September 12, 2026
The Peavine Trail: How an Old Railroad Grade Became One of Prescott’s Open-Air Rooms
Across Granite Dells and beside Watson Lake, Prescott’s Peavine Trail turns a former railroad corridor into a shared route for…
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September 12, 2026
Phippen Museum: The Prescott Place That Keeps the American West in Conversation
On the northern edge of Prescott, the Phippen Museum brings together paintings, sculpture, artifacts and public programs that treat Western…
September 12, 2026
The Highlands Center: Where Prescott Turns the Forest Into a Classroom
In the pines outside Prescott, the Highlands Center for Natural History offers a place to walk, observe and understand the…
September 12, 2026
Watson Woods: How a Prescott Creek Became a Living Room for Wildlife and Neighbors
Along Granite Creek in Prescott, Watson Woods Riparian Reserve shows how a community can protect a fragile waterway while creating…
September 12, 2026
Arcosanti: The Yavapai County Experiment That Keeps Reimagining City Life
North of Cordes Junction, an unfinished Arizona community still serves as a living experiment in architecture, ecology and the possibility…
September 12, 2026
Agua Fria National Monument: Where Arizona’s High Desert Keeps a Human Archive
North of Phoenix, Agua Fria National Monument protects a rugged Yavapai County landscape where a living river, basalt mesas and…
September 12, 2026
Prescott’s Courthouse Plaza: How a Historic Square Became the Heart of Downtown
In the center of Prescott, a tree-lined public square connects territorial history, local celebrations, music, and everyday life. Courthouse Plaza…
September 12, 2026
The Verde Canyon Railroad: How a Working Rail Line Became a Window Into Arizona’s Verde Valley
A historic rail route between Clarkdale and Perkinsville offers one of Yavapai County’s most unusual ways to experience the Verde…
September 12, 2026
Dead Horse Ranch State Park: The Verde Valley Place Where Water Makes Room for Everyone
In the dry heart of Yavapai County, Dead Horse Ranch State Park brings together lagoons, riverbanks, trails, wildlife and quiet…
September 12, 2026
Jerome: How an Arizona Mining Town Became a Living Mountain Community
Built around copper, nearly emptied by the mine’s closure, and then preserved by people who saw possibility in its steep…
September 12, 2026
Montezuma Well: The Desert Spring That Became an Ancient Waterway
In a dry corner of Yavapai County, a collapsed limestone chamber holds a constant supply of warm spring water—and the…
September 12, 2026
Tuzigoot: The Hilltop Pueblo That Keeps the Verde Valley in View
Above the Verde Valley, Tuzigoot National Monument preserves a Sinagua pueblo, a freshwater marsh and a way of seeing how…
September 11, 2026
Prescott’s Granite Dells Shows What a Public Landscape Can Become
In Yavapai County, the Granite Dells is becoming more than a dramatic backdrop. Its protected rock formations, trails and waterways…
September 11, 2026
Sedona’s Free Trailhead Shuttle Is Turning Red-Rock Access Into a Shared Public Place
In Yavapai County, Sedona’s expanding shuttle network is changing how visitors reach some of Arizona’s most popular trailheads—while giving the…
September 11, 2026
The Verde River Greenway: How a Yavapai County Riverfront Became a Shared Landscape
Along the Verde River near Cottonwood, public trails, riparian habitat and community stewardship are giving one of Yavapai County’s most…