The clear water of Oak Creek tumbles over a small waterfall in the Slide Rock area of Oak Creek Canyon, near Sedona. At the time this photo was made, the Slide Rock area had not yet become an Arizona state park; it received that designation in 1987. By Josef Muench
Remembering Arizona
Editor’s Note: The celebration of our centennial continues with another wonderful piece from another wonderful writer. This month, it’s J.B. Priestley, the eminent novelist, playwright and essayist…
John Burcham captured this dramatic photo of a rock climber nearing the overhang at the top of rocky outcrop.
This Is My Story … By John Burcham
I’ve been a rock climber just about as long as I’ve been a photographer, and both pursuits have taken up most of my life. As a result, when I’m out on assignment for Arizona Highways and other…
Photograph of Lewis Nash playing the drums by Thomas Ingersoll
Lewis Nash
To call Lewis Nash a natural-born drummer isn’t to ignore the decades this Phoenix native has dedicated to his music. Or to downplay the deep knowledge he assimilated, first on the local scene and…
A color photograph shows a smiling white man in a blue plaid shirt. He is anchored to a rock wall with climbing gear and holding a camera with a large lens.
Help Support Our Friend John Burcham's Recovery
Earlier this month, our friend and longtime Arizona Highways contributor suffered a catastrophic fall while rock climbing in a remote part of Sedona. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and severe…
Placid water in Hell’s Half Acre Canyon reflects the sheer walls and box elders. By Jack Dykinga
Ancient Creeks
Quiet conversations of water moved through a forest. Words chattered across smooth, black stones as a clear stream turned one way and then another, threading among jail bars of tree roots. Where the…
Victoria Howell Westlake leads her daughter, Katherine, out of the gate after a long day of work at the Tin House Ranch location. By Peter Schwepker
Ranch Women
It’s close to noon on this windy Friday, and Victoria Howell Westlake has been up since 4 a.m. She’s preparing her second meal of the day, which, like the first, will feed a dozen or so hungry…
A new aspen shoot rises from earth charred by the Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This photo was made just south of Cape Royal Road on October 1, the day the road reopened to the public. By Amy S. Martin
Listening to the Land: Reflections on the North Rim
A week or two after the summer solstice, mirage-inducing heat across the desert Southwest creates a low-pressure vacuum. Winds, weighted with moisture, sweep in from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of…
Stars and the Milky Way fill the night sky over Wotans Throne in a view from Cape Royal, on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. The Canyon’s world-renowned dark skies have made it a haven for stargazers — and, since 2021, the home of an astronomer-in-residence program sponsored by Grand Canyon Conservancy. | Sean Parker
Making a Night of it
So, here I am, gazing more than 2 million light-years into the universe from a spot a mile deep and a billion years inside the Earth. I’m at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It’s 26 years ago — not…