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Escape to the heart of Arizona in charming Payson! Discover a vibrant community bursting with events for all ages, from lively festivals to...

Desert sand verbenas (purple) and evening primroses (white and yellow) blanket a sand dune at Havasu National Wildlife Refuge in Western Arizona...

This story ran in Arizona Highways' January 2015 issue. Editor’s Note: If you’re a longtime reader of Arizona Highways, you’re familiar...

North of Clarkdale, at the end of a long, twisting road that starts out paved and ends as a rough dirt path, you’ll find the Parsons Trailhead. And...

WhiteBarn Hay & Cattle, near Portal, rests in the cradle of the San Simon Valley, the 65-mile-long swath of land that separates the Chiricahua,...

Spring is the beginning of time. I know this because my brother and I and our two cousins were all born in the spring. I also know it because spring...

If you like this hike, you’ll have to write home about it instead of calling, because the “phoneline” (not a real word) for which it’s named no...

Some drives require little more than a full tank of gas and an hour or so. This isn’t one of those. The prerequisites here include a high-clearance...