Jeffrey Cook House
In the early 2000s, architect Jeffrey Cook wrote a piece he hoped would be published in Arizona Highways. In it, he compared his Paradise Valley home, completed in 1970, to a nearby Frank Lloyd…
A watercolor painting by Ann Axtell Morris
A procession of life-size orange pronghorns leaps across a sandstone wall shaded from the harsh  summer light. Painted by Navajo and Jemez Pueblo artist Dibe Yazhi, or “Little Lamb,” in Canyon del…
Two new exhibitions open at Gallery in the Sun
Later this month, Tucson's Gallery in the Sun will launch two new exhibitions that highlight the work of iconic artist and Arizona Highways contributor Ted DeGrazia. DeGrazia’s Sombreros traces more…
House of Tricks
Owners Bob and Robin Trick of the iconic House of Tricks restaurant in Tempe, Arizona, have announced their plans to retire in June 2022. The critically acclaimed restaurant has been a Valley…
Illustration by Adam McCauley
The most famous animal in national park history isn’t a Yellowstone grizzly or some majestic Grand Teton moose. It isn’t a black bear at Yosemite or a shaggy white mountain goat roaming the granite…
Desert landscape in midday light.
Q. I’m mostly interested in shooting landscapes and making prints from my photos. What are the best ISO, aperture and shutter speed settings for high-contrast light conditions? A. There are two ways…
Photograph by Gene Morris
The first picture of Grand Canyon I saw as a small boy was a photographic card inserted into our family stereopticon. It evoked from me the clamor of every boy for the Big Adventure of those days: a…
Photograph by Colleen Miniuk
Alpena, whose inspiration is on the shore of Lake Huron in Michigan. | Colleen MiniukCoastal cities and towns are sometimes known for their charming lighthouses, which…