Eastern Hiking

Thompson Trail

White Mountains, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests In most cases, the combination of black and white makes gray. In Eastern Arizona, it’s different…
Northern Hiking

Kachina Trail

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff Peak-baggers love the mountains around Flagstaff — they’re home to the highest point in the state, as well as a…
Southern Hiking

Wilderness of Rock Trail

Santa Catalina Mountains, Coronado National Forest It shouldn’t be easy to get to a place called the “Wilderness of Rock” — or anywhere in the…
Central Hiking

Munds Wagon Trail

Coconino National Forest, Sedona On paper, Schnebly Hill Road is an irresistible temptation. Like the fire-roasted corn at Elote Café. The…
Southern Hiking

Bog Springs/Kent Spring Loop

Santa Rita Mountains, Madera Canyon Like jaguars and ocelots, elegant trogons are rare in Arizona. However, they have been spotted. And photographed…
Central Hiking

Black Canyon National Recreation Trail

Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City Bright Angel, the Peavine, Piestewa Peak ... even casual hikers have heard of those trails. They’re well known…
Central Hiking

Hieroglyphic Trail

Superstition Mountains, Mesa In the strictest sense, the word “hieroglyphic” refers only to the writing on Egyptian monuments. That’s it. That said…
Central Hiking

Boynton Canyon Trail

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Sedona Let’s say you have a friend who lives in the rural Midwest. Let’s call him Tommy Fisher. And let’s say…