An unidentified man poses in a cement plant at the site of Theodore Roosevelt Dam in a Walter J. Lubken photo from March 1905. The dam was completed six years later, creating Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
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The Dam Photographer

Countless American photographers could be considered really famous — Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Annie Leibowitz and Dorothea Lange are just a few of...
Elizabeth Compton Hegemann poses with two kachina plaques, one completed and one in progress, at the Hopi village of Oraibi in 1927. | Elizabeth Compton Hegemann
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Towering Figure

During their brief marriage in the 1920s, writer and photographer Elizabeth Compton Hegemann and her husband, Michael Harrison, lived on the South...
The Verde River flows past the imposing namesakes of the White Cliffs Trail. By Laurence Parent
Hiking

White Cliffs Trail

Like the White Cliffs of Dover, the white cliffs of the Verde Valley are rooted in a history that goes back millions of years. Our local cliffs,...
A sprawling view of the Grand Canyon is the reward at the end of the long drive to Crazy Jug Point. By Paul Gill
Scenic Drives

Crazy Jug Point

When you’re trekking to some attractions on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim — from Bright Angel Point, an easy quarter-mile walk from Grand Canyon Lodge...
Interior of room at Origins B&B, showing bath, vanity and sleeping areas. By Laurence Parent
Lodging

Origins Bed and Breakfast

You don’t often need an umbrella in the Verde Valley, but when you do, you really do — especially during a monsoon storm. Karen Saelens and Jeff Raible, who own and operate Origins Bed and Breakfast...
Night sky viewed through narrow walls of a slo canyon along the Colorado River in the GrandCanyon. By Dawn Kish
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Dawn Kish: This Is My Story

The first time I slept under the stars in Blacktail Canyon — a slot canyon at Mile 120 of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon — was in 1998, when...
Rachelle Wingfield shows off doughy hands for the camera at her bakery. By Dawn Kish

Wingfield Bread Co.

James Porter pictured in a doorway at Terra Farm and Manor. By Jill Richards
Around Arizona

Terra Farm and Manor

As we drive past a metal gate and make our way up a rugged dirt road, acclaimed chef James Porter (pictured) can hardly contain himself — he’s...