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Celebrating Christmas in Arizona? The Chandler tumbleweed Christmas tree adds a bit of desert style fun to holiday celebrations in the Phoenix area. After all, what could be more western than tumbleweeds? (Well, they actually Read More …
While it might surprise visitors, Phoenix, Arizona, is filled with art. In a region with so many galleries, art fairs, studios, and museums, it can be hard to know where to look! To help you Read More …
Roadtrip America Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips by Rick Quinn doesn’t just take road trippers on a few pleasant scenic drives, it takes them on full-scale adventures through some of the Southwest’s Read More …
The exuberant street art in Ajo, Arizona, is a bold and colorful sign of this old mining town’s artistic rebirth.
Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, highlighted masterworks by Native American artists of the past and present in 2018 exhibits featuring Hopi pottery and a few katsina dolls.
Just north of Phoenix, the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve protects over 1,500 symbols cut into boulders by several ancient cultures.
The Apache Trail Historic Road is open again! After being closed since 2019, you can once again fully experience one of Arizona’s best road trips. Easily accessible from Phoenix, the Apache Trail Scenic Drive is Read More …
While it may be a surprise to many, Arizona has a number of wineries. Among them is Page Spring Cellars in the Verde Valley wine region north of Phoenix. I use links to improve your Read More …
In Arizona, the South Rim of the Grand Canyon provides 30 miles of some of America’s most iconic and scenic views. While avid hikers can see it all, paved roads and shuttle buses let everyone Read More …
The Verde Valley has long been loved by the hikers and new age seekers that flock to Sedona, as well as the weekend day-trippers that stream into antiques-filled Jerome, Now it is beginning to draw Read More …