Exterior of a building at Taliesin Institute, constructed with local desert rocks. Photograph by Andrew Pielage.
Around Arizona

Taliesin Institute

Under a cloudless morning sky, 10 architecture students from Washington State University and their professor roll out yoga mats on the lawn of a...
Breakfast at Peach Tree Café, featuring a breakfast burrito with avocado slices. Photo: Dawn Kish
Dining

Peach Tree Café

About 40 years ago, Ralph and Kay Nye opened a little café in Lake Montezuma, a wide spot on the road off Interstate 17 south of Sedona. Cricket’s was a mainstay in the small community and was...
The Red Cross house at Fort Whipple, near Prescott, is shown around 1919. Photograph: Sharlot Hall Museum
History

Red Cross Houses

With some 25 percent of returning soldiers facing “shell shock” after World War I, the U.S. embraced a new model of care, greatly expanding...
Bull elk with rim lighting in a forest clearing. Photo by Mike Buchheit.
Nature

Elk

Elk (Cervus canadensis) are commonly seen in Northern Arizona’s subalpine zones, ponderosa pine forests and piñon-juniper forests, where they dine...
Tesota

Chef Doug Robson Brings Tesota to Phoenix

Renowned chef and restaurateur Doug Robson is adding to his line of restaurants in Phoenix. Tesota is the newest addition to Robson's Phoenix...
A visitor to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park looks through a telescope during the Grand Canyon Star Party. Photograph by John Burcham.
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The Dawn Of The Dark Age

When you’ve been driving for seven hours in search of a starry sky, there are a few things you don’t want to see near the end of the trip. Clouds...
Illustration by Chris Gall of cowboys leaning over corral fence with pot of beans in the foreground..
Culture

The Showoffs

Cowboys learn early that they are showoffs, but they also learn that to show off without style, or to make a brag, is no good. Besides that, no...
A Grand Canyon motor rafting trip prepares to launch into the Colorado River at Lees Ferry. Photograph by Dawn Kish.
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Preparing For Takeoff

The boats might be dories, jumbo motor rigs or modest rowing rafts, and the groups might be large or small. But one thing is constant when it comes...