Publisher’s Note: Trailblazing Ahead
By Will Hearst
THE NEXT WEST: INTRODUCTION
Air
All Hail the Flying Car
By Adam Fisher
Trailblazer: AMANDA GOLDBERG
By Julia Herbst
Aerial Surveys of Arid Landscapes
By Jessica Zack
Trailblazer: MAYOR REGINA ROMERO
By Julia Herbst
FLIGHT OF THE CONDORS
By Joy Lanzendorfer
Trailblazer: GUSTAVO AGUIRRE JR.
By Julia Herbst
A Butterfly’s Rebirth
By John Markoff
Trailblazer: AUDREY LEE
By Julia Herbst
Land
Three Homes Built for the Future
By Lydia Lee
A Landline’s Lure
By Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
Making Cities Pedestrian-Friendly
By Brock Keeling
Alta Picks: Skateboard-Scrap Bottle Opener • The Pizza Box Goes Round • Shoes from PlasticWater Bottles • Bamboo Toilet Paper
By Nasim Ghasemiyeh
Homegrown Spirits
By Nicholas Mancall-Bitel
Trailblazer: AMY CORDALIS
By Julia Herbst
Wine’s Big Reckoning
By Sydney Love
By Julia Herbst
Desert Solitude
By Jessica Zack
Regenerative Ranching
By Meredith Lawrence
Trailblazer: ALVIN HUANG
By Julia Herbst
The World’s Biggest Animal Crossing
By Katharine Gammon
Scene
Performance in the Age of a Pandemic
By Ed Leibowitz
By Julia Herbst
Rethinking Office Space
Moderated by Lydia Lee
Trailblazer: KEN FULK
By Julia Herbst
Artificial Waves
By David Hochman
When Tech Meets Art
By Alissa Greenberg
Good Ideas Always Come West
By Lynell George
By Julia Herbst
Ode to the VW Bus
By Gustavo Arellano
A City’s Soundscape
By Denise Hamilton
Letterpress Keeps Pressing On
By John D. Berry
Trailblazer: KATI VON LEHMAN
By Julia Herbst
Spring Reads
Why I Write: No Soy Gabriela
By Myriam Gurba
Why You Should Read This: Mean
By David L. Ulin
Why I Write: The Atmosphere Called “I”
By Rachel Kushner
Why You Should Read This: The Mars Room
By David L. Ulin
Why I Write: Rim of a Mirror
By Robin Coste Lewis
Why You Should Read This: VOYAGE OF THE SABLE VENUS
By David L. Ulin
Poetry: “How to Draw the Horizon”
By Mia Nolting
Fiction: “The Last Lady of California”
By Kailyn McCord
Poetry: “Stillwater Cove” • “The First Lesson” • “Calling Things What They Are”
By Ada Limón
What Does the West Smell Like?
By Denise Hamilton
