Painted Magic: Rock Art of the Arizona Strip

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Painted Magic: Rock Art of the Arizona Strip by Ron McCoy An Arizona Highways exclusive. Two astonishing rock art galleries filled with prehistoric masterpieces provide a captivating glimpse of the distant past

Peter Pilles and the 'Rocks of Ages' by Dan Dagget

Citizen involvement is the key to a Coconino National Forest archeologist's successful program for preservation of this region's heritage of thousand-yearold art.

Salome, Where She Danced by Sam Lowe The town of Salome, Arizona, owes its existence to an improbable land developer whose promotional genius conjured a gold strike, a frog that couldn't swim, and a 20-mile-long golf course.

New BLM Preserve: The San Pedro Riparian Area by Sam Negri In its journey from Mexico to central Arizona, this gentle river sustains a precious streamside habitat and one of the most varied wildlife populations in the United States.

An Aussie Looks at Arizona by Bernard Dean Negative first impressions are erased by the marvels of the Southwestern landscape and encounters with the friendly, outgoing folk who call Arizona home.

The Lonely Giants by Carol Ann Bassett The components of a mysterious desert legacy-ancient intaglios and much older rock alignments are believed to be expressions of the prolonged agony of a dying culture.

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(FRONT COVER) The Huachuca Mountains rise in the distance beyond the "Narrows" of the San Pedro River, between Tombstone and Sierra Vista. A report on this new riparian conservation area begins on page 20. JERRY JACKA (LEFT) Mysterious prehistoric images etched in the earth near Yuma are fenced to protect them from vandals and off-road vehicles. For more on Arizona's desert intaglios, turn to page 38. HARRY CASEY

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