Archive All Issues January 2008

White Space

There are people around the country — we won't name names — who think of the Arizona landscape as nothing more than a giant hole in the ground surrounded by sand dunes. They think there's only one season, and snow is unheard of. Of course, if those folks would ever set foot here, they'd see that Arizona is the most beautiful place in the world, and when it comes to snow, we can certainly hold our own.

Featured in the January 2008 Issue of Arizona Highways

BY: Arizona Highways Contributors (A Portfolio)

Last Light
Snowy ponderosa pines stand in blue-tinged shadows, while the San Francisco Peaks reflect the setting sun.
Robert G. McDonald

Icing the Cliffs
Shadows hug the interior walls of the Grand Canyon below Yavapai Point as morning clouds linger over its sun- and snow-laden upper reaches.
Chuck Lawsen

Cape of Cold
Spiny, snow-flocked ocotillo skeletons bear little resemblance to their springtime presentations as tall, green, leafy canes topped with red flamelike blooms.
Thomas Wiewandt

Pastel Sea
Bathed in pastels from the rising sun, an ocotillo in snow (left) appears like crystallized seaweed on a frosty ocean floor.
Thomas Wiewandt

Still as Stone
With virtually no underbrush available for cover, a cottontail rabbit tucks itself into a furry ball and tries to avoid detection by its natural enemies.
Tom Bean

A Patch of Blue
Clearing storm clouds lift over Hannagan Creek, leaving behind a thick and pristine blanket of winter white.
Edward McCain

Opportunity, Please Knock!
Constantly on the prowl, an opportunistic coyote explores a mountain meadow near Flagstaff in search of food.
Tom Bean

Ephemeral Lace
The fine lacy look of the Sonoran Desert west of Tucson rarely lasts for long following a snowfall.
Thomas Eiewandt

Mystic Rock
Even softened by snow and winter mist, 800-foot-tall Spider Rock forms a commanding presence as one of Canyon de Chelly’s most sacred Navajo sites.
Claire Curran