Grandview Point at the Grand Canyon by Jack Dykinga
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The Perfect Week in Grand Canyon National Park

There’s no wrong way to spend time at the Grand Canyon. It is, after all, one of the world’s most famous natural…
David Roberts
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David Roberts 1943-2021

The Navajos called them “Anasazi.” And, for seven decades, so did archaeologists. But, in the 1990s, a new generation…
A young organ pipe cactus grows amid saguaros and ocotillos in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument’s Alamo Canyon. | Paul Gill
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The Perfect Weekend in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

When European immigrants ventured into the southwest corner of Arizona Territory in the late 19th century, they…
RIGHT: The Lower Cliff Dwelling at Tonto National Monument is the ruin most accessible to visitors. | Laurence Parent
Culture

The Cultural Parks

Tonto National Monument Also a cultural melting pot, the site now known as Tonto National Monument was one of the most…
Photo by Larry Lindahl
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Arizona National Parks Guide

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Year Designated: 1972Area: 1.25 million acres (Arizona and Utah)Wilderness…
What remains of a Sinaguan cliff dwelling clings to the canyon wall at Walnut Canyon National Monument. This view is from the Island Trail, which traverses another set of ruins. | Tom Bean
Around Arizona

I Want To Go Back to Walnut Canyon

The memories are starting to chip a little. Like nail polish on fingers that have plunged too many times into the…
Photograph by Jeff Maltzman
Around Arizona

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

In October 1775, as a nascent United States was breaking away from Great Britain on America’s East Coast, Juan Bautista…
Photo by Sean Parker
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Q&A: Sean Parker

JK: How did this photograph come together? SP: I shot this in the Gila Bend area on an August evening last year. I was…