Hiking

There’s no definitive set of variables that define a perfect hike. It varies from person to person and place to place. In the arid Southwest, water...
Scenic Drives

For a reservoir that once was among the world’s largest, Theodore Roosevelt Lake doesn’t get a ton of attention — possibly because it’s been...
Lodging

For most places, being the site of an unsolved murder has a deleterious effect on business. For the Oliver House in Bisbee, it’s just part of the lore — especially because the murdered guest might...

For the most part, I’m a self-taught photographer, and in that regard, there’s been no better place to learn by trial and error than the South Rim of...

Chelsea Thomas calls Plantae her “COVID project.” As a professional backpacking guide, she found herself with a lot of free time when Grand Canyon National Park closed during the pandemic. That,...

Stepping off the surface of the moon for the last time in 1972, Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan said, “We leave as we came and, God willing, as we...
Dining

Maynard James Keenan is more than the frontman of the rock bands Tool, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle — he’s also a dedicated winemaker and restaurateur who’s had a presence in the Verde Valley for...
History

When you walk through downtown Gilbert today, it’s hard to imagine that this historic area used to be home to several grocery stores — including...