Photograph by Scott Baxter
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You can call me ‘Cowboy’

There’s no promise of rain on the horizon, none of those bloated blue-black clouds that might deliver a wall of water.…
Photograph by Jerry Jacka
Culture

He Made An Issue Out Of Pottery

If you’re too young to remember, or if maybe the ’70s are just a blur, here’s some of what was happening back in…
Photograph by Richard L. Danley
In Depth

This Isn't Going To Be Easy

Don’t look down,” I mutter to myself as I look down. My stomach plummets at the dizzying view, and a chill shoots to my…
Photograph by Joel Hazelton
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The Advent of Spring

Demeter was furious. Discovering her daughter, Persephone, had been kidnapped by Hades, king of the underworld, she…
A sepia toned image shows a portrait of a young potter

Western Spirit and Women's History Month

WHAT: Women in the Spotlight for Women’s History Month WHEN: March 1-31, 2023  WHO: Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s…
Photograph by Sean Parker
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Please Don't Make Light of This

Stars were so dense, there was hardly space for sky.  I was late coming up the Bright Angel Trail. It wasn’t on…
Illustration by Davide Bonazzi
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The Cabeza de Baca Paper Trail

Don Luis María Cabeza de Baca would never know what he started. Married three times, the wealthy New Mexico sheepherder…
Photograph by John Burcham
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Coming to an End

Twice, it looked as if the route would not go, but a careful scramble to the edge always revealed a stairway through,…