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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
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Scottsdale 'places to go this summer'
Three places in Arizona made The New York Times list of "31 Places to Go This Summer," providing a potential boost to the state's tourism.
Two of the places - Monument Valley (No. 12) and ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Hike teaches lessons about trails, water
It was like deja vu all over again. My daughter Maureen and I found ourselves walking the western portion of the Canelo Hills in southern Arizona just a month after having strolled the eastern segment of these beautiful, rolling hills.
Like the eastern section, this leg ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Second marina adds to Lake Pleasant fun
The opening of a second marina at Lake Pleasant next week promises Valley boaters more opportunities for fun and lower prices at the popular water destination.
The Scorpion Bay Marina & Yacht Club opens Thursday at the lake, which drew nearly 700,000 visitors in the ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Stay-cation tourists encouraged to explore Arizona
The Arizona Office of Tourism has launched 'Arizona Passages' to promote 27 Arizona parks and the 800-mile Arizona trail.
Tina Miller, with the tourism office, says record fuel prices could keep many Arizonans closer to home this summer.
But she says, fortunately, they won't have to look ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Scenic drive: Dos Cabezas Mountains
There may be no better way to sample the sights of southeastern Arizona than a circumnavigation of the Dos Cabezas Mountains. (Geologically, the mountains are simply the northernmost extension of the Chiricahuas, but, historically, they are a range unto themselves.)
The trip takes you past an old ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
How about a MANcation in Arizona?
Buddies, hubbies and bachelors: Get away for a MANcation (and then your ladies can plan a girl's getaway, too) to gorgeous Lake Powell in Arizona.
Bordering Arizona and Utah, this man-made reservoir with almost 2,000 miles of shoreline (and more than 400 feet deep, 186 miles ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Desert Botanical Garden to display glass art
Glass is coming to the desert.
The Desert Botanical Garden announced today that in November it will be opening an installation of the glass art of Dale Chihuly.
Chihuly, whose Seattle studio is a factory of glass art, will bring five flatbed truckloads of glass to ...
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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Adventure on the rocks
Step away from the tourist strip and drink up the scenery
Have Your Aura Photographed. Psychic Energy Readings Here. Vortex Information. Therapy on the Rocks.
These are just a few of the enthusiasm-dampening signs along the roadside driving ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
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Lake Powell on the rise, expecting big boating summer
To the Perez family, newly arrived from Miami, this raw, red-rock landscape is so foreign, it might as well be the moon. Or, perhaps, the Holy Land (which it stood in ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
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Big Dipper even more prominent in May
The first constellation most of us learn is the Big Dipper. It's big and bright and visible every clear night of the year, at least for those of us who live in the ...
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