Photograph by Laurence Parent
Central Scenic Drives

Mingus Mountain Back Roads

Most visitors to Mingus Mountain, one of Central Arizona’s best-known landmarks, travel a paved, winding road from State Route 89A to the top of the…
Photograph by Sue Cullumber
Central Hiking

Horton Creek Trail

“The Rim,” Raymond Carlson wrote in the April 1966 issue of Arizona Highways, “is scenery, history, virgin wilderness, so rough only small portions…
Photograph by John Burcham
Northern Scenic Drives

Red Butte Loop

For most people driving to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Red Butte is a signal they’ve almost arrived. But the Kaibab National Forest…
Photograph by Jeff Maltzman
Southern Hiking

Arizona Trail Loop

Kannally Ranch isn’t as familiar as Phantom Ranch. Or the Babacomari. But it’s on the National Register of Historic Places, and the state park that…
Photograph by Jeff Maltzman
Southern Hiking

Old Baldy Trail

The first thing that’ll come to mind when you catch your first glimpse of Mount Wrightson is: Holy moly! Or something more graphic. Your second…
Photograph by Gary Ladd
Northern Scenic Drives

State Route 98

Sometimes, a scenic detour isn’t one you make by choice. That was the case in 2013, when a “geological event” caused a section of U.S. Route 89 south…
Photograph by A.O. Tucker
Southern Scenic Drives

Carr Canyon Road

On most mountain roads, the higher you go, the rougher the road gets. Carr Canyon Road, the only driving route to the upper reaches of Southern…
Photograph by Larry Lindahl
Central Hiking

Woods Canyon Trail

Unless you’re Rob Krar, extreme trail running is ill-advised. For Krar, an elite endurance athlete who lives in Flagstaff, it’s a way of life — he…