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.

There is no Arizona summer getaway like a cabin in the woods. It’s just right for the season. You’re not sleeping on the ground in a tent and you’re not cooped up in a cookie-cutter motel room. Cabins ...

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.