This 12-shot stitched panoramic image of the Wave in North Coyote Buttes, near the Arizona state line with Utah, was captured by Shane McDermott
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This Is My Story … By Shane McDermott

This is a 12-shot stitched panoramic image of the Wave in North Coyote Buttes, near the Arizona state line with Utah. I…
Margaret Vail, whose husband purchased the property in 1876, works cattle in the historic upper corral. | Empire Ranch Foundation
Around Arizona

Empire Ranch

In the grasslands near Sonoita, a windmill rises from the desert landscape, marking the entrance to the historic Empire…
Chiricahua Apache warrior Geronimo (right) with Cochise’s son, Naiche, at Fort Bowie on September 15, 1886. The location of Geronimo’s surrender is commemorated at the Geronimo Surrender Monument in Cochise County. | Arizona Historical Society
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Roadside Historical Markers

SNYDER-CAVANAUGH SHOOTOUT In 1878, the Snyder-Cavanaugh Gang, led by Bill Cavanaugh, came to this spot in present-day…
Rays of sunlight burst through dark and gloomy storm clouds at Parker Canyon. | Claire Curran
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Places to Make a Photo

Whether you're using a Nikon Z8, a Sony Alpha 7R V or an old iPhone 6, photography still comes down to where you're…
Chiricahua National Monument is home to hundreds of species, including Coues white-tailed deer. | Bruce D. Taubert
Nature

Places to Watch Wildlife

Mule deer amble across grasslands at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, with Baboquivari Peak in the background. |…
Wendi Lewis’ running roots are deep. She’s a three-time Hopi High School state champion and the founder of apparel brand Hohongvit, as well as the founder of The Hopi Distance Project. | Dawn Kish
Culture

People We Love

Among the things we love most about Arizona are the people. Around the state, ordinary people are doing extraordinary…
What started as a one-room schoolhouse for girls is now a beloved Paradise Valley restaurant, El Chorro Lodge. | Paul Markow
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Historic Restaurants

EL TOVAR DINING ROOM (Est. 1905) In the early years, a meal at El Tovar might have consisted of corned ox tongue and…
Celeste Mills of Cactus Bloom Design creates pieces by hand in her Tucson studio. | Steven Meckler
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Local Artisans

RHONDA AND WENDELL CROWGOAT CHEESE Crow’s Dairy opened as a cow dairy in 1919. In the mid-2000s, Rhonda and Wendell…