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Hoover Dam at Night
This was a trip that I threw together at the last minute. Okay, maybe I had 36 hours or so. ... - 
                                            
AZ Route 188 to Globe, Arizona
There’s a fairly direct route from Payson to Phoenix: just take AZ Route 87 the entire way. I wanted to ... - 
                                            
A Snowy Grand Canyon, Bright Angel Trail
I was hoping to recreate my 2006 visit to the Grand Canyon, when I first experienced the world’s most impressive ... - 
                                            
Flagstaff, Arizona
Because it was close to the Grand Canyon, and located on an important railroad line, Flagstaff has always been welcoming ... - 
                                            
Oak Creek & Baldwin Trail
Sedona owes a lot to Oak Creek. Not only did it carve the magnificent canyon north of town, and provides ... - 
                                            
Bear Mountain Trail, Sedona
I had originally ruled out Bear Mountain Trail, since everything I had read about it made it sound too long ... - 
                                            
Chimney Rock & Thunder Mountain Trails, Sedona
Spend even a small amount of time in Sedona, and you will inevitably, at some point, turn off 89A onto ... - 
                                            
Fay Canyon Trail, Sedona
Fay Canyon was another one of my often-planned but repeatedly-skipped hikes, and boy, was I missing out. This is certainly ... - 
                                            
Schnebly Hill Road at Moonrise
I’ve written about Schnebly Hill Road before. In 2007, I made a great hike up to Mitten Ridge, then caught ... - 
                                            
Forest Road 525C – Sedona
Sedona isn’t all scenic hikes. You can also take some scenic drives — and there’s probably no better landscape to ... 
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