Friday Fotos: Survival in Arizona

Tim Van Den Berg | Gilbert

We looked back in time to find this week’s theme: survival. If you are a devotee of our magazine, then you’ll remember the August 2011 issue. Our cover story was “Best of AZ: 33 things that are right with Arizona, including Flagstaff’s mountain air.” For this issue, the editors took a different approach to our “best of” issue.

“Instead of singling out the best place for bratwurst or the best fishing hole — specific things — we took a more general approach,” wrote Arizona Highways Editor Robert Stieve in his column. “It’s deeper, too. It’s about the things we take for granted. Things like sunsets, saguaros and the spectacle of 40,000 sandhill cranes lifting off in unison every morning from a wetland in Southeastern Arizona.”

So, yes, we’re paying tribute to one of our favorite issues — it was filled with some really beautiful photography — and we were curious to see how you would interpret this word.

Let’s just say we received several nice submissions.

Enjoy!

Dyana Muse | Sinagua Ruins, Camp Verde

Susan Kordish | Bumble Bee

Rebecca Wilks | Bartlett Lake

Jackie Klieger | Sedona

Wendy Dunham | Tucson

Jag Fergus | Prescott

Heavenly Images by Debbie Angel | Tucson

Jacque Alameddine | Wallow Fire, Escudilla Mountains

Bob Miller | Hart Prairie, Flagstaff

Peggy Coleman | PHX

Tim Van Den Berg | Tucson

Ed Taube | Dogtown Lake

Peggy Coleman | PHX

Don Lawrence | San Tan Valley

Lee Daniels | Tucson

Dean Andersen | Grand Canyon

Jackie Klieger | South Rim, GC

Jacque Alameddine | Terry Flat, Escudilla Mountain

Carol Balberchak Scaletti | Hubbell Trading Post

Tim Van Den Berg | Gilbert

Arianna Grainey | Sedona

Rebecca Wilks | Bartlett Lake

Kristy Snyder | South Rim, GC

John Morey | Cold Springs Canyon Cliff Ruin, Sierra Ancha

Heavenly Images by Debbie Angel | Tucson

Deanna Bailey | Carefree

Jag Fergus | Prescott

Jack Challem Fine-Art Photography | Tucson

Teresa Arbisi | San Tan Valley