With numerous limestone caves, ancient sand dune rock formations and acres of alpine meadows, Arizona's other Fay Canyon is a joy to explore.
Hike of the Week 2024Hike of the Week: Cibola-Jordan Pass Loop near Sedona
Mare CzinarMarch 10, 2024
When hiked from the Jim Thompson trailhead that’s located just a short drive from Uptown Sedona, this heavenly trek that slices through forests at the southern edge of the Red Rock Secret Canyon Wilderness, gets you in-and-out of the good stuff pronto.
Canyon of Fools might be the weirdest hike in Sedona.
This classic hike southeast of uptown Sedona delivers a satisfying outdoor experience.
Combining all of what makes Sedona’s Red Rock Country great, the world-famous trail wanders through a canyon-bound wilderness of rock, water and lush vegetation.
On the western face of Flagstaff’s San Francisco Peaks, vast wet meadows of wild roses, ferns and brambles lap up against pine-studded slopes.
Hike of the Week 2023Hike of the Week: Lamar Haines Memorial Wildlife Area
Mare CzinarOctober 4, 2023
This short and easy Flagstaff classic is packed with enough points of interest to bury the needle on the kid-pleasing meter.
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.
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.
A network of shared-use trails connect Arizona’s plateau lakes region with the community of Munds Park.
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.
The Buck Mountain fire lookout is one of only a few surviving CT-2-type towers in American forests.
The road is also part of the General Crook Trail No.130, that was built in 1870s and stretched between Fort Whipple and Fort Apache.
Arizonans need not travel to Hawaii or Iceland to get a look at bizarre volcanic geological formations