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Hikers, Swimming Hole, Canyons, Wet Beaver Creek Valley, Arizona, Bell Trail, Sedona

Bell Trail to Wet Beaver Creek’s “The Crack” at Bell Crossing

 ★★★★☆ Easy / Sedona Area: The irresistible “splash canyon” on Bell Trail, makes for a perfect day hiking and doing cannonballs. Located 3-miles along Wet Beaver Creek and wedged between tall canyons, this crisp, crystal clear, swimming hole, beckons hikers to cool off, with leaps from its sandstone ledges into the translucent pools below. Jump in! Cool off! Your clothes will dry completely on the hike back along the lush,…

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Overlook, Hiker, Scottdale, Arizona, Thompson Peak, McDowell Mountains, View, Phoenix, 10 Great Reasons to Hike

10 Great Reasons to Hike!

 There area so many benefits that come from hiking, both mental and physical. As an introduction, here are 10 great reasons to hike. 1. It’s Free! Or almost free. As long as you have a good pair of sneakers and access to a trail, there are almost no costs associated with hiking. Some parks charge a…

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Landscape, Teens, Fossil Creek, Waterfall, Arizona, Coconino Forest, Fossil Creek Waterfall Trail

Fossil Creek Waterfall Trail (from Camp Verde)

 ★★★☆☆ Easy / Payson Area: Blink your eyes (on this crazy short hike) and you’ll have already arrived in paradise! The gushing waterfall and turquoise blue pools on Fossil Creek’s Waterfall Trail are truly feasts for the senses. And frolicking in these deliciously refreshing waters, after such little hiking (although there is a lot of driving), is almost junk-food-like in its nearly instant gratification – kinda’ like being given the…

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Hiker, Ledge, Overlook, Colorado River, Cliffs, Plateau Point Hiking Trail, Arizona, Grand Canyon.

Plateau Point Hiking Trail

 ★★★★★ Easy / Grand Canyon Area: If someone asked me to define “grandeur” it would have to include standing on the Plateau Point overlook in Arizona’s Grand Canyon. Witnessing the white capped Colorado River roaring 1,300 feet below the tip of the Plateau Point Hiking Trail is an experience for the memory books. Surrounded by the soaring technicolor cliffs, and with the South…

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Arizona, Landscape, View, Bright Angel Hiking Trail, Indian Gardens, Grand Canyon, Rim

Bright Angel Hiking Trail to Indian Gardens

 ★★★★★ Difficult / Grand Canyon Area: Even more world famous than the Kardashians, the Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Hiking Trail is THE quintessential Arizona hike. Descending 4.5-miles into one of the planet’s greatest wonders, this dayhike to Indian Gardens (the small, lush-green oasis just visible on the Canyon’s middle-plateau) is an experience of a lifetime, with views that will never go out of style.…

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Lansdcape, Hiker, Ledge, Sedona, Arizona, Boynton Canyon, Pine Trees, Canyons, Boynton Canyon Hiking Trail

Boynton Canyon Trail

 ★★★★★ Easy / Sedona Area: It’s easy to feel a bit like Superman flying through the air – with hundred-foot Pines peeking up from below the ledge at the end of this incredible red-rock trail. As an easy hike (containing only a short, moderately steep jaunt at the very end) the views of majestic canyons and sculptural rock formations found within the Boyton Canyon Hiking Trail are truly “above and beyond!”

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Landscape, View, Window Rock, Central Arizona, Ventana Canyon Hiking Trail, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Blue Sky

Ventana Canyon Hiking Trail to Window Rock

 ★★★★☆ Moderate / Tucson Area: From the gargantuan stone “window” sitting atop Ventana Canyon, breathtaking views of this unspoiled valley, its treelined canyons and glistening ancient stream will make your heart soar. Following a gently cascading mountain stream, the Ventana Canyon Hiking Trail first ascends a craggy lower valley followed by a lushly treelined upper valley – before ultimately spilling out onto the windswept spires of the summit. Whether you choose to hike the…

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Hiking, Couple, Arizona, White Tank Mountains, Hiking Heros, Lovin' the Views

Lovin’ the Views

 I’m kicking myself for not double checking my focus when I photographed this fun couple. Eli notes that he is just “Lovin’ the views” he sees from the summits of his Arizona hikes. While Sally confesses (with a grin) “I’ve always been a gym girl, but Eli is getting me out there.”  – Met on the White Tank Mountains’ Waterfall Trail, west of Phoenix.

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Arizona, Phoenix, Wadell, White Tank Mountains, Hiking, Family, Steps, Canyon, Waterfall Hiking Trail

Waterfall Hiking Trail

 ★★★★☆ Easy / Phoenix Area: This super-easy trail, packed with engaging educational perks, sets a high bar for quality family time outdoors! Kids as young as two will have a blast criss crossing the wide, level pathway to check out the centuries old, Native American hieroglyphics alongside the Waterfall Hiking Trail. Squeals of delight are sure to ensue when…

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