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Central Scenic Drives

Chevelon Canyon Lake

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Mogollon Rim Sometime in the 1800s, the story goes, a trapper and scout by the name of Chevelon found himself at…
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Northern Hiking

Walnut Canyon Trail

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff If you do a Google search for “how long is the Arizona Trail,” you won’t find an exact number. Not without some…
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Northern Scenic Drives

Spring Valley Loop

Kaibab National Forest, Parks People have been traveling across Northern Arizona for thousands of years. First they journeyed on foot, then by…
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Northern Scenic Drives

Cape Royal Road

North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has a short season, but there’s another reason it sees about as…
Mature aspens grow at the edge of a large meadow along the Mount Baldy Crossover Trail. | Laurence Parent
Eastern Hiking

Mount Baldy Crossover Trail

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, White Mountains If East Baldy and West Baldy are Lennon and McCartney, then Baldy Crossover is George Harrison.…
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Central Scenic Drives

Control Road

Tonto National Forest, Pine Don’t let the prosaic name fool you: Control Road north of Payson is a lovely historical route that runs below the…
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Central Scenic Drives

Prescott Lakes Loop

Prescott National Forest, Prescott We get lucky. The dining room at Lynx Lake Café is small, and we wait to get a table on this beautiful day. Our…
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Central Hiking

Woodchute Trail

Prescott National Forest, Jerome In the same way that a 2005 Pine Ridge cabernet sauvignon pairs nicely with filet mignon, this scenic hike in…