In a polarized world, where everyone has an opinion about everything everywhere and all at once, prairie dogs are rodents as Rorschach test. If...

When Grand Canyon prospector Ben Beamer traveled to Denver in July 1892, it was big news. The Denver Republican interviewed him about his hermit-like...

Claire Curran Amid maples displaying deep red hues, aspens begin to don their autumn gold on the Mogollon Rim. This photo was made near Forest...

Bailey Dilgard has a dead porcupine in the bed of her truck. That’s one of the things I notice when I accompany her down a remote, rutted road in...
Scenic Drives

Santa Cruz County, in Southern Arizona, has no shortage of natural beauty, but there’s plenty of human history, too — including several ghost towns....
Hiking

This trail is not marked by red-white-and-blue barber poles. It would be nice if it were, but it’s not. In fact, it can be confusing at times....
Lodging

Usually, a hotel with historic architecture, unique art, local cuisine and beautiful landscaping is plenty. But for the Sonoran Desert Inn, these amenities barely scratch the surface of a place that’...

JK: What can you tell us about “camera trapping”? BDT: For years, I’ve been using camera trapping to photograph hard-to-locate animals. I place a...