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Otherworldly Arizona

nytimes.com
Jan. 23, 2009
Flagstaff is regarded as the gateway to the Grand Canyon, but closer to the city the landscape has been altered by a meteor, a volcano and the rush of underground water.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler