The iconic sign at the Brown Mug Cafe in Winslow.
Dining

Brown Mug Café

Decorated with sombreros, pictures of bullfighters and chile lights, this comfy hole-in-the-wall looks like it’s been around forever, and, in a way, it has — certainly long enough for owner Josephine...
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Hiking

Hyde Mountain Trail

Prescott National Forest, Prescott As summits go, Hyde Mountain won’t show up on too many hit lists — peak-baggers usually aim a little higher....
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Scenic Drives

Four Peaks Road

Tonto National Forest, near Phoenix Every now and then — particularly in the dead of a brutal Arizona summer — a person can grow tired of the...
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Dining

Lotus Lounge

Many restaurants proudly call their menus “fusion.” But at downtown Flagstaff’s new Lotus Lounge, the offerings are so deliciously cutting-edge that they make “fusion” seem cliché. “Our concept is...
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Hiking

Sterling Pass-Vultee Arch Trail

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Of Sedona’s many scenic wonders, Vultee Arch is among the most impressive. Prior to a plane crash in 1938,...
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Scenic Drives

Mount Hopkins

Santa Rita Mountains, Coronado National Forest Home to the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Mount Hopkins might be heaven on Earth for the star-...
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Lodging

Spirit Tree Inn

The Spirit Tree Inn’s namesake is hard to miss. And if you have your windows down as you drive up, you might hear it before you see it.
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Dining

Charro Steak

Charro Steak is not your father’s steakhouse. Named for the horsemen of Mexico, the Tucson ranch-to-table restaurant features clean, sustainably produced food with a south-of-the-border twist.