Scenic Drives

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona Strip If you’ve driven to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, you’ve seen the house. Just before you climb...
Lodging

Little rainbows dance like a ben-ediction across my breakfast table at the Amado Territory B&B. As the sun crests the Santa Rita Mountains, sunlight catches the CDs strung up to shoo birds from...
Dining

Note: This restaurant is now open to almost full capacity as of mid-March. It’s a Tuesday evening in spring, and L.A. Witch is playing at The Quarry Bisbee. The psych-rock band is preparing for a...
Lodging

My husband and I startle the goldfinches perched on the patio fountain as we set out for our walk. The birds are the same yellow as the marigolds overflowing a raised bed. We spent the afternoon in...
Dining

It’s easy to think Violette’s Bakery Café is all about the waffles. 
Hiking

Coconino National Forest, Payson Fred Haught was a relative of Anderson Lee Haught, who was better known as “Babe,” a longtime hunting guide for...
Scenic Drives

San Francisco Volcanic Field, Flagstaff The story of SP Crater’s name begins with Northern Arizona rancher C.J. Babbitt. Sometime in the late 19th...
Lodging

If your idea of a relaxing vacation is sitting in your room and watching Law & Order reruns, you can do that at Greer Peaks Lodge. But you’ll be missing out on much of what makes this Eastern...