I have also contributed articles about Arizona for other publications: 15+ Best Fall Destinations in Arizona, Cultural and Historic Sites in Arizona to Visit in 2023, 25 Epic Bucket List Arizona Adventures, Most Dangerous Hikes in the US (and How to Survive Them!), and 23 US National Parks to Visit in Spring.
Throughout the United States, eccentric hermit-like artists have created elaborate DIY found object palaces that are open to curious road trippers. It’s a very specific and yet recurring phenomenon – why?
The Park Service announced in summer of 2023 that the old Grand Canyon permit lottery system is being replaced with a new system for hiking trips occurring in January 2024 or later – here’s what you need to know.
Hiking enthusiasts may prefer to plan a long overnight backpacking trip, but we don’t always win permits or have enough time off work. Sometimes the best you can manage is a three day weekend. At the Grand Canyon’s South Rim in Arizona, three days is plenty of time to experience iconic, challenging day hikes and do some sightseeing on the rim.
A Gothic Western road trip in America’s outlaw country should elicit visions of snakeskin, motorcycles, diners, cactus, dust, and roadside motels with rusted neon signs.
The Rim to Rim is the most popular and iconic hiking route in Grand Canyon National Park. I was able to hike Rim to Rim over and over again while living and working at the Grand Canyon, and now I work for a guided trekking company that leads Rim to Rim hiking tours. These are my answers to the most common questions I hear about the route.
I tried to experience as much of the Grand Canyon as possible when I lived and worked at the South Rim, but nothing has ever changed my opinion on which day hike is the most beautiful: Plateau Point.
The Paiute Cave is an underground cave of volcanic rock painted with bright red and yellow rock art. It’s the most vibrantly colored pictograph example I’ve ever seen with my own eyes. It’s shocking that the colors are so pristine, until you remember that the conditions of the cave environment played a hand in preserving them over hundreds of years.
It’s a crime that the extraordinary lives of these adventurous historical figures haven’t been turned into movies yet.
Most people have never heard of the charming, quirky mining town of Bisbee, Arizona near the Mexican border. They’re more familiar with its sinful sister city of Tombstone, just a short drive away. Of the two, Bisbee is overwhelmingly the more enjoyable and livable spot today. These are my favorite things I did while living and working remotely from Bisbee for a month.
Chiricahua National Monument in southern Arizona is a sky island full of strange hoodoo rock formations, and a hiker’s dream. Read about the best hiking trails in the Chiricahua Mountains, plus nearby road trip stops where you can learn about Apache history.