Photograph by Joel Hazelton
Southern Hiking

Hugh Norris Big Loop

In sociology, the dichotomy of East and West is a polarization of ideology, culture and religion. In Saguaro National Park, it’s an alluring cliche:…
Photograph by Larry Lindahl
Central Hiking

Hangover Trail

“Cow pies and a hangover.” That might sound like the opening line of a joke, but there’s nothing funny about the Hangover Trail. This is a technical…
Photograph by Paul Gill
Central Hiking

Barbershop Trail

This trail is not marked by red-white-and-blue barber poles. It would be nice if it were, but it’s not. In fact, it can be confusing at times.…
Photograph by Laurence Parent
Northern Hiking

Hermit Trail

Hermits Rest is the most distant stop on the Hermit Road, and it’s the place where hikers go when they’re looking for some quiet adventure.…
Photograph by Joel Hazelton
Northern Hiking

Sycamore Rim Trail

Before there were wilderness areas, there were primitive areas, which, in the words of Aldo Leopold, were defined as “a continuous stretch of country…
Marshall Lake’s calm water mirrors nearby ponderosa pines beneath the San Francisco Peaks. | Tom Bean
Northern Hiking

Marshall Lake to Fisher Point

One thousand, nine hundred and thirteen. That’s how many miles separate Flagstaff, Arizona, and Washington, D.C. With that kind of distance, and all…
Photograph by Laurence Parent
Central Hiking

Peavine Trail

Like so many small-town businessmen in the Wild West, the founding fathers of Prescott figured the road to success was a railroad. The first was the…
Photograph by Laurence Parent
Central Hiking

Woods Canyon Lake Loop

Hiking isn’t usually something that’s done on the spur of the moment. Gear, maps, vehicle requirements, trailhead directions, physical conditioning…