What better way to see Arizona than by rail aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad. Built in 1882, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad supported Arizona’s richest copper mine, located in Jerome, Arizona. The Atlantic & Pacific was built in a single year, 1911 to 1912 and took 250 men using 200 mules, picks, shovels, and lots [...]

In the 1870s, gold was discovered in the Bradshaw Mountains. Unlike the gold in California and other locations, finding gold in Arizona is a hit or miss proposition. In most locations, gold lies in pockets called stringers. In the early days of mining, prospectors looked for gold showing on the surface and followed the pockets [...]

Most people admire the red rock formations of Sedona, Arizona in the same fashion, head back, mouth agape and in awe. But there is a great backroad drive you can take to get above the formations and get a fantastic view of the red rocks as well as Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon.

Schnebly Hill Road [...]