Activities

Sonoran Desert, Gila Bend Emerson had it right: “There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant.” And these days, the constant…

Prescott National Forest, Prescott The origin of the word “wilderness” is wildeornes, which comes from wild deor (“wild deer” + ness). In a broader…

Dragoon Mountains, Tombstone The O.K. Corral. The Bird Cage Theatre. Gunfight re-enactments. When it comes to Wild West history, Tombstone has…

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Two point nine miles. That’s what separates two of the most disparate hiking experiences in Arizona. On one end is…

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff By the first or second weekend in October, aspen stands on the San Francisco Peaks are golden and glorious. But…

Pinaleño Mountains, Safford Some drives — the ones with long, straight stretches of smooth asphalt — are good to do solo. On those routes, it’s easy…

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff It’s not a big secret. Not anymore. But back in the 1870s, a Mormon family figured that Secret Mountain was the…

Coronado National Memorial, near Benson Coronado National Memorial isn’t the smallest national park in the state, but compared with some of the…