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Wooden railroad trestle bridges a gully from a pine covered hilltop.
Photograph by Theresa Rose Ditson
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June 2025 Contest

The Beaten Track

This remnant of an old rail line can be found at a defunct mine site in an Arizona mountain range. We’re looking for the name of that range, which is named for a famous prospector and is home to dozens of ghost towns.


Win a collection of our most popular books!
To enter, correctly identify the location pictured at left and email your answer to [email protected] — type “Where Is This?” in the subject line. Entries can also be sent to 2039 W. Lewis Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009 (write “Where Is This?” on the envelope). Please include your name, address and phone number. One winner will be chosen in a random drawing of qualified entries. Entries must be postmarked by June 15, 2025. Only the winner will be notified. The correct answer will be posted in our August issue and online beginning mid-July.

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Where is this? The top of a house or building near a metal pole with ladder and two flat extensions at the top, the front of which is bright red. By Jeff Kida
Photograph by Jeff Kida
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March 2025 Contest

Answer & Winner

Patagonia.
Congratulations to our winner, Ken Kudrak of Colchester, Connecticut.

Sending a Signal

In a small Arizona town, you’ll find this train signal outside a building that dates to the early 1900s and celebrates the community’s railroad history. We’d like you to identify the town, which shares its name with a place that’s way, way south of Arizona.