Bull elk with rim lighting in a forest clearing. Photo by Mike Buchheit.
Nature

Elk

Elk (Cervus canadensis) are commonly seen in Northern Arizona’s subalpine zones, ponderosa pine forests and piñon-juniper forests, where they dine...
Tesota

Chef Doug Robson Brings Tesota to Phoenix

Renowned chef and restaurateur Doug Robson is adding to his line of restaurants in Phoenix. Tesota is the newest addition to Robson's Phoenix...
A visitor to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park looks through a telescope during the Grand Canyon Star Party. Photograph by John Burcham.
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The Dawn Of The Dark Age

When you’ve been driving for seven hours in search of a starry sky, there are a few things you don’t want to see near the end of the trip. Clouds...
Illustration by Chris Gall of cowboys leaning over corral fence with pot of beans in the foreground..
Culture

The Showoffs

Cowboys learn early that they are showoffs, but they also learn that to show off without style, or to make a brag, is no good. Besides that, no...
A Grand Canyon motor rafting trip prepares to launch into the Colorado River at Lees Ferry. Photograph by Dawn Kish.
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Preparing For Takeoff

The boats might be dories, jumbo motor rigs or modest rowing rafts, and the groups might be large or small. But one thing is constant when it comes...
Dave Foster casts up and across the Colorado River at Long Bar. Photograph by Scott Baxter.
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A River Runs Through Him

As the sun dips behind the sandstone walls of Marble Canyon, the temperature dips, too. It’s 4:15 p.m., and Dave Foster stands in waders in the...
Hanging foliage grows along a perennial spring that feeds East Clear Creek. Photograph by Joel Hazelton.
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The Unexpected Nature of Arizona

Delicate wildflowers bloom among the leaves of corn lilies in the Chiricahua Mountains of Southeastern Arizona. As a “sky island” range, the...
Evening light illuminates the rolling foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains along Gardner Canyon Road, an ideal route for exploring the range. Photograph by Norma Jean Gargasz.
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The High Roads

Before You Go Each of these drives includes travel on unpaved roads that sometimes don’t see a lot of traffic, so make sure you have the right...