Placid water in Hell’s Half Acre Canyon reflects the sheer walls and box elders. By Jack Dykinga
In Depth

Ancient Creeks

Quiet conversations of water moved through a forest. Words chattered across smooth, black stones as a clear stream…
Victoria Howell Westlake leads her daughter, Katherine, out of the gate after a long day of work at the Tin House Ranch location. By Peter Schwepker
Culture

Ranch Women

It’s close to noon on this windy Friday, and Victoria Howell Westlake has been up since 4 a.m. She’s preparing her…
A new aspen shoot rises from earth charred by the Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This photo was made just south of Cape Royal Road on October 1, the day the road reopened to the public. By Amy S. Martin
Latest Feature

Listening to the Land: Reflections on the North Rim

A week or two after the summer solstice, mirage-inducing heat across the desert Southwest creates a low-pressure vacuum…
Stars and the Milky Way fill the night sky over Wotans Throne in a view from Cape Royal, on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. The Canyon’s world-renowned dark skies have made it a haven for stargazers — and, since 2021, the home of an astronomer-in-residence program sponsored by Grand Canyon Conservancy. | Sean Parker
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Making a Night of it

So, here I am, gazing more than 2 million light-years into the universe from a spot a mile deep and a billion years…
Grand Canyon wrangler Remy Kelbel prepares one of the mules at the South Rim for a morning ride. Kelbel is one of up to nine wranglers employed at the Canyon by Xanterra Travel Collection. By John Burcham
Latest Feature

Riding High

‌Remy Kelbel was 4 years old when she rode a horse for the first time. She didn’t come from a riding or ranching family…
The setting sun colors the sky over the layered buttes of the Grand Canyon, as seen from the South Rim. Frequent visitors recommend arriving at the rim an hour before sundown to fully experience a sunset at the Canyon. By Adam Schallau
Latest Feature

The Canyon

Editor’s Note: As we begin a new year, we continue the celebration of our centennial with another classic from our…
Storm clouds whip up waves on Lake Mohave. By Joel Hazelton
Photo Editor Forum

Joel Hazelton: This Is My Story

It’s good to have an excuse to leave the house, even if you aren’t that optimistic about what you’re going to find out…
An aerial photo of Lake Powell’s Reflection Canyon displays the reservoir’s current and former water levels, along with the canyon’s looping course. By Gary Ladd
Around Arizona

Lake Powell

When plenty of water was sloshing around Lake Powell in the 1980s, I briefly encountered Floyd Dominy, who’d been the…