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Author Archives: Charlie
Chiricahua National Monument, Wilcox, Arizona
We decided to check out southern Arizona for our start-of-summer vacation. We rented a room in Sierra Vista, and enjoyed visiting The Cove, an amazing (and inexpensive municipal swimming pool). We don’t have any photos to share there, but they … Continue reading
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Arboretum, Flagstaff, Arizona
Before driving back to Phoenix, we visited The Arboretum at Flagstaff, a 200-acre facility that includes gardens, greenhouses, and open spaces. The gardens were small but lovely: While Flagstaff is only a few hours north of Phoenix, that … Continue reading
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Lava River Cave, Coconino National Forest, Arizona
Following our trip to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument a couple of days earlier, I thought it would be fun to visit the Lava River Cave, a 3/4 mile-long tube formed by molten rock, located within Coconino National Forest. This … Continue reading
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Bearizona Wildlife Park, Williams, Arizona
We drove about half an hour from Flagstaff to Williams, Arizona, home of the 158-acre Bearizona Wildlife Park. The first part of the park consists of a safari-style drive through areas where one can see animals “in the wild.” The … Continue reading
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Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments, Coconino County, Arizona
On our end-of-summer vacation trip to Flagstaff, we drove about 1/2 hour to visit the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. A relatively young volcano, it erupted around the year 1085, which was no doubt a shock for the ancestral Puebloans … Continue reading
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Flume Trail and Watson Lake Loop, Prescott, Arizona
Today, we visited the Flume Trail and Watson Lake Loop, said to be an easy to moderate 1.6 mile lollipop trail. We parked in the small lot off Granite Dells Road and State Highway 89, north of the entrance to Watson … Continue reading
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Thumb Butte Trail, Prescott National Forest, Arizona
On a beginning-of summer break family trip to Prescott, we decided to hike the Thumb Butte Trail (33), which I thought would be easy enough for Shaina, who had just turned 5. Trail 33 is about a 2.2 mile loop … Continue reading
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Cliffrose Trail, Cottonwood, and Montezuma Castle National Monument
On our short trip to Sedona, we stayed in nearby Cottonwood. Today, before driving back to Phoenix, we decided on two quick visits. The first was to Cliffrose Trail, a short and flat trail near our hotel in Cottonwood. . … Continue reading
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Coconino National Forest, Arizona
This day, we enjoyed the Mescal – Deadman’s Pass – Long Trail loop. We drove to the parking lot at 34.901, -111.828. We hiked in a clockwise direction. We began hiking north on the Mescal Trail, which eventually turned toward … Continue reading
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Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Sedona, Arizona
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary, Batya and I drove up to Sedona for a few days of hiking. Signs throughout Sedona warned that trailhead parking lots were full and that we should take a shuttle, but we ignored them and … Continue reading
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