Tag: Desert

Raven

(Corvus corax) Arizona, USA – July 2017 An impressive appearance is this raven in the desert of Arizona. Of course he knows exactly where the tourists stop and…

White Sands

New Mexico, USA – March 2019 The Chihuahua Desert is the largest of the North American deserts and is located in the border area between the USA and…

Saguaro

(Carnegia gigantea) Arizona, USA – July 2017 In the Sonora Desert, the characteristic column cacti determine the landscape. These cacti, also known as Saguaro, grow very slowly and…

Meteor Crater

Arizona, USA – July 2017 The impact of a meteorite about 50,000 years ago caused this crater. It has a diameter of about 1,200 m and a depth…

Ship Rock

New Mexico, USA – July 2017 The name couldn’t be more fitting. Like a ship on the horizon, this rock formation sails over the waving steppe landscape of…

Painted Desert

Arizona, USA – July 2017 The “Painted Desert” lies at about 1,800 meters above sea level on the Colorado Plateau and stretches in an arc over about 250…

Valley of the Gods

Utah, USA – July 2017 About 40 km northeast of Monument Valley lies the Valley of the Gods. In contrast to the Monument Valley, it is hardly touristically…

Monument Valley

Arizona & Utah, USA – July 2017 On our one-week tour across the Four-Corners region, in which the four states Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico border each…

Kaibab Plateau

Arizona, USA – July 2017 The way to the northern edge of the Grand Canyon leads over the Kaibab Plateau, which towers like an island over the desert-like…

Grand Canyon – North Rim

Arizona, USA – July 2017 This photo was taken from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon towards the South Rim. The green Colorado River, which formed this…

Cloud Burst

Arizona, USA – July 2017 In the southwest of the USA, a regional monsoon can occur between July and September. Heavy cloudbursts and thunderstorms are the consequence and…

Navajo Nation

Arizona , USA – July 2017 We are on a road trip for one week in the Southwest of the USA. The road leads us through wide country…