Vermilion Cliffs Spectacular sandstone formations (Trip 4)CLIFF LEIGHT/GETTY IMAGES ©

ARIZONA IS WHERE SONGS ABOUT THE ROAD ARE BORN. And it’s not just due to the scenery. Yes, the highways unfurl in front of stunning red rocks and deserts, but there’s more to this place than beauty. There’s a hint of the untamed. Something stubborn and disobedient. A little rock-and-roll, if you will.

Just look at the ornery characters and give-’em-hell stops along these drives. Wyatt Earp took no guff at the OK Corral. Geronimo gave the US Army fits in the Chiricahuas. The old mining town of Jerome clings to a crumbling hillside. A stubborn developer dropped London Bridge into the empty desert. And then there’s the relentless Colorado River, carving the Grand Canyon for 6 million years.So get your motor runnin’…

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Arizona Trips

1 Four Corners Cruise 10 daysLoop past the Southwest’s biggest and boldest

parks and sights. (p35)

2 Route 66: The Southwest 5–7 daysGet kitschy along the Mother Road in Texas, New

Mexico and Arizona. (p47)

3 A Taste of the Old West 3 daysWatch the gunfight at the OK Corral then explore

the Queen Mine. (p59)

4 Grand Canyon North Rim & Lake Powell 3 days

Follow the Colorado River on its course from Glen Canyon Dam. (p67)

5 Fantastic Canyon Voyage 4–5 daysCowboy up in Wickenburg, enjoy views in Jerome,

then applaud the Grand Canyon. (p75)

6 Mogollon Rim Country 3–5 daysThe Colorado Plateau crashes against the desert,

and this trip cruises the edge. (p87)

7 Southern Desert Wanderings 3–4 daysParks and museums reveal the wonders of the

Sonoran Desert. (p95)

8 Highway 89A: Around Sedona 2 daysHike the red rocks then clean up nice for galleries,

shops and upscale eateries. (p103)

9 Highway 95: Yuma to Lake Mead 3 daysEvery bend of the Colorado River brings another

quirky surprise. (p111)

a Tribal Trails 4–5 daysTravel north from prehistoric cliff dwellings

to today’s Navajo and Hopi reservations. (p119)

DON'T MISS

Audrey Headframe Park Stand on a piece of glass over a 1920ft mining shaft. Look down, if you dare, on Trip 5

Pondering Petroglyphs Solar calendars? The art of shamans? Or simply prehistoric graffiti? See for yourself on Trips 28

Horseshoe Bend If you’re a sucker for a gobsmacking view, stroll to this cliff-side perch over the Colorado River – 1100ft below – on Trips 1 4

Superstition Mountain Museum Small and old-school, but a charmer; check out its its wacky wildlife dioramas and treasure maps on Trip 6

Airport Mesa It’s an easy scramble to a sweeping 360-degree view of Sedona’s monolithic red rocks on Trips 58

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