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The article focuses on the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument at Ajo Mountain in Arizona. The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a meeting place for the Sonoran Desert upland environment and the lower costal plain of Sonora, Mexico and the Colorado River delta. Organ Pipe has many wildlife, which includes 277 bird species, 70 kinds of mammals, 46 reptile species, and 76 butterfly varieties.

The article describes the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Big Canyon known today as the Grand Canyon, looms at the mouth of the Diamond River. History indicates the expedition of Lieutenant Joseph Christmas Ives who was sent upriver on a mission to identify whether supplies for the U.S. Army garrisons in southern Utah and elsewhere in the great desert be transported on the river.

The article discusses the author's experience with celebrating Christmas at Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. The author, his wife and friends stayed at the Thunderbird Lodge which has a tinseled Christmas tree. They traveled the Canyon del Muerto, an 18-mile long tributary of Canyon de Chelly. The author observes that at night, the canyon's walls can be seen in the soft white light and the air is filled with the smell of wood smoke. INSET: when you go..

The article discusses the author's experience of driving through the historic Route 66 in Arizona. They began their leisurely journey from Seligman. Route 66 was the main route between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California, before the Interstate Highway System. They observed a restaurant and gasoline station which provided service in the 1920s.

The article features on the Kartchner Caverns State Park in Arizona. The park has been accidentally found by two trekkers who fell to the hole in the foot of the Whetstone Mountains. Numbers of stalactites, stalagmites, pools and flowstones are found within the cave. In addition, the place is also a great spot to observe for bats.

The article features the formation of eroded rocks into hoodoos in Arizona. The author relates the story on how the Superstition Mountains were formed. He shares about hoodoos, also called goblins, and explains the different layers that marks the different degrees of hardness of the stone. Water, ice, wind and tree roots conspire to bring these stones down.

The article features the Taylor road in Arizona. It was named by Charles Taylor, one of the three dozen frontiersmen traveling with the famed explorer Joseph Walker, in 1863. The road Taylor extends from Kirkland Junction, southwest of Prescott, to the homestead Minnehaha. All along the way, the road offers remarkable views that include several tall mountain ranges.

Features the Painted Rocks Petroglyph Site near Gila Bend southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Volcanic boulders rising just a dozen feet or so above the creosote-studded desert floor; Use of hammerstones by people through the ages in order to draw on the boulders' crumbly patina; Absence of accurate documentation of the originators' intentions.

Features the Happy Valley, a forested basin on the eastern side of southeastern Arizona's Rincon Mountains within the Coronado National Forest. Origin of the basin's name; Fertility of the soil in the area; Livelihood of ranchers living in the area; Botanist Janice Emily Bowers' identification of species of muhly grass growing the area, in her book “The Mountains Next Door”.

Features the natural areas of Hassayampa River in Arizona. Source of the river; Location from its headwater to the point where it joins the Gila River; Legends associated with the river; Impact of the arrival of prospectors at the Prescott area during the gold rush era on the landscape of the river.

Highlights the touring opportunities of four wilderness in Arizona. Location of a triangular island of rocky deserts in the Mohave County; Landmarks in Four Corners, Apache County; Paucities of the southeast corner.

Features information on the Eagletail Mountains in Phoenix, Arizona. Location of the Courthouse Rock in the area; Natural attractions of the place; Attractiveness of the area for mountain climbers.

Presents views of the Grand Canyon from the north rim. Arizona's center piece natural wonder; High plateau and alpine environment which serves as a haven for people and wildlife; Course of the Colorado River; Recommended trails.

Focuses on Mount Graham in Arizona. Physical description of the mountain; Plant and animal species that live on the mountain; Importance of the mountain in the American settlement of Arizona.

Focuses on Aztec Peak in the Sierra Ancha range in Arizona. Rugged and difficult-access qualities; Cliff dwellings of the ancient Salado peoples; Foot trails.

Focuses on the Baboquivari Peak in Arizona. Centrality of the mountain in the Tohono O'odham tribe's world; Tohono O'odham beliefs about the mountain; Rock climbing attractions.

Focuses on the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona. Humphreys, Agassiz, and Fremont peaks; Support of more than 200 bird and mammal species; Flora and fauna; Skiing trails; Sacred status of the mountain to the Navajo Indians.

Focuses on Mount Baldy in Arizona. Scenic hiking trails; Vegetation; Skiing and snowshoeing trails; Mountain's Apache name 'Dzil Ligai'; Elevation of 11,403 feet; Location on the White Mountain Apache Reservation.

Describes the Mogollon Rim County of Arizona. Connection of the Hurricane Cliffs and the Rocky Mountains; Exploration of the Mogollon Rim by John Gregory Bourke in the 19th century; Geological history; Description of Oak Creek Canyon; Depiction of Mogollon Rim in Zane Grey's 1924 novel 'Call of the Canyon.'

Features the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Survival of saltbush seedlings in the area; Animals found in the park; Land area of the park.

Describes the Peloncillo Mountains. Inclusion in a volcanic range that ends at the White Mountains to the north and extends into Mexico to the south; Formation of the southeastern gateway into Arizona; History of ranching in the region; Official rockhounding site; Wildlife in the region.

Describes the Bill Williams River in Arizona. Historical background; Bird and animal populations; Geology of the canyon below the river. INSET: When You Go.

The article describes the historic town of Bisbee located in the Mule Mountains of Cochise County in Southern Arizona. It includes background information on Bisbee and its history, as well as a description of its different travel destinations for tourists. Also cited are the different issues' implications for tourism.

The article focuses on the role and contribution of Arizona to the life and career of actor John Wayne. It was the movies that brought Wayne to Arizona. Most of Wayne's films were shot in Arizona. Veteran filmmaker John Ford's interest in the history of the West helped make the personification of the frontiersman.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of his back-road adventure in Arizona.

The article provides information on Mount Graham in Arizona. It states that it is 10, 720 feet, which made it the tallest peak in the Pinaleño Mountains. It mentions that Billy Bonney has explored the mountain through Bonita. It also states that the Nature Conservancy administers the Aravaipa canyon which is part of the scenic spot of the mountain. INSET: route finder.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences during a trip through Williamson Valley Road, Arizona.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences in hiking to the summit of Mount Baldy, Arizona.

Focuses on Matthews Peak in Arizona. Creek network; View of the eastern Colorado plateau; Naming of the mountain after nineteenth century anthropologist Washington Matthews.

Introduces a section of August 2003 issue of the periodical 'Arizona Highways' which features mountains in Arizona. Definition of the state of Arizona by its mountains.

The article offers information about several tourist spots in Arizona which have infernal names. Around 50 spots in the state have names that have the myth of infernal regions and their fork-tailed landlord. The Hell Canyon is one of those spots that is located along the Grand Canyon on the way between Prescott and Ash Fork. The Devils Hump is located out in the Aquarius Mountains of Mohave County. While, the Devil Tank is a water hole to the east of the Galiuro Mountains in southeastern Arizona.

The article presents the author's description and recollections of Gila River in Arizona. Not far from the spot where it leaves San Carlos Reservoir at the Coolidge Dam, the Gila River enters a steep, volcanic canyon, its bottom strewn with fallen boulders and flanked by thickets of salt cedar. The canyon runs for just a few miles, descending through the Granite Mountains at a steep grade.