Oasis in the Desert

Oprah and the O, The Oprah Magazine fashion team got a warm Southwestern welcome from Justin and Lynne Jacobs, owners of the MacDonald's Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona.

O Editor at Large Gayle King rides into the sunset.

Cover photographer Art Streiber and Gayle King

Fashion Editor Sibilla Patrizi and her cowboys

Producer Dake Gonzalez and Creative Director Adam Glassman

The ranch offers horseback rides, hayrides, cookouts and cattle drives.

For more information contact:
MacDonald's Ranch
26540 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480) 585-0239
www.macdonaldsranch.com
MacDonald's Ranch
26540 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480) 585-0239
www.macdonaldsranch.com

On the fashion shoot, the crew used a hot-air balloon from Roping the Wind; Mesa, Arizona; (480) 807-0001.

Fashion photographer Fiorento Borghi and assistant Nir in a balloon

Adam Glassman and hair stylist Cheryl Marks take a ride.

Touch-ups between shots

Model Gail Elliot and Adam

Gail gets ready for a shot in a dune buggy.

The crew from Doug's Buggs Bunnys

The shot...

For our July cover and the fashion story "Making Light of Summer," Oprah and the O, The Oprah Magazine crew of models, photographers and stylists stayed at Arizona's Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North.

Set in the foothills of Pinnacle Peak, one of the Southwest's most dramatic mountains, the Four Seasons is consistently rated one of the top 50 resorts in the United States by the Zagat Survey and is a recipient of the AAA Five Diamond Award.

Producers Sophia and Dake at dinner

Guests can take advantage of four tennis courts and the 6,000-square-foot pool, and have full access to two of the most spectacular golf courses in North America. Rates range from $165 to $4,000 per night. For more information, call 888-207-9696 or visit www.fourseasons.com.

After a long day, Dake relaxes in his hotel room.
From the July 2002 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine