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Millions of people visit Arizona every year, and for good reason. From the iconic Grand Canyon to world-class resorts, amazing outdoor recreation,...
A black and white photograph of cowboys in Arizona

Scott Baxter's "The Gather" Opens

Longtime Arizona Highways contributor Scott Baxter's newest exhibition, The Gather, opens at Western Spirit, Scottsdale's Museum of the West, on...
Photograph: Northern Arizona University Cline Library
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Seven Wonders of the Grand Canyon

ADA BASS 1867-1951 Ada Diefendorf Bass, a classically trained pianist born in New York in 1867, didn’t choose to be the first Anglo woman...
Photograph by Kerrick James
In Depth

Where Nature Meets Nurture

On a late afternoon in mid-November, the sun angles low over The Nature Conservancy’s Aravaipa Canyon guesthouse, lighting up a yellow­ing pecan tree...
Photograph: U.S. Geological Survey
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Birdseye View

A river trip through the Grand Canyon is often described as a life-changing experience. It typically lasts between seven and 18 days, and river...
Photograph by Claire Curran

We Skipped to the Good Part

George H.H. Huey The Colorado River flows beneath the North Rim’s remote Toroweap Overlook at sunrise. Visitors to Toroweap must navigate a...
Photograph courtesy of Museum of Northern Arizona

The Grand Master

If anyone ever died of a broken heart, it was Gunnar Widforss. The Swedish artist, dubbed “The Painter of National Parks” for his watercolors of...
Photograph by Dawn Kish
Culture

Rachel Tso: On Location

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story appeared in the print edition of Arizona Highways in May 2015. Some of the details may have changed since then...