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 [...]
DATE: January 17, 2012 | FILED IN: AZ Outdoor Adventures | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
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 [...]
DATE: December 26, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ Attractions | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
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 [...]
DATE: November 20, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ Events | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
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 [...]
DATE: November 5, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ Outdoor Adventures | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
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 [...]
DATE: October 24, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ History & Heritage | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
Looking for Haunted Houses and spooky spots to celebrate Halloween? Phoenix has five fantastic locations where the screams never stop! Arizona Scream Park What scares you the most? The Arizona Scream Park knows the answer — the senses…. ALL OF THEM. Horror High will hit each and every one of those senses in the most [...]
DATE: October 21, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ Attractions | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
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 [...]
DATE: October 6, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ Cities, Dining, Lodging | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
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 [...]
DATE: September 19, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ History & Heritage | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
Soaring limestone cliffs in Northern Arizona shelter more than 80 small pueblo dwellings of an ancient people — the Sinagua — in what is now Walnut Canyon National Monument. Sinagua means without water, which is singularly appropriate for this particular site as there is no natural, continually flowing water source in the area. Archeologists speculate [...]
DATE: August 30, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ History & Heritage | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
A mile down, deep in the Grand Canyon, Phantom Ranch is tucked along the banks of Bright Angel Creek. It is the only lodging facility below the Canyon rim. The only way to reach the Ranch is by mule, by foot and by rafting the Colorado River and it is a popular stopping and oasis [...]
DATE: August 22, 2011 | FILED IN: AZ Outdoor Adventures | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
