One hundred horses and a lone donkey clattered from the corral. Behind them, cottonwood trees burned egg-yolk yellow and the mountains blurred to silhouettes. Hooves drummed and dust scattered. I had ...

Decades before statehood in 1912, the riches of the Sonoran Desert attracted prospectors and the outlaws who followed them. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Johnny Ringo and the wildest of the Wild West ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A pair of ranches and a ghost town in southern Arizona will be conserved for wildlife and recreation under separate deals brokered recently by nonprofit land trusts. Just over 7.8 ...

At the Mira Vista, a dude ranch in Tucson, Arizona, you're likely to have lots of company. Imagine that, bare skinned partners on the tennis court and in the yoga studio. The owners of the new resort ...

A 77-acre Payson dude ranch with seven homes that's owned by the Earnhardt family is for sale. The asking price is $5.9 million. The property is at the base of the Mogollon Rim northeast of Payson. It ...

GILA COUNTY, Ariz. - When life feels like a lot, we start to look for a place to get away. Have you ever tried visiting a dude ranch? A few hours from Phoenix is a place called Cherry Creek Lodge in ...

WHITE STALLION RANCH, TUCSON, AZ.: Schedule for the day: • 9 a.m. Slow horseback ride • 11 a.m. Fast ride • Quick buffet lunch • 1 p.m. Riding lesson (focus on loping) • 3 p.m. Quick dip • 4 p.m. Team ...