Canyon are probably a week or two out from peak. I did some scouting on my trip and found Escudilla (at ~8000 feet and higher) the best. Check these links from the US forest service, however remember that these reports are spotty at best!

• Coconino National Forest
• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
• Kaibab National Forest