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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Overlooked red-rock trail leads to splendid overlooks
The red-rock backcountry west of Sedona is so full of fascinating canyons and scenic trails that it's easy to overlook some of the more modest hikes in the area.
Consider the Doe Mountain Trail.
Looking ...
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Discover America - red rocks of Sedona and Williams, Ariz.
In my article last week I offered several vacation ideas where the exchange rate of the dollar against foreign currency would not be an issue. One idea was staying closer ...
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Grand Canyon Summer Hikes, Tours Fill up Fast; Adventure Tour Company Advises Vacationers to Book Now
Just Roughin' It Adventure Company is an Arizona-based hiking tour company that specializes in Grand Canyon hiking tours and backcountry hikes to other destinations ...
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