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.
Citizen HikerSeptember 15, 2023Texas Canyon Nature Preserve at Amerind
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.
TravelDay Trip: Verrado
Madison RutherfordJuly 6, 2023
Spend the day strolling down memory lane – or hiking up a nearby mountain – in this residential development modeled after the idyllic small towns of the late 20th century.
TravelNashville in Five Senses
Leah LeMoineJuly 6, 2023
Music City delights the ears, no doubt. But it’s no slouch on the eyes, nose, mouth and hands, either.
The more time you spend in Oak Creek Canyon, the more you realize it’s no mere high-country river gorge.
From desert trails to sandy beaches, these out-of-town destinations are worth the trip.
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.
The Buck Mountain fire lookout is one of only a few surviving CT-2-type towers in American forests.
Like a rocky moon in orbit around a magnificent gas giant, the city of Page, Arizona, has always been overshadowed by Lake Powell – and s¬ustained by it, too, of course.