Hiking August 2022Hike of the Week: Thompson Trail in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Mare CzinarAugust 7, 2022
A babbling mountain stream in a pristine alpine meadow makes a welcoming gateway to the Thompson trail.
Mare Czinar, Author at PHOENIX magazine
Hiking July 2022Hike the Railroad Grade Trail in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Mare CzinarJuly 31, 2022
Over its 21-mile course, Railroad Grade Trail passes by five lakes, crosses three streams, and makes a creaky traverse of an old-fashioned trestle bridge.
Campbell Mesa Trail System is a series of five interconnected loop hikes.
Citizen HikerPrescott Hiking Club Welcomes All Who Are Interested in Hiking to Stay Healthy
Mare CzinarJuly 22, 2022
“We save Medicare a lot of money,” says one long-time member of Prescott Hiking Club. While the mile-high city club has its share of senior citizens, the 200-plus-member group of outdoor enthusiasts welcomes all who are interested in hiking to stay healthy. The club was established in 1989 as an informal social group and formally organized in 1997. Members pay a $5 annual fee which goes toward web page services, member incentives and promotional items....
Located 10 miles south of Flagstaff, Rogers Lake County Natural Area is a 2,250-acre high-elevation wetland within the Colorado Plateau Region.
Beneath the lake's glassy surface, crayfish stir up mud and are easy to spot congregating under semi-submerged logs.
Avoid holiday traffic and crowds with an early morning hike in the Hassayampa River Preserve in Wickenburg.
The russet stone pinnacle known as Red Butte commands the landscape.
The Munds Park Trail System offers a varied menu of both ATV and hiker options enhanced with a plethora of eye candy and points of interest.
Summer wildflowers put on a spectacular show in Flagstaff's Dry Lake Hills area, and a hike along the Little Elden Trail to Schultz Tank is rich in dozens of colorful blooming varieties.
The light, porous cinders that put a roll and crunch in your step on the mountain trail that leads to Crater Lake belie the site's fiery origins.
A rough 4-by-4 road that spins off the Bill Williams Mountain Loop gives a taste of what long-distance travel was like back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This discombobulated, demolition zone of a trail offers a dour dose of adventure for denizens of danger.
Citizen HikerTrail Troopers
Mare CzinarMay 16, 2022
Today, we’re fixing a rut in some ‘liquid earth’ on the Tom’s Thumb trail,” says Leona Weinstein, master steward for the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, on a crisp February morning. “The high-maintenance, decomposed granite substrate found in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve is very vulnerable to erosion, especially after winter storms and monsoon rains.” As one of the leading volunteer organizations in the nation, the conservancy seeks to preserve and advance natural open space through science, education...
There's a little volcano in Prescott Valley with a big enough impression on the landscape to warrant a hiking trail to its summit.