A sudden spring storm looms over the sandstone formations of White Pocket, part of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument north of the Grand Canyon. By Suzanne Mathia
In Depth

It's a Hard Rain

A young man points south toward the only cloud floating in a deep blue October sky. We are part of a group of six with reservations to hike through...
Deborah Copenhaver Fellows looks off into the distance standing in tall grass with her horse a few steps away. By Joel Grimes
Culture

She Rides Good Horses

Deborah Copenhaver Fellows of Sonoita, Arizona, is a horsewoman from stock that knows the essence of fillies well, because it is in her blood....
Herb crusted pork chops with sausage, apple, pecan and quinoa dressing, apple bourbon sauce and browned butter Brussels sprouts. By Rob Ballard
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Gobble Up

Arizona has a long tradition of ranching. Even before statehood in 1912, cattle operations were a majorelement of the Territorial economy, and today...
Josiah Austin, owner of the Cienega Ranch in Southeastern Arizona, stands below one of the many check dams he and his employees have constructed on the ranch. In this instance, water retained by the dam has allowed Arizona ash trees and other vegetation to flourish above it.
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Rain Check

Josiah Austin stands at the edge of a nameless rivulet on his ranch in the foothills of the Chiricahua Mountains. He points south. “You see those?”...
wo cowboys enjoy the view from the south ridge of Mount Baldy, the highest point in Eastern Arizona’s White Mountains. This photograph appeared on the cover of Arizona Highways’ June 1977 issue. WAYNE DAVIS
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Our Western Spirit

Annika Cunningham moves the remuda through Schoolhouse Pasture at the X Diamond Ranch, near Greer. The remuda is the herd of horses from which...
Illustration of mounted cowboy looking over herd toward ranch house as storm clouds roll in. By Kim Johnson
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Ranch Thanksgiving

Nine times out of 10, Thanksgiving in Northern Arizona will come nosing ahead of a storm like an old lead cow going to water. A solid front of gray...
Fall color surrounds Wet Beaver Creek’s “The Crack,” a highlight of the Bell Trail. By Laurence Parent
Hiking

Bell Trail

There’s no definitive set of variables that define a perfect hike. It varies from person to person and place to place. In the arid Southwest, water...
Theodore Roosevelt Lake forms a backdrop for healthy saguaro cactuses along A-Cross Road. By Eric Heaton
Scenic Drives

A-Cross Road

For a reservoir that once was among the world’s largest, Theodore Roosevelt Lake doesn’t get a ton of attention — possibly because it’s been...