Activities

Mingus Mountain, Prescott National Forest On May 15, 1920, Aldo Leopold sent an inspection memorandum to the supervisor of the Prescott National…

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Of all the hikes in the Sedona backcountry, the Loy Canyon Trail is one of the best. Nevertheless, it’s never too…

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in recent years, it’s that we all could stand to be a little more polite to each other. On the route to the summit…

There are 714 biosphere reserves in the world. And 28 in the United States. There’s one in Arizona. It was established in 1976 at Organ Pipe Cactus…

Dos Cabezas and Chiricahua Mountains, Bowie There’s no shortage of history at Apache Pass, the route between the Chiricahua and Dos Cabezas…

Sonoran Desert, San Pedro River It’s too bad Tom Mix was in such a hurry. In the fall of 1940, the Western film star was south of Florence, driving…

The birthplace of basketball was in Massachusetts. Blue jeans were born in California. There isn’t a definitive point of origin for wilderness areas…

Nearly five centuries ago, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition crossed into present-day Arizona, following the San Pedro River north in search…