Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Inner Basin Trail near Flagstaff
Mare CzinarSeptember 27, 2023
The Flagstaff fall foliage show usually begins in late September on the Inner Basin Trail.
Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Red Mountain Trail near Prescott Valley
Mare CzinarSeptember 20, 2023
The route is part of the Blue Hills Trail System at the east boundary of Prescott National Forest and provides access to the mountainous backcountry adjacent to the communities of Dewey-Humboldt.
Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Clover Spring Trail near Williams
Mare CzinarSeptember 13, 2023
The path moves through beautiful woodlands overlooking the city of Williams.
O’Leary Peak is a 250,000-year-old lava dome volcano that rises to 8,916 feet at the northwest edge of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
Anchoring the heart of the 200+-mile White Mountains Trail System, the Timber Mesa and Panorama loop trails offer easy access, moderate workouts and abundant scenic beauty.
Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Cabin Loop
Mare CzinarAugust 23, 2023
One of the best long-distance hikes on the Mogollon Rim is the Cabin Loop System.
More a stroll than a hike, the trail that circles amenity-rich Woods Canyon Lake hugs the water’s edge passing through deep woods, swampy finger coves and rocky dells.
Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Escudilla National Recreation Trail near Springerville
Mare CzinarAugust 8, 2023
Topping out at just under 10,900-feet of elevation, Escudilla Mountain Trail is Arizona’s third highest path.
Raised as an active Midwestern farm boy, Jim Jensen didn’t let the challenges of a demanding job and a health scare derail his love of the outdoors. “I accepted a job promotion with my company and moved to Arizona in 2006,” says the co-founder of the San Tan Shredders mountain bike club. “As a ‘traveling salesman,’ my job created a perfect storm of bad eating habits, and almost no opportunity to exercise. It took a...
Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Panorama Trail near Pinetop-Lakeside
Mare CzinarJuly 27, 2023
At every bend in its undulating course, the Panorama Trail lives up to its name with see-forever vistas of emerald forests, crystalline lakes and majestic White Mountain massifs dotting prairies that stretch into New Mexico.
A network of shared-use trails connect Arizona’s plateau lakes region with the community of Munds Park.
The 5.4-mile Rogers Trail tethers the event-centric, party atmosphere of Fort Tuthill County Park with the subdued wilds of Rogers Lake Natural Area.
Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Priest Draw-Howard Draw near Flagstaff
Mare CzinarJuly 7, 2023
Well known as a world-class destination for the sport of bouldering, Howard and Priest Draws are side-by-side shallow canyons with a yawning meadow in the middle that also make for scenic hiking.
A glimpse into a time in the late 19th and early 20th century when homesteaders ran sheep and cattle in the forests and meadow on the Mogollon Rim.