Inspiration from Budda
To start your week off right: with this inspiration from Budda, paired with a beautiful Arizona desert wildflower.Read more
Palo Verde Hiking Trail
★★☆☆☆ Moderate / Phoenix Area: If you are wanting to get your Summer on and spend the day at a local beach, picnicking, sunbathing and swimming – with a hike thrown in for fun – then heading out to Bartlett Lake’s Palo Verde Hiking Trail is an ideal choice. The lake itself offers a boatload of recreational options (bah bam bum):…Read more
Devil’s Bridge Hiking Trail
★★★★★ Moderate / Sedona Area: Ka’ching! It’s not often that a hike reaches a scenic jackpot with so little effort. At only two miles in length, the Devil’s Bridge Hiking Trail does just that! Its wide, gently tiered, Juniper-lined pathway leads to one of Sedona’s most prized formations: a 50′ high, natural sandstone arch. Incredible, miles-long views from…Read more
Hiking at Every Age
This inspiring couple show us that, even at the age of 87, hiking still makes for a wonderful day out together. “We’ve lived in Arizona for 30 years. We used to hike everywhere: the White Tank Mountains, Show Low and in Colorado. We don’t hike as much as we used to and feel lucky that we still can,”…Read more
Bear Canyon Hiking Trail to Seven Falls
★★★★★ Moderate / Tucson Area: Seven “Wows!” might be a better name for this incredibly unique and special Sonoran hike. As a moderately difficult trail that hopscotches Sabino Creek up a beautifully striated canyon and leads to one of those rare natural features that make hiking so worthwhile, the Bear Canyon Hiking Trail to Seven Falls is a hike worth taking. The consistent sounds of water flowing playfully downstream…Read more
Desert Wildflower Season is Here!
This weekend and next will be prime time to tune into Spring’s fleeting desert wildflower season “colorfest.” An explosion of bright orange Mexican Poppies and deep purple Lupinus have already starting popping up with abundance around the desert – alongside pink Fairydusters and other vibrantly colored wildflowers. Here are some of the blossoms that have been captured on the trails over the last week. Recommended hiking areas…Read more
Hiking for Balance
How could we resist these two adorable young ladies – met hiking on the Bear Canyon Trail to Seven Falls, in Tucson’s Sabino Canyon. Natalie finds that “Hiking is a fun way to bond.” And Haley adds that “Hiking is great therapy. It gets rid of bad energy and cleanses your spirit.”Read more
Quartz Hiking Trail Loop
★★★☆☆ Moderate / Phoenix Area: The Quartz Hiking Trail is named the Quartz Hiking Trail because it is laden with . . . you guessed it . . . Quartz! Ethereal white quartz. Abundantly scattered over the trail like large glittering breadcrumbs. Tumbling over the surrounding hillsides. Stacked into trail cairns. And jutting out of the earth in one of the largest outcroppings…Read more
Hiking Inspiration
Some hiking inspiration to bolster your week. Sage words alongside an image of the sun peeking through Cholla taken at the Sonoran Desert Preserve.Read more
Cathedral Rock Hiking Trail
★★★★★ Difficult / Sedona: No matter how many times I hike this iconic red rock trail, its juniper laden slopes and towering summit spires make it a mind-blowing outing every time. As one of the most captivating rock formations visible on the drive into Sedona, Cathedral Rock is a popular destination for those who enjoy scrambling up the area’s sandstone surfaces. As an added bonus, the breathtaking view from the top of the Cathedral…Read more