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Lodging
Arizona Mountain Inn & Cabins feels like a Four Seasons camp, with log cabins and A-frames scattered among 13 acres of vanilla-scented pines. Located just five minutes from the heart of Flagstaff...
Hiking
Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff
O’Leary Peak is a lava-dome volcano, not a cinder cone like Sunset Crater Volcano, its better-known...
Scenic Drives
Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon
There are two ways to get to Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim. You can choose the 21st century route...
Camping
Picacho Peak State Park, Picacho
As the site of the only Civil War battle in Arizona, Picacho Peak is full of history, but it’s also home to one...
Nature
Emerald jumping spiders (Paraphidippus aurantius) are flashy, and they flaunt it — the iridescent scales on their bodies make them especially shiny,...
Lodging
Nothing conjures the past like a train, with echoes of steam engines, Pullman cars and Harvey girls in crisp uniforms. However distant, those memories linger at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel. Once a...
Dining
Los Corrales Family Mexican Restaurant doesn’t look like much on the outside — an online reviewer compared it to a repurposed fast-food joint. But don’t let appearances fool you: It’s one of the most...
Scenic Drives
Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff
In the heat of summer, there’s no better place to take a road trip than Flagstaff, and no better route than...