The Inner Basin Trail curls through a stand of aspens in late-afternoon light. By Joel Hazelton
Hiking

Inner Basin Trail

Like Papillon’s narrow escape from Devil’s Island, the Inner Basin of the San Francisco Peaks barely survived the catastrophic effects of the...
Sky-Hi Road winds through a stand of healthy ponderosa pines in the Pinetop-Lakeside area. By Rusty Childress
Scenic Drives

Porter Mountain Loop

In the late 1800s, the Porter family ran sheep and cattle near what now is the thriving White Mountains community of Pinetop-Lakeside. Along with...
The interior of a room at Calumet & Arizona Guest House features with eclectic antique furnishings. By Steven Meckler
Lodging

Calumet & Arizona Guest House

The Calumet & Arizona Guest House was already a Bisbee landmark when Joy and John Timbers bought it in 1977. But nearly a half-century of ownership, along with four decades of hosting guests, has...
Immediately surrounded by green vegetation, Tassi Ranch sits on a rugged and remote stretch of northwest Arizona. By John Burhcam
Around Arizona

Tassi Ranch and Pakoon Springs

Since 2000, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument has protected a vast, diverse landscape on the Canyon’s North Rim — and almost no one has seen...
Brad James and Alice Ross pose with stuffed monkeys amid a wonderland of toys and games that is Toyful. By Dawn Kish

Toyful

Beef Wellington with potato slices and vegetables fill a plate at Le Rendez-vous. By Steven Meckler
Dining

Le Rendez-vous

It’s never easy taking over the family business. It’s even harder when that business has spent three decades as one of Arizona’s best-reviewed restaurants. “I’m always trying to live up to my dad’s...
John Schaefer (left) and Ansel Adams were two of the driving forces behind the creation of the Center for Creative Photography, which now houses work by Adams and countless other photographers. Courtesy University of Arizona Special Collections
History

The Center for Creative Photography

Decades ago, John Schaefer, who was president of the University of Arizona from 1971 to 1982, asked one bold question of legendary landscape...
A male big horn sheep strikes a majestic pose atop a rocky desert outcrop. By John Sherman
Nature

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) are native to Arizona, and their populations fall within two categories: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (pictured here...