Hiking

Coconino National Forest, Sedona There’s nothing inherently evil about the Devil’s Bridge Trail. It’s the drive to the trailhead that’s possessed...
Scenic Drives

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...
Hiking

Prescott National Forest, Jerome In the same way that a 2005 Pine Ridge cabernet sauvignon pairs nicely with filet mignon, this scenic hike in...
Dining

Nearly everything about Humble Pie is, well, humble. The 513-square-foot building is sparsely decorated, with three picnic tables, a soda machine and a clock with a pizza face. It’s almost as if...
Lodging

From our second-floor room in Bisbee’s Hotel San Ramón, we can see the diverse cross-section of people who make up the life of this mining town turned tourist destination: middle-aged vacationers, in...
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...