Arizona Outdoors

Summer mornings at a southeastern Arizona orchard smell like warm peaches and fresh-cut grass — and apparently, cider donuts too.

Unplug and unwind at Essence of Tranquility, a hidden mineral hot springs retreat in Safford offering relaxation, healing, and rustic charm.

Adobe has been around longer than most people realize, and the way it handles Arizona's brutal summer sun still holds up today.

Arizona sits in the 90s and 100s for months, but there's a reason locals will tell you a dry 100-degree day can actually feel more manageable than a muggy 90-degree one.

It doesn't have to be a hike in the mountains. A tick riding in on your dog is enough, and Cochise County health officials are paying close attention to what's happening locally.

Most scorpions keep to the ground. This one prefers the ceiling, and that's just the beginning of what makes it genuinely strange.

Sunset Crater last erupted less than a thousand years ago. In geological terms, that's basically yesterday afternoon.

Most people don't realize how fast heatstroke can hit a dog — way faster than it hits us — and the signs aren't always obvious until things get serious.

Every summer, male tarantulas across Arizona leave their burrows after nearly a decade underground — and what happens next is stranger than any Hollywood spider movie.

Long before meteorologists had an explanation, Arizona's indigenous cultures already knew what those spinning columns of dust really were — and they had rules about how to get out of the way.