Snow-covered foliage near Yavapai Point, on the South Rim, anchors a view into the Grand Canyon at sunset. This photo illustrates how winter precipitation typically falls as snow on the Canyon’s rims, but melts into rain before reaching the bottom of the gorge. | Guy Schmickle
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Winter at Grand Canyon

Editor’s Note: If you’ve been following along with us this year, you might have noticed, and maybe even read, some of the flashback pieces we’ve...
This Christmas greeting first appeared in our December 1940 issue. It’s been updated here with our collection of covers from 2025.
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Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours

Editor’s Note: This Christmas greeting first appeared in our December 1940 issue. It’s been updated here with our collection of covers from 2025...
Photograph of Kevin Kibsey in studio setting holding a handful of paintbrushes is by Paul Markow.
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Vaya Con Dios, Amigo

If Kevin Kibsey had been a character on Gunsmoke, he would have been Newly, the deputy marshal. The good-lookin’ good guy. Kevin wasn’t born on a...
Good triumphs over evil in Guadalupe's humorous morality play La Pastorela. Here, Zarco Guerrero's Satan tangles with the Archangel Michael as portrayed by Rose Villa. | Jeff Kida
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La Pastorela

The very first Christmas Eve: The "Archangel Michael" struggles to get the attention of a group of preoccupied shepherds. She's having a tough time:...
A sandstone cave near Schnebly Hill Road frames a panorama of Red Rock Country. By Chirag Patel

Everyday Arizona: Red Rocks

I don’t believe in the idea of an “everyday thing.” Each night, the moon offers a new face. Each day, the sun burns with a different intensity....
The ancient ruins of Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park in Globe, Arizona, glow with thousands of luminarias for the 37th Annual Festival of Lights.

Festival of Lights

On December 6, the ancient ruins of Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park in Globe, Arizona, glow with thousands of luminarias for the 37th Annual...
Four horseback riders traveling through desert terrain. By Az Dude Ranch Association

Arizona Dude Ranches

The Arizona Dude Ranch Association introduces guests to quality Arizona dude ranches across the state, from our deserts and grasslands to forested...
Sonoran Desert National Monument, east of Gila Bend in Southern Arizona, is home to an extensive forest of saguaros. | Paul Gill
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Something to Call Our Own

They are legendary beings, part plant, part human, part god. On their coldest nights, sometimes the great arms of saguaros will sag and sway, and...