Nature

Of the five species of prairie dogs, Gunnison’s prairie dogs are the smallest. Unlike other prairie dogs, Gunnison’s are not known to kill their...
Nature

Every week, a colony of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) can eat hundreds of tons of insects, particularly moths — some of which prey...
Lodging

“There are many things to do in Bisbee,” Fred Miller says, “but one of the best things is to not do anything.” Miller runs the three-room Copper City Inn — which he opened in 2005 and now co-owns...
Dining

For nearly four decades, visitors and residents steered clear of Tourist Home on South San Francisco Street in downtown Flagstaff. Rather than being inviting, as the building’s fading sign implied,...
Camping

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Heber Although it’s possible to camp along Forest Road 300, the heavily traveled Mogollon Rim route that...
Lodging

The great thing about Arizona — well, one of many great things — is that a different climate is usually just a short drive away. That makes the Cabins on Strawberry Hill, located beneath the Mogollon...
Nature

Mexican gartersnakes (Thamnophis eques) spend their time in marshy areas and streams, foraging next to the water. In places with dense vegetation,...
Dining

It’s said you can’t be all things to all people, but Anna’s Grand Canyon Coffee & Café tries. And to a large extent, this tiny, small-town restaurant with big ambitions succeeds. The menu, an...