There is a pleasant tinkling of metals, frequently interspersed with soft-spoken Hopi conversation, as a small group of ex-servicemen moves about the...

Smoke from a controlled burn on Observatory Mesa drifts across Flagstaff, and the faint whiff of burning wood works its way through the tall, narrow...

It was a warm fall day when the afternoon bell rang at T’iis Nazbas Community School. Another school day had ended. Eager to leave the classroom, I...
Hiking

The first thing that’ll come to mind when you catch your first glimpse of Mount Wrightson is: Holy moly! Or something more graphic. Your second...
Scenic Drives

Sometimes, a scenic detour isn’t one you make by choice. That was the case in 2013, when a “geological event” caused a section of U.S. Route 89 south...

It’s wildflower season in Arizona, and maybe you’re looking for a way to photograph a field of poppies and keep as many of them in focus as possible...
Lodging

Graduate Tucson isn’t an homage to Dustin Hoffman’s breakthrough film, nor is it a reference to a lesser-known Third Eye Blind single. Instead, one of Southern Arizona’s newest hotels is intended as...