Illustration of young barfeooted boy on horse guiding cattle through a wash. By Chris Gall
In the year 1938, Roy Adams, Herb Cunningham and Wirt Bowman were partners with Viv Brown in the ABC Cattle Co. of Nogales. Viv Brown was my pappy. I was 8 years old, and the ABCs offered me a wage…
Writer Tyler Williams navigates around sandstone formations on the Esplanade below Fishtail Mesa. By Bill Hatcher
At first glance, the Esplanade doesn’t stun the senses the way a Grand Canyon view from the South Rim does. There is no perfect layer cake of multicolored rock, no glimpses of the magical Colorado…
Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert
This story ran in Arizona Highways' January 2015 issue. Editor’s Note: If you’re a longtime reader of Arizona Highways, you’re familiar with Charles Bowden. For decades, his beautiful words have…
Photograph by Saija Lehtonen
When it comes to public lands, Alaska is the most privileged state in the union. With more than 325 million acres of state and federal jurisdiction, there’s an endless stream of recreational…
Heavy snow covers the summit of Spider Rock and the surrounding landscape of the Navajo Nation’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument. By Claire Curran
I decided to visit Canyon de Chelly after my first weaving workshop on the Navajo Reservation. Our workshop facilitator scheduled a trip to the canyon during our weeklong class, but I skipped the…
Arizona Trail
Tufty and Co. That’s the trail name for Sarah; her husband, Derek; and their dog. They do not take hiking lightly. If Sarah says it’s a moderate hike, it’s difficult. If she says it’s less than 10…
Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert
When a nectar-eating bat pees on your head, it’s not nearly as unpleasant as you might think. That’s a sentence I never expected to write, probably because it was a sensation I never expected to…
Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert
On the way to the desert oasis of Quitobaquito Springs, Puerto Blanco Drive parallels the border with Mexico for about 13 miles through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. West of Lukeville and the…