The russet stone pinnacle known as Red Butte commands the landscape.
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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.
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.
Today, the preserve is a 126-acre bird and wildlife haven.
Hiking April 2022Hike the Balanced Rock Trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Mare CzinarMay 2, 2022
Even in a terrain replete with natural sandblasted granite sculptures, Balanced Rock stands out.
Hiking December 2022Hiking in the Fountain Hills McDowell Mountain Preserve
Matthew JohnsonJuly 1, 2021
After decades of planning and construction, the roughly 1,000-acre preserve now occupies a mountainous sliver of space between manicured golf communities and the hiking hubs of Scottsdale's McDowell Mountain Regional Park.
From mid-October through early November, the sycamores and cottonwoods surrounding Oak Creek put on a delicious display of autumn color along Sedona's favorite stream.
Hiking November 2022Hiking Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River in Wickenburg
Matthew JohnsonJune 30, 2021
"The Box" is an outdoor recreation free-for-all. Hikers and equestrians share the waterway with motorized traffic, gold panners and raucous families with kids and dogs.
Hiking October 2022See Spring & See Canyon Hikes in the Tonto National Forest
Matthew JohnsonJune 30, 2021
There's a local hiker adage that when you trek See Canyon, all you see is the canyon. This is mostly true, but, oh, what a canyon it is to behold.
Hiking October 2022Hike the Pole Knoll Trails in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Matthew JohnsonJune 30, 2021
Conveniently located off State Route 260 near Greer, the Pole Knoll Recreation Area is a year-round destination for outdoor sports.
Hiking September 2022Whitehorse Lake Trails in the Kaibab National Forest
Matthew JohnsonJune 30, 2021
Located adjacent to several classic hiking destinations it's no wonder these lakeside gems live in unheralded obscurity.
Campbell Mesa Trail System is a series of five interconnected loop hikes.
Beneath the lake's glassy surface, crayfish stir up mud and are easy to spot congregating under semi-submerged logs.
Located 10 miles south of Flagstaff, Rogers Lake County Natural Area is a 2,250-acre high-elevation wetland within the Colorado Plateau Region.
A drive along Lake Mary Road is a dramatic tour of Arizona's Plateau Lakes region and the high-country woodlands of Coconino National Forest.