Courtesy BLM California leaf-nosed bats and ringtail cats save Tori from injury when she accidentally falls into a mine shaft at the Vulture Mine near Wickenburg.

Lady poets, cowboy poets, and lady cowboy poets are well known in Arizona. The U of AZ College of Humanities and UA Poetry Center has a Centennial exhibit , running now until March, honoring Arizona poets Sharlot Hall and Hattie Lockett.

This Dec. 24, 2011 photo shows a trail ride on horseback at Rancho de los Caballeros in Wickenburg, Ariz.

Shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, the Department of Public Safety and the Morristown Fire Department were called out to a car fire along State Route 74 at about 235th Avenue, about four miles east of U.S. 60.

A body has been found after a car caught on fire four miles off of US 60 in Morristown Tuesday night.

Dude ranches, such as Rancho de los Caballeros in Wickenburg, Ariz., still have horses and wranglers, but some are now offering options unheard of just a few years ago.

In keeping with a promise I made last year, I would like to give you a brief summary of the... This Dec.

When it comes to dude ranches, hosts are adopting John Wayne's, "A man's got to do what a man's got to do," and are offering options unheard of just a few years ago in order to attract guests.

Enjoy the outdoor freshness and catch sight of Western tanagers, Red-shafted flickers and other seasonal and resident birds on an interpretive walk at The Nature Conservancy's Hassayampa River Preserve from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 28.

Discover the hidden world of ants at The Nature Conservancy 's Hassayampa River Preserve from 1 until 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 22.