Photograph by Bill Hatcher
Great Big Trees
Standing just outside Saguaro National Park East, Nick Shipley and I take in the pale, jigsaw-puzzle trunks of sycamores towering all around us. Their graceful arms reach for the winter sky,…
Photograph by Joel Hazelton
A Walk in the Woods
Mature Frémont cottonwoods (Populus fremontii) line Southern Arizona’s San Pedro River beneath puffy clouds. Named for explorer John C. Frémont, these trees are a common…
Photograph by Tom Bean
The Insistence of Aspens
This morning, I walked through a grove of winter aspens. Bare branches offered no shimmering summer green, no quivering, iridescent autumn gold. But no season can remove the trees’ dark eyes. Framed…
Photograph by Tom Story
"The Phoenix"
“From the texts of the early writers to that of contemporaries, from the temples of the Mediterranean Sea to the fanciful designs of coats of arms, the phoenix bird, described in different ways,…
Left photo by Darwin Van Campen; right photo by Adam Schallau
Then and Now
Above: Darwin Van Campen’s photograph from Point Imperial on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim was made with a 4x5 camera and published in the May 1972 issue of Arizona Highways. Above, right: By contrast…
White wild horse chasing a brown one, ready to bite. Photo by Jessica Finnie.
Student Photo Contest Winners
First Place REPRIMAND Jessica Finnie Second Place LIFE FINDS A WAY Arianna DuPont   Third Place EGRET…
The Flagstaff Blues & Brews Festival
Flagstaff Blues & Brews Partners with FUSD
Flagstaff Blues and Brews' event organizers and owner recently announced a community partnership with the Flagstaff Unified School District Foundation (FUSDF).Through a portion of the festivals…
Astronomer Imma Barrera in a headshot
Q&A: The Grand Canyon's Astronomer in Residence
The unparalleled beauty of the night sky at Grand Canyon National Park — an International Dark Sky Park — attracts stargazers, photographers and astronomers alike. As Grand Canyon Conservancy’s new…