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Antelope Canyon: An Abstract in Sandstone
One of my favorite spots in Arizona is Antelope Canyon, a magnificent sandstone sculpture created by time and nature. Located near Page on the Navajo Reservation, the slot canyon is a photographer's paradise because the waters that roar through it after a desert rainstorm have washed away portions of the canyon walls. What's left behind ...Giant Skull in Yavapai County
Skulls are usually hidden away where they're hard to find, but the Giant Skull of Date Creek is right out in the open, and it's been in the exact spot for more than 100 years. The skull is actually a huge boulder painted white with black eyes, nose and a black toothy mouth so it ...A Scary Glimplse Down the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon
Looking down into the Grand Canyon has always been a test for those vertigo because it's thousands of feet from the top to the bottom. And now, in what would appear to be an attempt to make it even scarier, the Hualapai Indians have the Skywalk, a glass-bottomed walkway that allows those with a high queasiness ...Tribute to Melvin Jones on U.S. 70
There are very few distractions along U.S. 70 as it winds its way through the cotton fields and flatlands at Fort Thomas in southeastern Arizona. Mount Graham is a blue-gray mass on the horizon and a few other peaks rise gently from an otherwise level landscape. But suddenly, on the western edge of the community, ...Giant Kachina Guards Carefree Subdivision
The world's largest kachina is a 39-footer that stands guard over the Tonto Hills subdivision about sevel miles north of downtown Carefree. This giant Hopi legend weighs 14.5 tons and took four months to complete. E.V. Graham, the subdivision's developer, had it built as an inducement to get his wife to move onto the property, ...Sixty-Ton Frog Greets Drivers Along Highway 89
Just about a half mile north of downtown Congress, the old frog squats in the desert sun on a hillside along Highway 89. It still looks pretty good, considering that it has been in that same spot for more than 80 years. Of course, there are certain features that set this particular amphibian apart. ...
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