Head to Flagstaff to hike through Walnut Canyon National Monument and check out Sunset Crater National Monument. The latter, once a volcano, features interesting lava rock formations and an easy mile-long hiking trail. After a day spent outdoors, make your way downtown to relax with a meal and a local brew. Flagstaff is located about two hours north of Phoenix. Located in the high country mountains of northern Arizona, Flagstaff’s four seasons are enviable by many. Summer temperatures average in the low 80s with sapphire blue skies and crisp mountain air, while the bounty continues into Fall with a panoramic canvas of quaking aspen and foliage offering hues of reds and purples.Winter adventures await in Arizona’s officially designated Winter Wonderland with an average 108″ of snow fall in downtown, while Spring offers breathtaking beauty of blooms in the world’s largest contiguous emerald green ponderosa pine forest.