West Coast hippies have long been drawn to Sedona because of its “healing” red rocks, a “birthing cave” on Mescal Mountain, wellness retreats, and a world-class spa that counts Gwyneth ...

Canyon of Fools might be the weirdest hike in Sedona. Located in the Mescal Mountain cluster of trails northwest of town, the route's keynote feature is a gnarly, half-mile walk through a red ...

Three miles or so into what Sedona locals call the Mescal Mountain Loop, I rounded a corner of the gradual climb through the slickrock and found myself face-to-face with existential angst.

Trips begin at a park-and-ride lot across from the Courtyard Sedona and stop at both the Dry Creek trailhead and the Mescal trailhead. No matter which trail you take, be ready to enter Sedona's ...