Dog trainer Lauralea Oliver and Circe, a Labrador retriever, search for endangered Fickeisen plains cactuses south of the Grand Canyon. By Eirini Pajak
Uncommon Scents
When all you have is a hammer, Abraham Maslow once noted, everything looks like a nail. Similarly, when all you have are a bunch of botanists, everything looks like a pediocactus. That version might…
Fog and mist lift from Glen Canyon, revealing the sky reflected in the water below. By Gary Ladd
Gary Ladd: This Is My Story
The Colorado Plateau has held my interest for most of my life, and because of that fascination, I haven’t strayed too far from this varied and fantastic region. And staying nearby has meant I’ve been…
Tall saguaros punctuate an evening view of Phoenix, including Camelback Mountain. By Joel Hazelton
South Mountain Park
When it comes to historical real estate bargains, the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 gets most of the attention. But Phoenix’s deal for the land that became South Mountain Park and Preserve deserves…
A color image shows a small jar of honey and two bite-sized snacks with fig, honey and cheese.
Bee Andaz's Guest
From tasty honey treats and hands-on beekeeping workshops to refreshing honey spa treatments, Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows will highlight honey all September long in celebration of…
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AOT Launches New State Brand
On August 23, the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) unveiled Vibrant Arizona, a new brand that celebrates the state’s diversity and vibrant culture, unifies the identity of state government, and…
Autumn color mingles with Red Rock Country sandstone in a lower section of Oak Creek Canyon. By Guy Schmickle
The Old Stomping Grounds
Havasu Canyon Our land is a mighty cathedral in color, full of sunshine and purple mountains and with big, lazy clouds hung in the sky like billowy windows to draw your eyes high toward Heaven.…
Summer sunlight pours into Marble Canyon, the upstream portion of Grand Canyon National Park, as the Colorado River flows over rocks. This spot is 41 miles downstream from Lees Ferry, considered the start of the Canyon’s 277-mile course. By Gary Ladd
Below The Rim
Even the Grand Canyon has an edge. Made of limestone and solid to the touch, the edge lies just beyond the aspen groves, past the shaded, damp places where alluringly red and poisonous mushrooms poke…
Three Turkey Ruin, in Canyon de Chelly National Monument on the Navajo Indian Reservation, is one of many Northeastern Arizona cliff dwellings once inhabited by the Anasazi (or the Ancestral Puebloans, if you prefer). By Dawn Kish
He Still Calls Them ‘Anasazi’
Starting in the 1870s, the explorers and anthropologists who stumbled upon their enigmatic ruins called them “the Cliff Dwellers.” In December 1888, while out chasing stray cows on top of Mesa Verde…