Situated at the core of the Blowout Wash Recreation Area in Cottonwood, Blowout Butte cuts an impressive silhouette on the Verde Valley skyline of Central Arizona. The conical mound of crumbling ...

Located in the 'heart' of Arizona and the heart of wine country, Cottonwood is ideally situated above the heat of the desert and below the cooler temperatures of Arizona’s high country. Surrounded by ...

I made a mistake. Last year when I reviewed the Annual Trails Summit in Cottonwood, I said it was about hiking. It’s actually ...

The quiet mountain town of Salida is worthy of a road trip visit. Salida’s lower elevation and farther south location can provide some decent springtime hiking, especially in the Arkansas Hills that ...

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