Petroglyphs carved by the Sinaguan people adorn the sandstone walls of the V-Bar-V Heritage Site. | David Muench
Culture

Writing on the Walls

A single dried blade of grass floats down Beaver Creek. Clear, mirror-still water reflects cottonwoods along the far…
Photograph by Joel Grimes
In Depth

It's Time You Got to Know Jack

Jack Dykinga scared the hell out of me. I grew up in a three-newspaper household in a four-newspaper town. Maybe I…
Author Melani Martinez spent more than 20 years writing her memoir, The Molino. She’s photographed here in what once was her family’s molino, tortilleria and café. | Steven Meckler
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The Story of Her Life

Ritual transforms dried corn kernels into masa. First, in a process known as nixtamalization, the kernels are soaked…
Illustration by Davide Bonazzi
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Back Where They Belong

The soft earth embraces your grief. As you stand before your cherished one, you lay them to rest, holding their memory…
Oaks, junipers and ocotillos populate the rolling foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, southeast of Tucson, the morning after a heavy monsoon storm. Home to biodiverse Madera Canyon and a Smithsonian Institution observatory, the Santa Ritas are one of Southern Arizona’s many “sky island” ranges. | Joel Hazelton
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Southern Exposures

Evergreens thrive in the Huachuca Mountains, near Sierra Vista, in a view from the Crest…
Late-afternoon light illuminates the Ajo Range, saguaros and one of the namesakes of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. | George Stocking
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Editor’s Note: Although we’re best known for our photography, we’ve also featured some wonderful writers in the past…
Red and yellow hues feature prominently in this colorful deep space photograph by Ken Naiff.
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Ken Naiff: This Is My Story

I’ve been interested in astronomy all my life. Growing up in the United Kingdom, I had a small telescope, and I…
Jerry Ostwinkle offers a treat to a golden eagle approaching to perch on his arm. By Bruce D. Taubert
Around Arizona

Golden Eagle Hack Site

Beneath the Dragoon Mountains, down a primitive forest road lined with pistachio trees and scattered homesteads, sits…