GETTING AWAY

Happy Trails
Charles’s Liu’s 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Phoenix ($17.95, Menasha Ridge Press) is as good as its name, picking out 60 trails located within an hour of Metropolitan Phoenix.

Hieroglyphics, waterfalls and swimming holes are a few of the brass rings attainable among these hikes. And, with three major mountain preserves within the city limits and new greenbelts and parks cropping up everywhere, you can even find something in your own backyard.

So whether your goal is a trail close enough to conquer during an office lunch hour — my ideal scenario short of developing the ability to teleport — or you’re ready to ante up a Saturday in search of golden poppies at the end of the rainbow, Liu has got you covered. Available at bookstores, outdoor specialty shops or through Menasha Ridge Press. menasharidge.com; 888-60-HIKES.