Southern Scenic Drives

Willow Springs Road

We hear it a lot: “Why do so many of the scenic drives in Arizona Highways require a high-clearance vehicle?” It isn’t by design. But there are only…
Central Hiking

Soldier Pass Trail

Sedona isn’t the only place nestled in the middle of Mother Nature. Flagstaff sits on the slopes of the San Francisco Peaks. Tucson is sandwiched…
Southern Hiking

Bear Canyon Trail

It’s called Bear Canyon, and there are bears out there, but the chances of seeing a mountain lion are better. And the odds are on the rise because,…
Southern Scenic Drives

Mission Road

War and peace. They’re more than the title of the Leo Tolstoy novel everyone falsely claims to have read. They’re also the two basic states of human…
Central Hiking

Bell Trail

There’s no definitive set of variables that define a perfect hike. It varies from person to person and place to place. In the arid Southwest, water…
Central Scenic Drives

A-Cross Road

For a reservoir that once was among the world’s largest, Theodore Roosevelt Lake doesn’t get a ton of attention — possibly because it’s been…
Northern Hiking

Abineau-Bear Jaw Loop

The first thing you need to know about this hike is that it might be the last one you ever want to do in the San Francisco Peaks. That’s because it…
Western Scenic Drives

Hualapai Mountain Road

Northwestern Arizona isn’t widely known for fall color, but this part of the state has its share of high country — including the Hualapai Mountains,…