Activities

Santa Rita Mountains, Sonoita Gardner? Or Gardiner? It depends on whom you ask. According to the book Arizona Place Names, Gardner Canyon — which is…

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Sedona Let’s say you have a friend who lives in the rural Midwest. Let’s call him Tommy Fisher. And let’s say…

You’ve probably seen organ pipe cactuses (Stenocereus thurberi) in the pages of this magazine, and with good reason: They’re among the Sonoran Desert…

Prescott National Forest, Prescott As summits go, Hyde Mountain won’t show up on too many hit lists — peak-baggers usually aim a little higher.…

Tonto National Forest, near Phoenix Every now and then — particularly in the dead of a brutal Arizona summer — a person can grow tired of the desert…

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Of Sedona’s many scenic wonders, Vultee Arch is among the most impressive. Prior to a plane crash in 1938, however…

Santa Rita Mountains, Coronado National Forest Home to the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Mount Hopkins might be heaven on Earth for the star-…

Kachina Peaks Wilderness, Flagstaff Scenery, solitude, degree of difficulty ... there are many variables to consider when rating a trail. There’s no…