LAURENCE PARENT Ragged Top rises from a sea of saguaro cactuses at Ironwood Forest National Monument, northwest of Tucson. The rhyolite peak,...
Hiking

At one time, Prescott was the capital city of Arizona. There are many reasons it was moved to Phoenix. The Groom Creek area just south of town wasn’t...
Scenic Drives

Johnny Ringo, notorious outlaw and enemy of Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, met his end in the Chiricahua Mountains in July 1882. On this fact, people...

There’s plenty of history at Angle Orchard, which is celebrating its centennial this year. And according to the descendants of Andrew Preston Angle...
Dining

In a place best known for its national monuments, pine forests and scenic peaks, it’s not easy to stand out in Flagstaff. But an innovative menu in a contemporary setting has been helping Atria, the...
Nature

The thing about Western spotted skunks (Spilogale gracilis) is that they’re actually striped. Their stripes are broken, giving the appearance of...
History

On a bright afternoon in May 1972, Mrs. Molera led some of her Nogales third-grade students on a walk from A.J. Mitchell Elementary School up the...