Illustration by Chris Gall of cowboys leaning over corral fence with pot of beans in the foreground..
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The Showoffs

Cowboys learn early that they are showoffs, but they also learn that to show off without style, or to make a brag, is…
A Grand Canyon motor rafting trip prepares to launch into the Colorado River at Lees Ferry. Photograph by Dawn Kish.
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Preparing For Takeoff

The boats might be dories, jumbo motor rigs or modest rowing rafts, and the groups might be large or small. But one…
Dave Foster casts up and across the Colorado River at Long Bar. Photograph by Scott Baxter.
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A River Runs Through Him

As the sun dips behind the sandstone walls of Marble Canyon, the temperature dips, too. It’s 4:15 p.m., and Dave Foster…
Hanging foliage grows along a perennial spring that feeds East Clear Creek. Photograph by Joel Hazelton.
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The Unexpected Nature of Arizona

Delicate wildflowers bloom among the leaves of corn lilies in the Chiricahua Mountains of…
Evening light illuminates the rolling foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains along Gardner Canyon Road, an ideal route for exploring the range. Photograph by Norma Jean Gargasz.
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The High Roads

Before You Go Each of these drives includes travel on unpaved roads that sometimes don’t see a lot of traffic, so make…
Diver in emerald-colored water inside a sea cave on the Colorado River. Photograph by Kerrick James.
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Kerrick James: This Is My Story

In the mid-1990s, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation opened Black Canyon, on the Colorado River below Hoover Dam, to wider…
Melody Frazer in community kitchen with cooking ingredients. Photograph by John Burcham.
Around Arizona

NoCo Community Kitchen

After losing everything they owned in the 2020 Creek Fire in Central California, Melody Frazer (pictured) and her…
Ben Christensen in the Western film LeGrand, courtesy of Ben Christensen

Q&A: Ben Christensen on Capturing the Spirit of the West

Ben Christensen is a man of many talents. In addition to working as a professional photographer and videographer, he…