Black and white illustration by Ross Santee of lone horseback rider heading toward a distant ranch in a snowy, desolate landscape.
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Storm Over Uinkaret

Editor’s Note: This story was first published by the Arizona Writers Project, a program of the New Deal-era Works…
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas simulates a moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field, north of Flagstaff, in May of this year. Currently, Douglas is on the backup crew for Artemis II, a lunar flyby mission planned for September 2025. JOSH VALCARCEL/COURTESY OF NASA
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Astronauts in Northern Arizona

Stepping off the surface of the moon for the last time in 1972, Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan said, “We leave as we…
Tall saguaros punctuate an evening view of Phoenix, including Camelback Mountain. By Joel Hazelton
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South Mountain Park

When it comes to historical real estate bargains, the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 gets most of the attention. But…
James Porter pictured in a doorway at Terra Farm and Manor. By Jill Richards
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Terra Farm and Manor

As we drive past a metal gate and make our way up a rugged dirt road, acclaimed chef James Porter (pictured) can hardly…
The research station is a small white building nestled between ponderosa pines. By John Burcham
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Fort Valley Experimental Forest

Pull into the Fort Valley Experimental Forest, near Flagstaff, and you might think you’ve arrived at a sleepaway camp,…
Exterior of a building at Taliesin Institute, constructed with local desert rocks. Photograph by Andrew Pielage.
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Taliesin Institute

Under a cloudless morning sky, 10 architecture students from Washington State University and their professor roll out…
Melody Frazer in community kitchen with cooking ingredients. Photograph by John Burcham.
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NoCo Community Kitchen

After losing everything they owned in the 2020 Creek Fire in Central California, Melody Frazer (pictured) and her…
Giant ant shadow behind woman with petrie dish and forceps by Steven Meckler
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The Social Nature of Ants

Sages through the ages have lauded ants as exemplars of industriousness, persistence and the virtues of collective…