By Gracie Sleeman, El Inde Arizona Macy Jump’s family loves exploring Tucson over Family Weekend. “My parents just love walking around down here,” the University of Arizona sophomore from Washington said while strolling University Boulevard one day last week. “We always go up to Mount Lemmon…the Cookie Cabin… and we usually go to good restaurants.”…
Caution: “Smuggling and illegal immigration may be encountered in this area.” Visitors to state and national parks, monuments and memorials in Southern Arizona have undoubtedly seen these signs posted along popular hiking trails. The sites near the Mexico border are great spots to find hiking, bird watching and camping, but also provide the perfect place for undocumented…
Nestled in the Rió Yaqui basin 19 miles east of Douglas, down Geronimo Trail, is an ecological wonder unknown to many. This unique area where Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico meet is the result of four vastly different ecological regions colliding. The Sierra Madres, Rocky Mountains, Sonora Desert, and Chihuahua Desert converge to form an uncommon wetland…
Picacho Peak is back and booming. More than twice as many hikers, climbers, runners and even average Joes visited Picacho Peak State Park this year than they did last year, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism. In its Monthly State Parks Visitation Report, the Office of Tourism claimed that the park had 864 visitors…
Catherine Radachi, a 22-year-old associate consultant at Microsoft, hiked the hills and valleys of Arizona enjoying the solitude while sharing her adventures with the world. Radachi, now working for Microsoft in Washington, finds value in using social media to share her exploits outdoors. “People document their experiences all the time at parties and on vacations,…
