The Homestead features limestone sport climbing in a remote, serene, desert setting. There are presently over 250 single pitch routes...

Henry Farrell was an old-time cowboy and a true pioneer whose company I was privileged to experience. Henry was a small boy when his...

Prior to giving the settlement of Payson, Arizona, its present name, it was called Long Valley. This was the more to distinguish it from...

Before being known for its beautiful camping spots, refreshing swimming holes, and picturesque pine forest that brings thousands to...

For millions of years, the spring-fed waters of Christopher Creek have been forming the Box Canyon. Creak waters spill from the base of...

David Douglas Gowan, familiarly known as Uncle Davy, of Payson, Arizona, the discoverer of what is known as the Goodfellow Natural...

The Mazatzal Wilderness contains over 252,500 acres of the Tonto and Coconino national forests. ​ Established in 1940 and expanded to its...

The last real Indian raid in Arizona occurred July 17, 1882. This was started by a band of renegade White Mountain Indians ambushing a...

Our expectations were high. We hoped the rodeo cowboys and cowgirls who participated in Payson’s Rodeos from the 1950s through the 1970s...

The Six Shooter Canyon Trail is challenging, beautiful, and has some fascinating history! Some historical accounts attribute the name...