Outdoor Recreation

The Weirdest Campsites of Coachella 2013

The Coachella campgrounds are the Wild West of the festival. They are the sort of place you can imagine Hunter S. Thompson running around with his pants around his ankles. Drugs are more plentiful than food and going to bed before 4 a.m. is considered an early night. Campers built incredible structu ... More >>

Flight of the Bumblebee

Bears Are Acting Like A-Holes in the Tonto National Forest

There have been only 10 documented bear attacks in Arizona since 1990.Three of those have come in the last month.A Tempe man hanging out at the Ponderosa Campground in the Tonto National Forest was the third person attacked by a bear this month, after the bear went into his tent around 5 a.m. yester ... More >>

Amy Alexander Police Report Sheds No Light on Why SUV Drifted Into Bike Lane, Killing Cyclist; Kids Noticed What Mom Didn't

A police report on the April 11 collision that killed bicyclist Shawn McCarty sheds no light on why Scottsdale resident Amy Alexander's SUV drifted into a bike lane.Alexander's Chevy Tahoe slammed into the back of McCarty's bicycle on a Sunday afternoon, causing the 53-year-old to fly into the air a ... More >>

Loops 101

Amy Alexander of Scottsdale Cited in Fatal Collision with Bicyclist Shawn McCarty; "Inattention" a Possible Factor, Cops Say

If you enjoy the pleasures of two-wheeled vehicles like we do, you know why we had goosebumps after hearing about the fatal car-bike collision on Sunday in north Scottsdale.The victim, 53-year-old Shawn McCarty, was doing everything right. He had a helmet on and was riding in a bike lane. It was abo ... More >>

Cycle: A Group Ride Down Central Avenue's New Bike Lanes

​Phoenix residents aren't the only ones to take on a diet as a New Year's resolution. Central Avenue near one of the city's busiest intersections is also going on a "road diet."The City of Phoenix is creating buffered bike lanes along Central between Camelback Road and Bethany Home Road, reducing ... More >>

Cycle: Five Gifts for the Bike Geek

​Ignore what the spouse, partner or family member of any cyclist says; cyclists are incredibly easy to shop for. Just drop by a bike shop and look for something that looks cool and it's guaranteed to be a hit (even if the recipient already has it 'cause the only thing better than owning some ... More >>

Get Lifted

Getting Fixed

Yoga Connect In Nature

Where It's Fat

Work off that holiday blubber

X103.9 Marks the Spot

Mona Madness

Coachella: My Experience in 1,600 Words, Broken Up Into 140 Character Chunks

These babies were hard to get if you waited too long.​Coachella is my favorite time of the year, like my birthday and Christmas combined. While I've been there before, this was my first experience documenting it on my phone, tweeting about camping, crowds and, umm, music.What follows is an annotat ... More >>

Hot Links: Fiesta Bowl, Mesa Police Chief, and Casinos

​The Fiesta Bowl canceled its plan to ask the state for a $300,000 subsidy after the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority said it would be illegal. The Fiesta Bowl wanted expenses capped for next year's national championship college football game, with some expenses reverting to the sports authori ... More >>

Go Phish: Hippie Music Is on the Downswing — and That Sucks

Free Boating on Town Lake

Hot Links: Cardinals, the Blue Basket Bandit, and Alcor

​In a football preseason opener, the Arizona Cardinals lost 10-20 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Steeler turf last night. The Cardinals' only touchdown in the game was fourth-string quarterback Tyler Palko's 20-yard pass to Onrea Jones...A hiker has died in the Grand Canyon after running out of wa ... More >>

The Bear Necessities

Divas can wield firearms, too

BASE Jump in Grand Canyon Costs Daredevil $5,000; Conviction Includes Year of Probation

Image: www.chrismcnamara.com BASE jumper Chris McNamara must pay a $5,000 fine for leaping from a cliff in the Grand Canyon National Park. The winged daredevil and climber from Marin County, California did his wicked deed on November 5, 2007, during a badass Canyon adventure with climbing superstar ... More >>

Booty Call

Buccaneers shanghai the Salt

National Trails Day "Meet Your Park Ranger" Event

National Trails Day "Meet Your Park Ranger" Event

National Trails Day "Meet Your Park Ranger" Event

National Trails Day "Meet Your Park Ranger" Event

National Trails Day "Meet Your Park Ranger" Event

Movies in the Park: From Russia With Love

Take a Hike

Seriously. Go outside, already.

Feedback from the issue of Thursday, August 14, 2008

Pedal Pushers

Mutant bikers aim for world domination

Last Minute Monday: Urban Fishing

Racket Club

Jolly noisemakers hike to the beat of a different drum

Butt Rock

Ride hard without the . . . well, you know

Read Dawn

The early nerd catches the word at VNSA Booksale

Letters

Letters from the week of May 6, 2004

In The Zone

Eloy's Skies are raining men, and sprinkling hot chicks, too.

Row With the Flow

Canoeists conquer the Verde

Martial Matters

Aikido builds brain and brawn

Best Skydiving

Skydive Arizona

Don't Take a Hike

School board nixes a P.E. teacher's request for paid leave to help a blind climber

An Exclusive Interview With the Preserves Arsonist

He is smart. He is professional. He is everything you don't expect.

Best Place to Go Camping Without Leaving the Valley

Usery Mountain Recreation Area
3939 North Usery Pass Road, Mesa
480-984-0032

Vicious Cycle

Downtown on a beer and two wheels

The Sedona 's 5's Excellent Adventure

Five joy riders mountain-biked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon; five federal prisoners rode back up in shackles

Nature Boy

Crime Me a River

A Salt River rafter rides a torrent of legal and financial troubles

RAZING ARIZONAPINNACLE PEAK BIKERS AND CLIMBERS SING, "DON'T FENCE ME OUT"

CLIFF NOTES RESCUERS ENCOUNTER SOME LAME SUBJECTS

MINE SHAFTED

THE FOLKS IN MORRISTOWN MAY BE GETTING A NOT-SO-GRAND CANYON