Illustration by Sam Ward
Klondyke’s cemetery sits high on a ridge overlooking the broad sweep of Aravaipa Canyon, about 35 miles west of Safford. Prickly pear cactuses and a handful of grave markers rise from its tall, tawny…
Photograph by Joel Grimes
Look closely at Michael Chiago’s watercolors, and you might spot a small boy — he’s hatless and wears a blue shirt. The boy pops up in multiple paintings and typically appears on the edge of the…
Photograph by Jack Dykinga
Rick Burress is a longtime Arizona Highways consultant who trains design and photography professionals on desktop publishing software, particularly Adobe products. JK: AI [artificial intelligence]…
Photograph by Rick Wiley
Given that 2,000-degree furnaces are involved, glass art can be as dangerous as it is beautiful. That means the proper skills for this challenging form of expression aren’t just important — they’re…
Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert
When bald eagles were federally listed as endangered in 1978, Arizona was home to only 11 breeding pairs. Today, breeding bald eagles occupy more than 70 territories in the state — thanks, in part,…
Photograph by John Burcham
This is a story about a woman who accomplished something extraordinary in a place best known for its otherworldliness. It’s a story that might make you question the physical and mental limits of the…
Photograph by Jill Richards
Charreadas are often referred to as “Mexican rodeos,” but that description barely scratches the surface of these uniquely Mexican events. In fact, many components of the rodeo familiar throughout the…
Photograph by Jack Breed (Click to view entire image.)
ARIZONA’S MIDRIFF IS FAR FROM BARE. If you scurry across the much-used southern routes, you may think we haven’t enough wood to make a totem pole. But that’s because you’ve bypassed our 11-million-…