Joel H. works to build trust with Aries, a 1-month-old burro. | David Wallace
Whip Into Shape
The burro in the round pen eyes her companions in the adjoining corral. Halter firmly in hand, a trainer guides the jenny past them, stopping to rub her neck generously before leading her a few more…
A dense population of lesser sandhill cranes prepares to take flight from their overnight roost at Twin Lakes, a pair of reservoirs in Willcox, at sunrise. By Jack Dykinga
Jack Headed South for the Annual Wingding
As with many bird species, sandhill cranes use aggression and displays of dominance to establish territorial boundaries, as seen in these two birds at Whitewater Draw,…
California condors, which once were nearly extinct, are among many bird species that call Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument home. | JACK DYKINGA
Native Species
S‌‌pace enough for silence, for sky, for yesterday, for tomorrow: Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument protects both cultural and natural worlds. In…
Maple leaves glow yellow, orange and red amid evergreens along the West Fork of Oak Creek, near Sedona. The best time to see fall color in Oak Creek Canyon is mid-October through mid-November, according to locals. | Byron Neslen
Hello, Autumn. It’s Nice to See You.
Maple trunks frame a view of autumn hues and evergreens on the Mogollon Rim, an escarpment that cuts across much of Arizona from northwest to southeast. This spot is…
The fallen leaves of aspens create an autumnal blanket in the Kaibab National Forest. | BYRON NESLEN
The Golden Autumn
Editor’s Note: This month we continue the celebration of our 100th anniversary with another flashback from one of our talented writers. Marvin Weese was a philosopher — and an artist, too. “In my…
Smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire creates sunbeams in the Grand Canyon just before sunset. By Matt Soeffner
Stories from the North Rim
In the wake of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, many of the surrounding cabins and thousands of acres of old-growth forest on the North Rim of the…
Daniel Bulletts, a member of the Kaibab-Paiute Tribe, serves as its Cultural Resource Director. | John Burcham
As Different as Night and Day
When members of the Kaibab-Paiute Tribe look up at the night sky above their homeland in one of the darkest places in the Lower 48, a bighorn sheep named Naag often comes to mind. According to a…
The colorful, textured “brain rock” of White Pocket, in the Vermilion Cliffs, is one of many geological wonders on the Colorado Plateau. By Claire Curran
Our Land of Colorful Rocks
THIS IS A LOVE STORY OF SORTS. Not a love story among people — although readers of this magazine will be familiar with most of the subjects involved, and perhaps even in “love” with a few of them. No…