This is not always the case though as I have "recently" found out... if you have partial cloud coverage and you can properly meter your exposure using either manual adjustment of shutter speed (watch your histogram!), or dialing back on your exposure compensation, a "dramatic" effect can be achieved by shooting into or partially towards the sun. Here are a couple of examples, now granted, some post work will be needed to bring up the shadow areas:
In the example directly above you can still see details and atmosphere in the foreground... sure the area around the sun is pretty much blown out, but I think the overall effect works. In the first image the shot is more angled partially into the sun and it creates a nice effect with the texture and shadows....never mind all the footprints, some of them probably mine!....another tip, try not to stomp all over your foreground when setting up shots! :)
Its easy to get into the habit always having the sun behind you and I certainly have mostly followed that but it pays to experiment with new things!
PS... I do need to get back on the Southwest trip update but I really have gotten sidetracked with the new site and also working on some older images. You never know what you will dig up when you are revisiting older shoots and trips. Typically you get tired of sifting through the images of a recent trip after a week or so.... Here is one that I dug up from my Eastern Sierra trip in the spring of 2007:
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