Activities

Prescott National Forest There are 90 wilderness areas in Arizona. And within their boundaries are 4.5 million acres of “earth untrammeled by man.”…

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Had he gotten there a little sooner, Jim Thompson might have spent his days nibblin’ on sponge cake and watchin’…

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff O’Leary Peak is a lava-dome volcano, not a cinder cone like Sunset Crater Volcano, its better-known counterpart…

White Mountains, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests ‘‘A saturated meadow, sun-shaped and jewel-small; a circle scarcely wider, than the trees around…

Kaibab National Forest, Flagstaff On May 24, 2000, Mother Nature tossed a bolt of lightning at a ponderosa pine on the southwest side of Kendrick…

Oak Creek Canyon Some of the most spectacular trails in Arizona are surprisingly accessible, and that can lead to trouble. The Bright Angel Trail on…

Grand Canyon National Park “The North and the South.” Mention that to most Americans and they’ll start rattling off names like Gettysburg,…

Payson Ranger District Don’t let the devilish name of this wilderness area scare you. The Mescal Ridge Trail is easy, enjoyable and it doesn’t go…