Arizona’s Scenic Byways

Highroads, September-October 2007

“Paths cut by the area’s Earliest Native American inhabitants and their pioneer successors; a trail of the conquistadors seeking golden cities in the north; scenic roads that celebrate eons of uplift and erosion in canyons, spires, turrets, buttes, monoliths and mesas — in Arizona, the journey is the destination. Getting there is at least as significant as where you’re going, and the downside of driving is that you have to keep your eyes on the road and not on the glorious roadside.” Here are seven world-class paths to hours of Arizona enjoyment.

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