Photograph by John Burcham
Dining

Augie's

Restaurant critics and foodies regularly mourn the passing of great restaurants. For Augie Perry, it’s personal. So is his latest restaurant in Prescott. Perry put a lot of himself into Augie’s,...
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Hiking

Joe's Canyon Trail

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

Chevelon Canyon Lake

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Mogollon Rim Sometime in the 1800s, the story goes, a trapper and scout by the name of Chevelon found himself...
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Dining

The Toasted Owl

The three things Cecily Maniaci says she loves most in life are owls, food and vintage furniture. She used to joke with friends that her dream was to run a business somehow involving all three...
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Hiking

Walnut Canyon Trail

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff If you do a Google search for “how long is the Arizona Trail,” you won’t find an exact number. Not without...
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Scenic Drives

Spring Valley Loop

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

Kendrick Cabin

As I eat my oatmeal inside cozy, pine-paneled Kendrick Cabin, I’m mesmerized by the grassland shimmering in the morning light. The view seems to stretch forever from the cabin’s picture window. High...
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Lodging

Arizona Nordic Village

Venetian merchant and explorer Marco Polo journeyed through the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. He wrote that he observed many wondrous things, including the “neatly and skillfully constructed”...