Spread across northeastern Arizona is a spectacular landscape of colorful buttes and mesas, forested mountains, deep-cut canyons and ancient archeological sites that make up the Navajo Nation. During ...

Sometimes, all you need from a trail is to lead you into the forest and mountains and not ask too many questions. It doesn’t need to be mind-bendingly scenic. It doesn’t need pristine ancient forest.

Drive about 45 minutes southwest of the Phoenix Valley, and you will reach an expanse of the Sonoran desert with a long, rich history. The Gila River runs through this area, which was once lush with ...