Nigel Reynolds, Courier Columnist

This week we’ll stay within city limits with a hike to the Storm Ranch area of the Granite Dells.

An area I haven’t covered so far is the Agua Fria National Monument (NM) – “agua fria” is Spanish for “cold water.”

We are going today back up north to Red Mountain, an interesting volcano just off U.S. 180.

This article, and my next one on Red Mountain, are not close to Prescott.

Today we will visit Mingus Mountain, part of the Black Hills.

This week we’re staying close to Prescott, ready to visit some petroglyphs along Salida Gulch.

Here is my last article about the Ash Fork area – a follow up to the historic Johnson Railroad Tunnel.

We’re back in the Ash Fork area again for today’s article about the Johnson Tunnel.

Sinkholes can be quite surprising! Dante’s Descent is the most amazing one I know of in Arizona.

Waterfalls are rare around the Prescott area.