Walking Wupatki: Part 1

LOMAKI PUEBLO & BOX CANYON RUINS One of the Box Canyon ruins Over the next few days, I'll be chronicling my one-day hike-drive in Wu...

Hike and swim at Red Rock Crossing

RED ROCK CROSSING Crescent Moon Ranch, Sedona A gigantic sycamore shades Oak Creek Ancient spirits are rumored to inhabit the rusty-red land...

June 26th plane crash closes 2 Sedona trails

Airport Loop and Table Top Trails in Sedona are temporarily closed due to an airplane crash that occurred this morning.  Please contact the ...

Your guide to summer WATER recreation

PHOENIX MAGAZINE AUGUST 2012 ISSUE Hi Hikers (anglers, boaters, tubers...), pick up a copy of the August PHOENIX magazine for my story about...

Descend a rocky road to East Clear Creek

MACK’S CROSSING Coconino National Forest Since it was abandoned in the 1940s, the old road leading to Mack’s Crossing has disintegrated into...

Hike to a volcanic lake

WALKER LAKE Coconino National Forest Walker Lake This expansive swale is a photographer’s paradise--especially since the couple of monsoony ...

Fossil Creek closure to be lifted Wednesday

From: "Harper, Stephen -FS" < sharper@FS.FED.US > Date: July 16, 2012 2:44:18 PM PDT To: < USDA-FS-NEWS@NEWSBOX.USDA.G...

Hiking in Arizona's Bigfoot territory

BEAR CANYON LAKE Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Attention all Bigfoot seekers---this is your trail. Whether you take the existence of th...

Monsoon insurance in a bag

BHEESTIE Bags dry out soaked personal electronics It happens to me all the time---a summer monsoon storm hits while I'm hiking in Arizon...

Cool & easy Flagstaff summer hike

ARIZONA TRAIL from SCHULTZ TANK Day Hike Coconino National Forest Passage 34 of the Arizona Trail runs through 36 miles of stunning high cou...

Guided Arizona Trail hike: July 14, 2012

WALNUT CANYON GUIDED HIKE Coconino National Forest Have you been wanting to step out onto state-traversing Arizona Trail, but don't know...

Easy water hike near Greer

PONDEROSA LOOP Squirrel Spring Recreation Area Fed by three gurgling mountain streams and located adjacent to several campgrounds, Squirrel ...

Canyon Fire closes AZ87 today

Highway 87  north of the Blue Ridge area and in the vicinity of Jack's Canyon on the Mogollon Rim is closed today.  Please check with th...

Steep hike to West Clear Creek

TRAMWAY TRAIL West Clear Creek Wilderness Contained within the striated walls of a remote canyon on the Mogollon Plateau is the most express...