Travel editor's note: Lee and Gail Forstie are from Oronoco. Lee is a retired IBMer who is now employed at Tri-State Business Machines. Last year's winter seemed to go on and on. Planning an escape to ...

This is a hike out to a hidden desert lagoon in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix. We head out past Tonto Hills on our way ...

It's three miles as the crow flies. The trail miles wind within a narrow strip of Sonoran Desert that sits between the preserve’s north and south regions. Serving as a nonmotorized travel corridor and ...

The Valley features numerous scenic hiking trails catering to all experience levels, from easy paths at Papago Park to challenging climbs at Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak.

Think you need to blow your holiday budget to escape the family drama? Arizona serves up perfect Thanksgiving weekend... The ...

Sedona is a destination for Arizona locals and visitors alike, and there are several places you won't want to miss on the ...

Near the end of a dusty, 2 1 /2-mile hike in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, 18 people gathered to learn about the medical benefits of the prickly pear cactus. “If you had to find a first-aid kit in ...

For Valley residents, one of the top desert attractions in the world is not far away. According to CNN Go, one of the best desert activities on the planet is a hike though Arizona’s Sonoran Desert.

I set off half an hour before sunrise up the rocky trail. It was chilly in the predawn light, with just enough glow in the sky that I could see cactus spreading in every direction and big mesas of ...

Funny thing about mountains; they’re rain makers. The phenomenon isn’t unusual or magic. It’s something called orographic precipitation, which is basically rain produced when warm moist air rises and ...