Casey Murph (left) and Jones Benally go riding on the HRY Ranch, west of Holbrook. | Scott Baxter
Cowboys and Indians
EDITOR’S NOTE: For this month’s portfolio, we’ve combined the work of two of our most talented photographers: Scott Baxter, the artist behind the 100 Years, 100 Ranchers project that we featured in…
Gil (left) and Troy Gillenwater search for a suitable campsite near the Sierra Ancha during their 1982 trek across Arizona. With them are Judy (left) and Grandma, their pack mules for most of the 810-mile journey. By Gil and Troy Gillenwater
The Path of Most Resistance
“We wanted to stay away from towns and cities and to trace the paths of Ancestral Puebloans and pioneers and prospectors. We wanted to walk 800 miles back into a different time and dimension.” —…
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson made news around the world when she reappeared after her purported 1926 kidnapping — but nowhere more so than in Douglas, where her re-emergence set off a media frenzy. | LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KEITH WHITNEY
On The Third Day She Rose Again
A few hours before a summer dawn, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson walked out of the Chihuahuan Desert and came back from the dead. Five weeks earlier, on May 18, 1926, McPherson, one of Southern…
Much of Herb and Dorothy McLaughlin’s photography documented the rapid growth of the Phoenix area in the mid-20th century. This photo shows downtown Phoenix’s Central Avenue, looking north toward North Mountain. By Herb and Dorothy McLaughlin
Two Can Play at This Game
A‌bercrombie and Fitch, Sears and Roebuck, Mork and Mindy, Ben and Jerry, Simon and Garfunkel … some names are better together. They’re more memorable that way. And over time, it’s hard to imagine…
The clear water of Oak Creek tumbles over a small waterfall in the Slide Rock area of Oak Creek Canyon, near Sedona. At the time this photo was made, the Slide Rock area had not yet become an Arizona state park; it received that designation in 1987. By Josef Muench
Remembering Arizona
Editor’s Note: The celebration of our centennial continues with another wonderful piece from another wonderful writer. This month, it’s J.B. Priestley, the eminent novelist, playwright and essayist…
John Burcham captured this dramatic photo of a rock climber nearing the overhang at the top of rocky outcrop.
This Is My Story … By John Burcham
I’ve been a rock climber just about as long as I’ve been a photographer, and both pursuits have taken up most of my life. As a result, when I’m out on assignment for Arizona Highways and other…
Photograph of Lewis Nash playing the drums by Thomas Ingersoll
Lewis Nash
To call Lewis Nash a natural-born drummer isn’t to ignore the decades this Phoenix native has dedicated to his music. Or to downplay the deep knowledge he assimilated, first on the local scene and…
A color photograph shows a smiling white man in a blue plaid shirt. He is anchored to a rock wall with climbing gear and holding a camera with a large lens.
Help Support Our Friend John Burcham's Recovery
Earlier this month, our friend and longtime Arizona Highways contributor suffered a catastrophic fall while rock climbing in a remote part of Sedona. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and severe…