Bearizona
Bears look so cuddly and are a major part of cultures around the world. It makes sense that there would be special places for people to visit them. One such place is Bearizona just outside of Flagstaff, Arizona on Interstate … Continued
Back to AZ
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Our road trip to Utah took the long route from Dallas, so we could stop in Phoenix to spend time with family and friends. I really enjoyed my time in the Valley of the Sun and throughout Arizona when I … Continued
The Dam Tour of Hoover Dam
Our dam guide was Kris for the hour-long dam tour that took us into the dam bowels to walk through dam tunnels seeing dam stairs, looking out dam vents and riding on dam elevators. Enough dam jokes? I’ve been over … Continued
Monument Valley Tribal Park
“Hi-ho, Silver! Away!” When we think of the landscape of the wild west, Monument Valley Tribal Park often comes to mind whether we know that’s what it is or not. We see the iconic images from classic western films, the … Continued
Navajo National Monument
The whole of northern Arizona and the four corners region seems to be pocked with canyons including those comprising Navajo National Monument. These rocky crevasses served ancient inhabitants of these areas as safe places to build communities and farm with … Continued
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
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Hiking down a 1,000 foot cliff to see a 1,000-year-old cliff dwelling in Canyon de Chelly National Monument I met a woman making the same trek for the fourth time that week. She wasn’t there as a tourist but to … Continued
Hiking Camelback Mountain in Phoenix
Camelback Mountain dominates the views of the Phoenix landscape as a peak rising to the highest point in the Valley. It gets its name because it looks like a camel. We hoped to hike it with everybody in town for … Continued
Papago Park Hole in the Rock
Phoenix isn’t known for its rock formations, but there is a place that doesn’t follow this pattern. Papago Park can be seen from many portions of the Valley because of the massive red sandstone buttes. This park contains the Desert … Continued
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
Trains, trains and more trains! That is what the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale is all about. After deciding none of us wanted to get up really early to hike Camelback Mountain, we set our sights on this less daunting … Continued
10 best Arizona adventures
Thank you Arizona for a great ride! Thank you to everyone who was a part of this desert adventure. It wouldn’t have been the same without you. Everybody else, don’t let the heat, the dry desert or the politics keep … Continued