Waterfalls in the desert might sound incongruous, but the remote peaks and canyons of the Mazatzal Wilderness Area put on amazing waterworks.
More than 10 percent of current Phoenicians are from Chicago, according to Bryan Waymyth, founder of the Chicago Phoenix Club. There’s even more history between the two cities beyond Chicagoans moving to the desert, from the Wrigley and McCormick families to Frank Lloyd Wright and Spring Training. “I strongly believe that Chicago and Phoenix are domestic sister cities,” Waymyth says. “There’s so much connection between the two.” Waymyth created the Chicago Phoenix Club to celebrate...