Activities

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Arizona Some of Arizona’s roads are deceptively named. Take Rural Road in the Phoenix area, for…

Hualapai Valley, Northwestern Arizona Listen, birds, these signs cost money. So roost awhile, but don’t get funny. Burma-Shave and Route 66 were…