Water pools in a side canyon of Wet Beaver Creek, located southeast of Sedona. | Mark Frank
In Depth

Waiting for Water

I’ve always liked the way a story gets spun — the way people with a belly and a heart for words veer toward one topic or another or a whole handful...
The sun rises on historic Allen Street in Tombstone, a Wild West icon known as “The Town Too Tough to Die.” | Jill Richards
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Small Towns

Tombstone Founded: Late 1870s County: Cochise Population: 1,308 Elevation: 4,406 feet High School Mascot: Yellow Jackets...
Ponderosa pine trees flank the Ranch Trail in the Prescott National Forest. | Laurence Parent
Hiking

Ranch Trail

“I think I cannot preserve my health and spirits unless I spend four hours a day at least — and it is commonly more than that — sauntering through...
A stately alligator juniper punctuates the summit of Porcupine Mountain. | Laurence Parent
Scenic Drives

Porcupine Mountain

Not many Arizonans are familiar with Porcupine Mountain, partly because until recently, this Central Arizona peak had a different name — one that was...
The patio area of A Sunset Chateau includes a fountain, firepit and a view of the nearby red rocks of Sedona. | Laurence Parent
Lodging

A Sunset Chateau

Sedona’s A Sunset Chateau has been a family affair for more than 20 years. Owners Janet and Philippe Buillet met in Paris as painters and sculptors, then were inspired to move to Arizona, where they...
A blooming ocotillo is the key to Adam Scallau's image of the Colorado River from Whitmore Canyon Overlook on the Grand Canyon's north rim.
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This Is My Story … By Adam Schallau

I made this photograph on Day 7 of a 12-day trip across Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. I was there to explore and photograph some of the...
Cheron Taylor sits on a play rug in front of a bookshelf shaped like a dinosaur in the kid's section of Desierto Books in Tucson. | Steven Meckler

Desierto Books

A gila monster rests in a rocky desert setting beneath the Superstition Mountains. | Bruce D. Taubert
Nature

Gila Monster

It’s rare to encounter a Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) — the reptiles spend most of their time underground — but exploring the desert early in...