The top of an 80-armed saguaro cactus near marana, Arizona is pictured.

Discover Marana, Arizona

Hike (or Walk) Your Way Through Marana, the Gateway to the Sonoran Desert If you have a passion for hiking, meandering and discovering new places,...
Casey Murph (left) and Jones Benally go riding on the HRY Ranch, west of Holbrook. | Scott Baxter
Culture

Cowboys and Indians

EDITOR’S NOTE: For this month’s portfolio, we’ve combined the work of two of our most talented photographers: Scott Baxter, the artist behind the 100...
Gil (left) and Troy Gillenwater search for a suitable campsite near the Sierra Ancha during their 1982 trek across Arizona. With them are Judy (left) and Grandma, their pack mules for most of the 810-mile journey. By Gil and Troy Gillenwater
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The Path of Most Resistance

“We wanted to stay away from towns and cities and to trace the paths of Ancestral Puebloans and pioneers and prospectors. We wanted to walk 800 miles...
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson made news around the world when she reappeared after her purported 1926 kidnapping — but nowhere more so than in Douglas, where her re-emergence set off a media frenzy. | LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KEITH WHITNEY
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On The Third Day She Rose Again

A few hours before a summer dawn, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson walked out of the Chihuahuan Desert and came back from the dead. Five weeks...
Much of Herb and Dorothy McLaughlin’s photography documented the rapid growth of the Phoenix area in the mid-20th century. This photo shows downtown Phoenix’s Central Avenue, looking north toward North Mountain. By Herb and Dorothy McLaughlin
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Two Can Play at This Game

A‌bercrombie and Fitch, Sears and Roebuck, Mork and Mindy, Ben and Jerry, Simon and Garfunkel … some names are better together. They’re more...
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. This month, it’s J.B....
Tall, leafy ocotillos line the Mesquite Hollow Trail in the McDowell Mountains. By David Zickl
Hiking

Mesquite Hollow Trail

For centuries in the Sonoran Desert, mesquite trees and their byproducts were used for beams in pit houses, fence posts, medicinal salves, paint,...
Above Castle Hot Springs Road, saguaros cast long shadows on the slopes of the Hieroglyphic Mountains. By Laurence Parent
Scenic Drives

Castle Hot Springs Road

With the Valley of the Sun ever expanding, it’s hard to believe a pristine Sonoran Desert drive can still be found an hour or so (traffic permitting...