When I moved to Phoenix two months ago, I looked forward to a lot of things: dry heat, Mexican cuisine, and bicycling around town – but mostly the bicycling. Coming from the northeast, I had never ...

As we walked the trail back to his car, he bent to touch a soft tuft of blue grama grass, a drought-resistant native. It’s ...

Water and wind offer powerful symbols on the Arizona Trail, where thirsty hikers have to hunt harder and windmills stand guard.

One of the biggest complaints about cycling in and around Phoenix is dealing with cars. If I had a dime for every mountain biker who told me they avoided road riding because of traffic, I’d have three ...

When you think about the Southwestern desert, a flowing waterway isn't exactly the picture that comes to mind. But the ...

PHOENIX - They’re here, and there are so many of them, in fact, that it was picked up on weather radar. On June 29, thousands of bats emerged from the bat cave along the Arizona Canal Trail, and ...