Looking down on the airfield below, I was struck by the forbidding topography.
—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Authorities have conducted search and rescue efforts by ground and air, but these can be challenging in southern Arizona with uneven topography, limited visibility and temperature changes.
In 1906, efforts to combine the desert landscapes led to a proposal to make New Mexico and Arizona into a single state, but Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected this idea and continued to fight for their own statehood.
—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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