Most residents can recite Arizona's 5 C's that have long been driven the state economy — copper, citrus, codgers and cactus candy. Or something like that. If there were a sixth C, it would be cabins.

Ask desert dwellers about their happy place and a lot of them will describe a cabin in the woods. There’s something magical about a peaceful cabin tucked away in the mountains, surrounded by shady ...

Winter is the reward that nature gives desert dwellers for surviving the dragon-breath days of summer. For the next few months, the desert feels so deliciously mild there’s not much reason to leave.