The clear water of Oak Creek tumbles over a small waterfall in the Slide Rock area of Oak Creek Canyon, near Sedona. At the time this photo was made, the Slide Rock area had not yet become an Arizona state park; it received that designation in 1987. By Josef Muench
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Remembering Arizona

Editor’s Note: The celebration of our centennial continues with another wonderful piece from another wonderful writer.…
John Burcham captured this dramatic photo of a rock climber nearing the overhang at the top of rocky outcrop.
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This Is My Story … By John Burcham

I’ve been a rock climber just about as long as I’ve been a photographer, and both pursuits have taken up most of my…
Photograph of Lewis Nash playing the drums by Thomas Ingersoll
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Lewis Nash

To call Lewis Nash a natural-born drummer isn’t to ignore the decades this Phoenix native has dedicated to his music.…
A color photograph shows a smiling white man in a blue plaid shirt. He is anchored to a rock wall with climbing gear and holding a camera with a large lens.
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Help Support Our Friend John Burcham's Recovery

Earlier this month, our friend and longtime Arizona Highways contributor suffered a catastrophic fall while rock…
Placid water in Hell’s Half Acre Canyon reflects the sheer walls and box elders. By Jack Dykinga
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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
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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
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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…