A sprawling view of the Grand Canyon is the reward at the end of the long drive to Crazy Jug Point. By Paul Gill
Northern Scenic Drives

Crazy Jug Point

When you’re trekking to some attractions on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim — from Bright Angel Point, an easy quarter-mile walk from Grand Canyon Lodge…
The calm water of East Clear Creek mirrors trees along the Kinder Crossing Trail. By Rebecca Wilks
Central Hiking

Kinder Crossing Trail

In German, kinder means “children.” It’s one of the root words in “kindergarten,” which translates to “children’s garden.” Although this hike is…
Eagle Creek flows through one of several riparian areas along Upper Eagle Creek Road. By Paul Gill
Eastern Scenic Drives

Upper Eagle Creek Road

There’s so much to see along the Coronado Trail — the steep, twisting 120-mile jaunt between the Eastern Arizona towns of Springerville and Clifton…
Tall ponderosa pines cast long shadows on the Salida Gulch Trail. Photograph by Laurence Parent.
Central Hiking

Salida Gulch Trail

This isn’t a hike with an obvious payoff. Not like Old Baldy, Bear Mountain or the Rainbow Rim. The allure of this loop is the rejuvenation that…
A mature alligator juniper frames a view of sunset from an overlook along Thumb Butte Loop Road. Photograph by Laurence Parent.
Central Scenic Drives

Thumb Butte Loop

“Directly west of the town of Prescott, [Arizona Territory], this solitary butte shows conspicuously, rising its head from a sea of pines, a monarch…
A prickly pear cactus punctuates a late-afternoon view of the Santa Maria Mountains from the Bull Springs Trail. Photograph by Joel Hazelton.
Central Hiking

Bull Springs Trail

Like Jean-Jacques Rousseau wandering the province of Savoy, you could hike alone in the Juniper Mesa Wilderness a dozen times and never see another…
Forest Road 61 curves through a thick forest of ponderosa pines and aspens. Photograph by Rusty Childress.
Eastern Scenic Drives

Forest Road 61

There’s so much natural beauty in the White Mountains that it’s easy to overlook the reminders of pioneer life also on display in this part of…
Northeast of the mountain, a monsoon storm moves toward the red rocks of the Sedona area. Photograph by Joel Hazelton
Central Hiking

Woodchute Trail

In the same way that a Paul Hobbs 2018 Nathan Coombs Estate cabernet sauvignon pairs nicely with filet mignon, this scenic hike in Central Arizona…