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Photography Shows Celebrate Our History, Fish Camp Has the Angles, Sedona Tours Soar TRY A NEW ANGLE

Some people like to drop a line and go to sleep under a tree. Others take fishing seriously. The White Mountain Apache Tribe Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Division offers serious anglers a way to fish sans souci: Christmas Tree Lake, at the junction of Sun and Moon creeks on the White Mountain Apache Reservation, 175 miles east of Phoenix, hosts Fish Camp this month. The camp provides heated four-person safari-style wall tents, meals and boats. Campers should bring their own fishing gear, sleeping bags, pillows, warm clothing and personal items. And, because Christmas Tree is a catch-and-release lake (after five brown trout per day), guests are encouraged to bring a camera to record those monstrous Apache trout. Fish Camp runs May13-29. Fees are $175 to $225 per person per day. Reservations are required. Information: (520) 369-7669; www. wmatoutdoors.com. Jo Baeza

DISCOVER GLEN CANYON

Katie Lee, a Jerome resident, has written a book about her days in Glen Canyon before the government built a dam there in the early 1960s. In All My Rivers Are Gone, she renders beautiful descriptions of what this lost Eden, now beneath Lake Powell, looked like its majestic pink sandstone cliffs, massive cottonwood groves and hundreds of pristine side canyons.

Now 79, Lee is a Tucsonborn folk singer who went to Hollywood in the late 1940s. She worked as a radio actress,

NAVAJOLAND AND CULTURE

Join the Friends of Arizona Highways and award-winning Navajo photographer LeRoy DeJolie on a Photo Workshop to the 54th Annual Navajo Nation Fair, September 8-12, in Window Rock. The fair's colorful dance competition and all-Indian rodeo lend themselves to shots of a lifetime. Then it's on to the cliff dwellings and dramatic landscape of Canyon de Chelly. For more information, contact the Friends of Arizona Highways, P.O. Box 6106, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6106; (602) 712-2004 or toll-free (888) 790-7042; or online at: www.friendsofazhighways.com.

Here are other Photo Workshop dates though November:

Sang sweet folk songs and landed roles in early TV shows, including “The Great Gildersleeve” and “Armchair Detective.” By the early 1960s, she was one of the most popular folk singers in the country. But nothing she did in Hollywood brought much happiness. “I spent most of my time holding back insults to idiots,” she says.

Lee's first visit to Glen Canyon in 1954 changed her life. Between then and the construction of the dam, she ran the Colorado River through the canyon 16 times. In the book, she describes how it taught her the significance of intimacy as a performer and the transforming power of sanctuary. The book is based on Lee's journals and is part narrative, part river history, love story and political polemic.

All My Rivers Are Gone (288 pages; $18 paperback; $30 hardcover) is available directly from Johnson Books, 1880 S. 57th Court, Boulder CO, 80301; or toll-free (800) 258-5830. Leo W. Banks

FLY BLUE SKIES

Take in the breathtaking beauty of Sedona's red sandstone canyons, towering pinnacles and miles of green wilderness from the open cockpit of a Waco biplane flown by Red Rock Biplane Tours. Passengers get an aerial view of Sedona and nearby Verde Valley on flights that range from 10 to 45 minutes. For an additional fee, the more adventuresome can take the controls of the plane under the supervision of the pilot.

Tours offered daily, 9 A.M. to sunset; closed Christmas. Fees are $36 to $139 per person; twopassenger minimum for all flights. Information: (520) 204-5939.

TAKE A SCENIC DRIVE

This month is peak time for viewing the blooms on organ pipe cactuses. Summer's approach makes Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona an attractive desert wilderness to explore through early July. The scenic drives offer a perfect way to enjoy the creamy blossoms atop magnificent organ pipe and saguaro cactuses. Other flowering perennials that can still be enjoyed during the summer months include cholla, prickly pear and hedgehog cactuses, and paloverde and ironwood trees. A visitor center offers a comprehensive look at local wildlife.

The center is open daily from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.; closed Christmas Day. Monument admission is $4 per vehicle. Information: (520) 387-6849.

LLAMA HIKING BUDDIES

Explore the Mogollon Rim with a llama hiking buddy through Fossil Creek Llamas, which operates a ranch near Strawberry, 110 miles northeast of Phoenix. The company offers overnight pack trips and day hikes through Rim Country, with the gentle créatures carrying your gear, often while humming little llama tunes. Other ranch programs include weekend and day workshops in healing touch and massage therapy, wilderness survival and other topics.

Accommodations are at Tepee Bed and Breakfast, which requires reservations. Information: (520) 476-5178; online: www.fossilcreek llamas. com.

HIKE THROUGH HISTORY

Visit Arizona's largest Anasazi ruin on a 17-mile round-trip hike at Navajo National Monument in far northern Arizona, 50 miles north of Tuba City. Keet Seel features 160 rooms and several kivas. Also at the monument, Betatakin ruins, built and abandoned in just two generations, contains 135 rooms and one kiva tucked into red sandstone cliffs. A 5-mile guided hike to Betatakin ruins offered once a day affords an accessible look at the Anasazi cliff dwellings. Those not up to the hike can catch a glimpse of the ruins from a viewpoint near the visitor center.

The visitor center is open 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. (Note: The Navajo Indian Reservation ob-serves daylight-saving time.) Entry to Keet Seel requires a reservation and permit and is open only between Memorial Day and Labor Day; groups are restricted to no more than 20 people per day. The limit for Betatakin, open Memorial Day through the end of September, is 25 people. Information: (520) 672-2366.

EVENTS Yarnell Daze

May 20; Yarnell Classic cars take center stage at the 30th Annual Yarnell Daze celebration. This festi-val started out as a small-town bake sale. Over the years the festivities have grown into a major annual community event for the hamlet, located 120 miles northwest of Phoenix. A parade, featuring local floats, equestri-an groups and classic and cus-tom cars, kicks off the fun at 10 A.M. on Saturday. After the parade, merrymakers can enjoy a deep-pit barbecue complete with coleslaw, beans and cake for $6. Arts and crafts, a swap meet and continuous live entertainment also are planned. Admission is free. Information: (520) 427-3301.

Waila Festival

Join in the celebration of To-hono O'odham social dance music at the 12th Annual Waila Festival. Four bands from the Tohono O'odham Nation will perform polkas, schottisches and cumbias during the gala event. “We encourage everyone to come out and dance,” said festival founder Angelo Joaquin. Tohono O'odham vendors will tempt taste buds with tra-ditional foods such as cholla buds, saguaro fruit syrup and tepary beans. And booths will offer Indian arts and crafts.

Hours are 5 to 11 P.M. Admission is free. Information: (520) 628-5774.

Rendezvous Days

Bill Williams Mountain Men and the Buckskinners, two groups dedicated to preserving the stories of Arizona's frontier days, will celebrate the adventurous local spirit of the 1820s. Black-powder shoots and booths selling articles of clothing crafted from animal hides are planned for the 21st Annual Rendezvous Days. A parade begins at 10 A.M. Saturday. Visitors to the Memorial Day weekend event also will enjoy stew, corn-on-the-cob and pan bread cooked over an open fire; arts and crafts booths; a carnival and live music. Admission is free. Informa-tion: (520) 635-4061.

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS PHOTOGRAPHY ON DISPLAY

The 75th anniversary year celebration continues with ongoing photographic exhibits.

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS: CELEBRATING THE GRAND CANYON

Spectacular Canyon photographs by Gary Ladd including many from the Arizona Highways anniversary book Grand Canyon: Time Below the Rim.

AUGUST 5 NOVEMBER 5 Mesa Southwest Museum, 53 N. MacDonald St., Mesa

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE GALLERY

This permanent exhibit features favorites from the pages of the magazine, celebrating Arizona's diverse natural history.

MAY 27 OPENING PERMANENT EXHIBIT Mesa Southwest Museum, 53 N. MacDonald St., Mesa

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS: CELEBRATING OUR LAND, OUR PEOPLE

Seventy-five images from the pages of Arizona Highways in the signature style of the magazine dramatic landscapes, intimate portraits, flora and fauna all seen through the eyes of some of the world's best photographers.

APRIL 29 JULY 16 Phippen Museum, 4701 N. Highway 89, Prescott OCTOBER 7 NOVEMBER 12 Tubac Center for the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac Celebrating Our Land, Our People is sponsored by Ramada Express Hotel Casino, Laughlin, Nevada; Northern Trust Bank; and Image Craft Photo Imaging Services.

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS: CELEBRATING THE TRADITION

The Fine Art Photography of Ansel Adams, David Muench and Jack Dykinga.

Organized by the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson; Phoenix Art Museum; and the Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff; in association with Arizona Highways.

JUNE 24 NOVEMBER 5 Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff Celebrating the Tradition is sponsored by Eller Media.

Support funding for all special anniversary activities is provided by Motorola.