A phoenix talussnail is shown as large black snail with a large spiral-shaped shell in a green, orange, brown and white environment.
Nature

Phoenix Talussnail

Endemic to Arizona, the Phoenix talussnail (Sonorella allynsmithi) lives on rocky slopes in Maricopa County. During dry seasons, the snail draws from...
A selection of menu items available at Rim Country BBQ includes a barbecue plate, wood-fired pizza, wings, drinks and dessert.
Dining

Rim Country BBQ and Wood Fired Pizza

We foolish humans like to think we’re in complete control of our lives, but Shane Lovett, the owner of Rim Country BBQ and Wood Fired Pizza in Payson, operates on blind faith — and his life has been...
An illustration from the October 1954 issue of Arizona Highways shows the Sky Riders Hotel.
History

The Sky Riders Hotel

When the city of Phoenix acquired Sky Harbor Airport in 1935, it was just a glimmer of what the facility is today. It had one terminal and served a...
Joseph Specter is pictured in the living room of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West, in Scottsdale.
Around Arizona

Joseph Specter

Frank Lloyd Wright had no regard for the tall. That’s a reminder many visitors receive when they explore Taliesin West, the legendary architect’s...
Bruce Simballa (on oars) and Kenton Grua (steering) guide an authentic Whitehall boat, the kind used by John Wesley Powell’s party, through the Grand Canyon’s Granite Rapids for an Imax film in 1984. Powell’s group portaged these rapids, but modern boatmen have the skills and experience to run these boats through the Canyon’s largest rapids. By Rudi Petschek
In Depth

Whatever Boats You Float

The rapid we started with this morning gave us to understand the character of the day’s run. It was a wild one. The boats labored hard but came out...
The San Francisco Peaks, Arizona’s highest mountains, loom over a hillside of evergreens and wildflowers at sunset. The Peaks are sacred to several of Arizona’s tribes, adding deeper meaning to an effort to rename one of the summits. By Michael Wilson
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Home of the Clouds

You don’t need a Ph.D. in anthropology to decipher the names of many of Arizona’s landmarks. The Grand Canyon is just that. The Vermilion Cliffs...
Reddish ponderosa pine trunks contrast with green pine, spruce and Douglas-fir needles on the Kaibab Plateau, north of the Grand Canyon. Featuring elevations of up to 9,200 feet, the Kaibab Plateau is known for mild summers and snowy winters. By Tom Bean
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Forested Highlands

Remembering gives a place life. Think back to plum-colored storms in summer and the sound of thunder booming through the woods. Ferns uncurl around...
Aspens mingle with ponderosa pines in Sandys Canyon, a scenic hiking destination southeast of Flagstaff. This view is from an overlook west of Canyon Vista Campground, which is just off Lake Mary Road (Forest Highway 3). By Tom Bean
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Headed for Higher Ground

At Sheeps Crossing, in the White Mountains of Eastern Arizona, grasses and flowers grow on a log in the West Fork of the Little Colorado River....