DEAR EDITOR

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS AUGUST 2007 VOL. 83, NO. 8

The Beauty of Language I was introduced to the beautiful pictures in Arizona Highways in 1953 and have been a subscriber for many years. Although I always enjoy your magazine and read it from cover to cover, I do not always have the luxury of reading it when it arrives. Things in my life have a way of getting a wee bit out of hand, and I often get a wee bit behind in my reading. So it is that in May 2007, I am having the pleasure of reading the May 2006 issue! What a treat! I just finished your All Who Wander column, "My Goofball Dog and Me." One of my greatest pleasures is seeing or hearing the English language used well. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your use of the language. You seem to choose the perfect words: for example, "his spring-loaded legs," "with the joy of a heartbeat" and "run free, all stretch and leap and nose and tail." One can see him running with such a stride! Then there is "a coyote chorus is a primal yip into the sublime and crazed subconscious of the wild, which invariably triggers a psychedelic flashback in my reptilian brain." How delicious! Then, most beautiful of all, "the brilliant orange sliver of the sun breaks through the Earth at the horizon, immolating the clouds." What a picture! As a former teacher of English, I often cringe at the use (misuse) of our beautiful language, but I rejoice in the proper display of its inherent beauty when used deftly and with precision to paint word pictures. Thank you so much for the joy you have brought to one poor old teacher's heart. I look forward to catching up with the rest of my Arizona Highways magazines with particular anticipation of perusing the articles written by you. I can hardly wait.Thanks for your kind words for our former editor, Peter Aleshire, who left the magazine earlier this summer and returned to what he loves most-writing. He knows how to put words together in a unique way. You'll see more of his stories in future issues.

Sky Island Brilliance I am both thankful for and amazed by the brilliant pictures and inspiring writing in "Wild Eden" (May 2007). I hiked up to Atascosa Lookout in November 2006, and I knew right away that the Tumacacori Highlands are a special place. Jack Dykinga's photos captured the natural beauty I trust Congress will act to preserve. I look forward to bringing my family to walk that wild ground and see that amazing place. For my friends who wink and nod at my tales of the splendor of southern Arizona, I now have "Wild Eden" as proof.

We agree. Douglas Kreutz's story and Dykinga's photographs made one of our best packages of the year.

Digital Subscription We have a new subscription to Arizona Highways magazine and would like to know how we can obtain a digital subscription as we do have a computer. Mr. and Mrs. Benhamou Albert, Périgny, France You can subscribe to our digital edition by going to our Web site at arizonahighways.com and clicking on "Digital Edition." It's an awesome new technology.

Back to Greenlee County I grew up in Morenci, and have the February 1967 issue of Arizona Highways, which is devoted to Greenlee County. I assume that subsequent issues have dealt with the changes in this fascinating area since then (including the death and rebirth of Morenci). If so, is it possible to secure back issues that deal with the county? Funny you should ask. The team of Kreutz and Dykinga (mentioned above) collaborated in the June 2005 issue to produce "Greenlee County, High Frontier." Back issues may be obtained online at arizonahighways.com (click on "Subscriptions," then "Back Issues"), or by calling customer service toll-free at (800) 543-5432; in Phoenix or from outside the U.S., call (602) 712-2000.

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