The painted desert of Arizona stretches from the Four Corners area, to the Grand Canyon, to the Petrified Forest National Park. The desert gets its name from the layers of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and shale, in all colors from buffs to rust, pinks the reds, browns to blacks. Wind and weather have turned this area [...]

Spring is the very best time of year for trout fishing in Arizona so get your new rod and reel ready. The waters are warming just enough to bring a spring frenzy of spawning and feeding. The Arizona Game and Fish Department divides the state into seven zones: White Mountains, North Central Region, Mogollon Rim, [...]

Silhouetted by the setting sun, the Giant Saguaro Cactus is the universal symbol of the American Southwest. It flourishes only in the Sonoran Desert areas of Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico and only below 4,000 feet or where there is little risk of frost. Nowhere are these majestic cacti as beautiful as in Saguaro National [...]

Spring training in the baseball world offers unparalleled opportunities for fans to scout their favorite teams and to get up close and personal with the players, especially in the Cactus League in Phoenix, Arizona. Professional baseball has had a presence in Arizona since the early 1900′s when minor league teams frequently stopped in Arizona to [...]

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, just north of Payson, Arizona, is a spectacular, if little known, natural formation that literally takes your breath away. Tucked into a narrow canyon, the travertine stone arch is the largest in the world, standing 183 feet high with a 400-foot long tunnel that measures 150 feet at its widest [...]

In the mild climate of Southern Arizona, Colossal Cave Mountain Park is a great place to visit during the winter months. The cave formed 10-15 million years ago, when hot water containing sulfuric acid welled up from below and ate away the rock of the cave passages. Eventually, the water was cut off and the [...]

Located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, the Arizona Science Center is a fantastic place for kids and adults to get up close and personal with science and technology. The Center contains four levels of exciting hands-on exhibits, a state-of-the-art planetarium and a five-story high IMAX® theater. It’s a great place to take the family after Christmas [...]

Thanksgiving is a time for family get togethers and what better place to gather than in Phoenix, Arizona. Average temperatures around Thanksgiving are in the low 80s or high 70s with shockingly blue skies, so it is a great place to getaway from the snows that are already flying in the northern states. And there [...]

Take a trip on Saguaro Lake in the Desert Belle and enjoy the exotic wildlife, towering canyon walls and dramatic Sonoran Desert vistas. The Desert Belle is a unique way to enjoy all the beauty that Arizona has to offer including 2,500 species of plants and animals. Saguaro Lake is located within the Tonto National [...]

Table of Contents for the Haunted Southwest Series: Haunted Hotel: The Stanley Hotel, Colorado The Vulture Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona Haunted Hotel: The San Carlos, Phoenix, Arizona The Haunted Shores of the Great Salt Lake, Utah Haunted Tombstone, Arizona Haunted Mines: Ghost, Goblins and Tommy Knockers, Southwest Ghost Camels of the Southwest Haunted Dawson Cemetary, New [...]