To the east of the Phoenix metropolitan area, a rugged national forest starts within ear shot of the major streets of Apache Junction. Within a ten minute drive, one's chief concern can change from ...

Howard Larson, a snowbird from Nebraska, sat for hours on a rock along the Siphon Draw Trail in the Tonto National Forest near Apache Junction in February, waiting for his two friends to return from ...

PHOENIX — Three hikers stranded in mountains east of Phoenix overnight were carried to safety by a rescue helicopter Wednesday morning, authorities said. The group had been stuck at Siphon Draw trail ...