After losing everything they owned in the 2020 Creek Fire in Central California, Melody Frazer (pictured) and her husband traveled all over the West...
Dining

It’s not often that we feature two destinations from the same town in this section of the magazine, but this month, Bright Side Bookshop (see Local Favorite, page 12) and Teatro Italian Food &...
History

These days, a cross-country flight doesn’t usually make news, but in the early 1920s, America was still getting acquainted with air travel, and the...
Nature

Striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) are members of the mephitid family, a group that also includes the stink badgers of Southeast Asia. In Arizona,...

Ben Christensen is a man of many talents. In addition to working as a professional photographer and videographer, he recently produced and starred in...

Like playing right field, counting migrating raptors at the Grand Canyon is a test of patience and focus. With extended periods of absolutely nothing...

Six years ago, William E. Simpson II was serving as a local adviser to crews battling the 2018 Klamathon Fire. He watched as flames raced toward his...

A Western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) clings to the bark of a paloverde tree. Found in a wide range of habitats in the American Southwest...