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Sacred Temples in a Sacred Place

Vishnu, Shiva, Deva, Zoroaster … from the 1870s to the early 1900s, more than 20 peaks in the Grand Canyon were officially designated as “temples.” For more than 25 years, one lucky resident of the national park got to see them every day.

The Tale of a Donkey

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Lake Havasu City Lighthouses

The first big import was the London Bridge, but it wasn’t the last. In the years since, Lake Havasu City has “imported” 27 lighthouses from around the U.S. and Canada.

Reflecting on the Canyon

Frank Waters, a winter resident of Tucson, was considered one of the great writers of Western literature. He wrote this piece for Arizona Highways a few years before his death in 1995.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the January 2014 issue of Arizona Highways, and some of the contacts quoted here have since moved on or passed away.

Photograph by Shane McDermott — If you’re lucky enough to visit “the Wave,” be prepared for a 6-mile, round-trip hike. | Shane McDermott

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History, Nature & Culture

History

KFC's Arizona Connection

If you grew up watching television, “Mmm, Mmm, Good” probably makes you think of Campbell’s soup. “North America’s Hospitality Dish” probably doesn’t make you think of...

Nature

Texas Horned Lizard

Say howdy to the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), which is one of more than a dozen horned lizard species in North America. Often referred to as horny...

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Diné

Covering an area of 25,000 square miles of sunburnt, sandy desert, grizzly, phantom-like cacti, varicolored, naked buttes and hills, and blackened lava beds of extinct...