Scenic Drives

Chino Valley Ranger District, Prescott National Forest Both ends of this drive are scenic, but the nature of that scenery — from Prescott’s small-...
Hiking

Four Peaks, Tonto National Forest Most people in metropolitan Phoenix can point out the Four Peaks — it’s the most prominent landmark looking east...
Hiking

South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park You could spend a lifetime hiking the Grand Canyon and never see it all. Most people don’t have that kind of...
Camping

Tonto National Forest, Apache Junction Just 6 miles south of the spectacular Roosevelt Dam and along the waters of Apache Lake, Burnt Corral...
Dining

There are many reasons to visit Sonoita Mercantile in Southern Arizona, but don’t go there thinking you’ll figure out Toni Enriquez’s secret fried chicken recipe. “There is no secret,” says...
Lodging

It’s the dream that very few people can turn into reality. How do you escape the rat race to pursue a slower, more meaningful life outside the confines of a cubicle? Mark and Tammy Charlesworth found...
Lodging

In 1925, a guesthouse was built for company directors and visitors to the New Cornelia copper mine in Ajo. Newspapers reported that the house — designed by renowned Phoenix architectural firm Lescher...
Nature

If pallid bats could be kept as pets, they'd be all the rage in Arizona — despite the creepy claws, vampiric reputation and complete dearth of...