Oasis in the Desert
![MacDonald's Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona MacDonald's Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_01_350.jpg)
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.
![Gayle King rides into the sunset Gayle King rides into the sunset](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_02_350.jpg)
O Editor at Large Gayle King rides into the sunset.
![Cover photographer Art Streiber and Gayle King Cover photographer Art Streiber and Gayle King](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_03_350.jpg)
Cover photographer Art Streiber and Gayle King
![Fashion Editor Sibilla Patrizi and her cowboys Fashion Editor Sibilla Patrizi and her cowboys](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_04_350.jpg)
Fashion Editor Sibilla Patrizi and her cowboys
![Producer Dake Gonzalez and Creative Director Adam Glassman Producer Dake Gonzalez and Creative Director Adam Glassman](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_05_350.jpg)
Producer Dake Gonzalez and Creative Director Adam Glassman
![Horse Ranch Horse Ranch](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_06_350.jpg)
The ranch offers horseback rides, hayrides, cookouts and cattle drives.
![MacDonald's Ranch MacDonald's Ranch](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_07_350.jpg)
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
![Crew and a hot air balloon Crew and a hot air balloon](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_08_350.jpg)
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 Fashion photographer Fiorento Borghi and assistant Nir](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_09_350.jpg)
Fashion photographer Fiorento Borghi and assistant Nir in a balloon
![Adam Glassman and hair stylist Cheryl Marks Adam Glassman and hair stylist Cheryl Marks](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_10_350.jpg)
Adam Glassman and hair stylist Cheryl Marks take a ride.
![Touch-ups between shots Touch-ups between shots](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_11_350.jpg)
Touch-ups between shots
![Model Gail Elliot and Adam Model Gail Elliot and Adam](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_12_350.jpg)
Model Gail Elliot and Adam
![Gail gets ready for a shot in a dune buggy Gail gets ready for a shot in a dune buggy](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_13_350.jpg)
Gail gets ready for a shot in a dune buggy.
![The crew from Doug's Buggs Bunnys The crew from Doug's Buggs Bunnys](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_14_350.jpg)
The crew from Doug's Buggs Bunnys
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The shot...
![Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_16_350.jpg)
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.
![Four Seasons, set in the foothills of Pinnacle Peak Four Seasons, set in the foothills of Pinnacle Peak](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_17_350.jpg)
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 Producers Sophia and Dake at dinner](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_20_350.jpg)
Producers Sophia and Dake at dinner
![6,000-square-foot pool 6,000-square-foot pool](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_21_350.jpg)
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.
![Dake relaxes in his hotel room Dake relaxes in his hotel room](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/omagazine/200207/slide/images/omag_slide_200207_22_350.jpg)
After a long day, Dake relaxes in his hotel room.
From the July 2002 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine