Dinosaur tracks etched in stone lead to layered rock formations in the Painted Desert. By Tom Bean
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Tom Bean: This Is My Story

Like many photographers, I got my start behind a camera while doing something else. In my case, after graduating from Iowa State University with a...
A yucca stalk punctuates a sunrise panorama to the northeast from Willow Springs Road. By Jeff Maltzman
Scenic Drives

Willow Springs Road

We hear it a lot: “Why do so many of the scenic drives in Arizona Highways require a high-clearance vehicle?” It isn’t by design. But there are only...
The Seven Sacred Pools, a landmark on the Soldier Pass Trail, mirror the spires of Coffeepot Rock. By Larry Lindahl
Hiking

Soldier Pass Trail

Sedona isn’t the only place nestled in the middle of Mother Nature. Flagstaff sits on the slopes of the San Francisco Peaks. Tucson is sandwiched...
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Arizona Highways Policy on Generative AI

Arizona Highways does not publish words, images or other content created or edited, in whole or in part, by generative artificial intelligence (AI)...
Toroweap Ranger Station, located near the Grand Canyon’s Toroweap Overlook on the North Rim, is one of the most remote postings in the National Park Service. The station’s buildings were built of local stone in 1935. By John Burcham
In Depth

Fringe Benefits

Green after recent monsoon rains, Toroweap Valley spreads west, toward the Uinkaret Mountains. Rabbitbrush and sunflowers splash the remote expanse,...
A saguaro heavy with fruit grows in Saguaro National Park’s Tucson Mountain District. In this area, the fruit typically ripens in late June and early July. | A saguaro heavy with fruit grows in Saguaro National Park’s Tucson Mountain District. In this area, the fruit typically ripens in late June and early July. | Bill Hatcher
Culture

With A 10-Foot Pole

At 6 p.m. on a late-June evening, it’s 102 degrees at Stella Tucker’s campsite at Saguaro National Park. A graniteware pot bubbles over a fire, the...
The aurora borealis fills the night sky over the Grand Canyon in a view from Desert View Watchtower, on the East Rim, in October 2024. Far below the rim, the Colorado River mirrors the red hues of the northern lights. | Rich Rudow
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Red Sky At Night, Photographer's Delight

Galileo named the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, in the early 17th century, honoring Aurora, Roman goddess of the dawn, and Boreas, Greek...
The Grandview Hotel, which overlooked the Canyon at the South Rim’s Grandview Point, became part of Hearst’s portfolio in 1913. | Library of Congress
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This Land Is My Land

William Randolph Hearst was a man accustomed to getting his way. Heir to a mining and ranching fortune worth hundreds of millions in today’s dollars...