Articles, reviews and news about the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Phoenix & Prescott, Arizona
Posted in Arizona on May 27th, 2008
When I was young, I loved Maurice Sendak’s book, A Hole is to Dig. Inside this first book of first definitions, simple-yet-oh-so-wise explanations like The ground is to have a garden and The world is so you have something to stand on could have easily concluded, as I have, that Summer is for farmer’s [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 27th, 2008
Peak tourist season at the Grand Canyon is upon us. Nearly four of the five million annual visitors will descend upon the national park between May and September, and about half of them are seeking lodging inside the park boundaries. Are you one of them? One of our readers wrote in asking [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 1st, 2008
Dear Arizona Travel:
We’ll be coming to the Grand Canyon on October 12th this year. Will we still be able to get to the North Rim? Is it weather-dependent or is there a certain cutoff day in mid-October when visitors aren’t allowed? Thanks!
Posted in Arizona on Apr 29th, 2008
Have you been visiting Arizona for many years now and have been on the fence about buying a second home, vacation home, or a place to retire? Arizona’s real estate market is falling almost as fast is it sky-rocketed. If you’ve been thinking about buying a home in Arizona, and you have means to [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 25th, 2008
Here’s a recent question we received from a reader. For some, the answer may seem obvious, but we thought it was a reasonable question for anyone who has never traveled to the West and can’t picture the lay of the land.
Dear Arizona Travel,
My wife and I are thinking about taking a trip to Las [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 23rd, 2008
There’s nothing worse than finding yourself at the wrong resort pool. You’re expecting to spend a summer weekend splayed out on a lounge chair with nothing but a Sudoku puzzle book and your iPod. But what if, when you arrive at your resort pool, you discover it’s crawling with kids doing cannonballs? [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 8th, 2008
Here is another Frequently Asked Question that came in from our site, sedona.net, today:
Dear Arizona Travel:
Which airport is the closest and how long a drive to Sedona from that location??
–Laura from California
Posted in Arizona on Apr 3rd, 2008
Here’s a question we received this week on our site, Scottsdale-Phoenix.net:
I am planning on flying to Phoenix in September and was hoping to locate a bus or train that goes to Sedona, near Phoenix airport. Please let me know the status of transportation from Phoenix to Sedona. I wasn’t planning on renting a [...]
Posted in Arizona on Mar 13th, 2008
Drivers are urged to plan for extra travel time this weekend while Interstate 17 is closed at Carefree Highway (State Route 74) for bridge demolition work:
Posted in Arizona on Mar 11th, 2008
This has been one of the best snow seasons for Arizona in many years. It would be a sin for me not to test out the fresh layers of powder snow blessing the sacred mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona. Sometimes living in Arizona, especially The Valley (Metro Phoenix), can feel a bit monotonous and even look [...]
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