In the 1980s, Dale Shewalter started dreaming of a big walk. By 1985, he had sketched out a 750-mile route across Arizona from Mexico’s deserts to Utah’s canyonlands. It seemed doable. After ...

In less than 800 miles, the Arizona Trail offers a steady string of stunning landscapes, uncanny animals, and changing circumstances. If your time is limited, it’s the national scenic trail to try.

Arizona is a popular vacation destination largely due to the stunning scenery the state offers. The state is filled with gorgeous hikes, relaxing spas, beautiful stargazing opportunities and nearly ...

Over seven weeks this fall, Arizona Republic climate reporter Joan Meiners is biking the length of the 850-mile Arizona Trail from Utah to Mexico to report on how climate change is affecting the state ...

Andrea Lankford, a former National Park Service ranger at the Grand Canyon who wrote the first Arizona Trail Guide for bikers, has a new book. In "Biking the Grand Canyon Area," published in June, ...

Over seven weeks this fall, Arizona Republic climate reporter Joan Meiners is biking the length of the 850-mile Arizona Trail from Utah to Mexico to report on how climate change is affecting the state ...

The Arizona Trail stretches 850 miles from the state's northern border with Utah to its southern border with Mexico. Republic reporter Joan Meiners is biking the trail, start to finish. On the second ...

As Arizona Republic reporter Joan Meiners nears the end of a nearly eight week journey on the Arizona Trail, she finds camaraderie in human company, but doubts in human activities. The trail winds ...