Illustration by Sam Ward
To The Batcave!!!
On a scouting expedition in 2007, Jason Ballensky spotted a cave entrance in a remote area of Grand Canyon National Park. It looked big. An experienced caver, Ballensky was working under a…
Photograph by John Burcham
I Am Not A Visitor
Kelkiyana Yazzie was in fourth grade when her teacher took her class on a field trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. No one mentioned that this was historically Native land — that this land and…
Heavy snow covers the summit of Spider Rock and the surrounding landscape of the Navajo Nation’s Canyon de Chelly National Monument. By Claire Curran
The Beauty of Tall Things
I decided to visit Canyon de Chelly after my first weaving workshop on the Navajo Reservation. Our workshop facilitator scheduled a trip to the canyon during our weeklong class, but I skipped the…
Arizona Trail
We Deliver
Tufty and Co. That’s the trail name for Sarah; her husband, Derek; and their dog. They do not take hiking lightly. If Sarah says it’s a moderate hike, it’s difficult. If she says it’s less than 10…
Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert
Q&A: Bruce D. Taubert
JK: You’ve put together an innovative photo kit (below) that allows for a lot of latitude in the field. How did it come together? BDT: I really like and appreciate my long telephoto lenses. But all…
Photograph By Keegan Barber, Courtesy of NASA
OSIRIS-REx
Sometimes, things actually go according to plan: On a Sunday morning, high above a Utah sagebrush flat, an orange-and-white parachute floated to Earth bearing cargo retrieved from 200 million miles…
A trainer and young client walk alongside a dark brown horse.
Healing on Horseback
A metal ramada, equipped with industrial-grade ceiling fans, stands tall and juts out into the desert landscape of Cave Creek, Arizona, covering a large patch of dirt. An unpaved driveway leads to a…
Photograph by Bill Ferris
Wildlife Photo Contest Winners
Lee Scherer, Marana American pronghorn   Isabel Guerra Clark, Phoenix Desert bighorn sheep   Sue Welter…