cover lightly worn, text and pictures clean, binding tight, light edge wear. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: the cover A SUMMER IN THE MOUNTAINS Cancer, unemployment, and the demands of adolescents all contribute to the family's slow dissolution. But will two weeks on a protected island in a sea of pines help them reconnect? travel SABINO CANYON AFTER DARK Our writer and her young son ride the visitors shuttle through Sabino Canyon at night, discovering sights and sounds daytime visitors may miss. humor WHEN IT'S HOT IN YUMA, IT'S NOT SO HOT When the weather bureau proclaimed Yuma the hottest city, the local paper pronounced the bureau the rottenest of all government departments and suggested it should be abolished. Yumans get a bit testy, hearing their beloved burg trashed so often. travel A WEEKEND IN ALGODONES Since 1987 the Sonora, Mexico, town of Algodones —just seven miles from Old Yuma — has thrown a colorful welcome-back bash for winter visitors. Enjoy. observatories A VISIT TO THE LAST FRONTIER Join our roving reporter on a journey to the stars. Included in our astronomy tour are Arizona's six observatories, all of which are open to the public. Here wannabe stargazers get an opportunity to peer into deep space and contemplate its mysteries. recreation UP ON THE BLUE Wilderness, bears, ghosts, and spooked horses — author Sam Negri experiences them all in a once-in-a-lifetime horseback tour in the primitive Blue River Country of eastern Arizona.