Dining

Gourmet Girls is a bright spot on the Tucson dining scene. In every sense of the word.   The gluten-free bakery and bistro is, quite literally, bright — painted a shade of green that brings...
Hiking

Picacho Peak State Park, Casa Grande On paper, Picacho Peak isn’t very impressive. It’s hardly the highest peak in Arizona. In fact, based on a U....
Scenic Drives

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

When Moniqua Lane was working as an attorney, she would walk from her home in Tucson’s Armory Park neighborhood to her office in adjacent Barrio Viejo, passing an old motel with a distinctive curved-...
Hiking

Saguaro National Park, Tucson Hell’s Hole, Havasu, Humphreys Peak ... the best hikes usually save the best for last, with scenic payoffs such as...
Scenic Drives

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

There’s something about El Rancho Robles that promotes laziness. Maybe it’s the location — on the edge of sleepy Oracle, where the 4,500-foot elevation keeps temperatures comfortable year-round. Or...
Hiking

Prescott National Forest, Cottonwood You won’t touch any summits or conquer any canyons on this hike, but you’ll earn a notch in your belt...