Sun-soaked days and cool autumn evenings: Fall is the perfect time to visit Scottsdale, Arizona. From desert-chic boutiques to five-star resorts and dining, visitors come to this upscale enclave to be pampered. They also come for the thrills.

Surrounded by the vast Sonoran Desert, Scottsdale is an adventure lover’s dream for hiking, biking and rumbling over rock-strewn roads in a rugged four-wheeler with Desert Dog Offroad Adventures. Their guided ATV Sand Buddy experience is a thrill-ride through the Tonto National Forest.

On foot, guides from Cliff Creek Outfitters lead hikes through stunning desert terrain like the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, answering questions like “can you actually drink from a cactus” and identifying the flora and fauna of the region.

Wranglers at Saguaro Lake Gue

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