Many animals call the preserve home, including the so-called desert wolf, also known as the coyote. Keep an eye out for a ...

It’s not quite Sedona, Arizona, but the Coachella Valley is known as home to some of the best hiking in the Southwest. It’s ...

Blowout Butte and Mingus Mountain are the highlights of this easily adaptable hike in Prescott National Forest in Cottonwood.

Although the night of the full moon is ideal for this adventure (usually, the 15th of the Hebrew month), a nearly full moon ...

In other words, this is the ideal season to explore, and as the weather cools, go on an epic desert hike. And you don’t need to drive all the way out to Joshua Tree to do it. You may ...

This charming small town has everything you need for a quintessential Arizona escape and more. Vast desert views, hiking ...

The hiker, who has not been named publicly, was found along the Marufo Vega Trail, a 14-mile loop that twists through rugged desert and rocky cliffs, the National Park Service (NPS) said.

Stunning views of a high-altitude lake and the Sierra Mountains will be your reward for an adventurous six-mile trek.

Aside from abundant sunshine, a trip to Bend, Ore. offered our writer hikes, stargazing excursions and more on a recent trip.

In the expanse of Coachella Valley’s desert landscape where dry vistas prevail, hiking embodies a belief that life thrives on ...

(photo credit: SUSANNAH CHILD) Night has fallen, and we are out on the trail again. This time, we’re traversing a desert canyon near Sde Boker. We walk along in the darkness in near silence ...