Activities

As a mountain range, it’s hard to stand out in Southern Arizona, where the Santa Catalinas, Santa Ritas, Huachucas and Chiricahuas harbor an…

Chiricahua Mountains, Coronado National Forest In Spanish, centella means “flash.” Or “streak of lightning.” “Thunderbolt” is another way to say it…

Mingus Mountain Widforss, West Baldy, the Inner Basin … some of the state’s best trails are best hiked in October, when the green of summer gives…

Mingus Mountain, Prescott National Forest On May 15, 1920, Aldo Leopold sent an inspection memorandum to the supervisor of the Prescott National…

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Of all the hikes in the Sedona backcountry, the Loy Canyon Trail is one of the best. Nevertheless, it’s never too…

There are 714 biosphere reserves in the world. And 28 in the United States. There’s one in Arizona. It was established in 1976 at Organ Pipe Cactus…

The birthplace of basketball was in Massachusetts. Blue jeans were born in California. There isn’t a definitive point of origin for wilderness areas…

Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, Cave Creek It’s pretty quiet on the Spur Cross Ranch. That wasn’t always the case. Just south of what’s now…