This town tucked high in the Chiricahua Mountains is surrounded by towering cliffs and lush forests. Here's how to plan a trip to tiny Portal, AZ.

Cave Creek Canyon offers excellent birdwatching, hiking and stargazing ... Portal snugs up against the bulk of the Chiricahua Mountains, at the mouth of Cave Creek Canyon. Towering rock cliffs ...

Tucked away in the far southeast corner of Arizona, Portal snugs up against the bulk of the Chiricahua Mountains ... It is often called “Arizona’s Yosemite” due to the high ramparts rising ...

The best national parks in the nation “preserve some of the continent’s wildest places and most spectacular landscapes, from soaring mountains ... Yosemite the “best for iconic hiking ...

Yosemite National ... its Cadillac Mountain Summit Road vehicle reservations in 2025. It’s a highly popular spot to marvel at the sunrise, and morning times book up well in advance.

Just 6 miles down the road from the most popular entryway to Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park, the tiny town of Ashford has long served as a basecamp. Motels, cafes and thriving short ...

If I had to work a 12-hour shift, I’d get up at 3 in the morning, go run 16 miles before work, go to work and then sometimes run on the treadmill or go to the trail. At the time, I was training ...