Articles, reviews and news about the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Phoenix & Prescott, Arizona
Posted in Arizona on Apr 30th, 2009
“Was it scary?” my friend and co-blogger, Chrissy, asked me when I returned to the office on Monday after a weekend whitewater river rafting trip down the Class III/Class IV Upper Salt River. “Nope. Not scary at all. It was thrilling!”
Thrilling, exhilarating, heart-pounding; these are the words I use to describe my first-ever river rafting [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 6th, 2009
Last Day’s “Last Run” is Just Straight-up Fun.
Flagstaff, Arizona’s Snowbowl ski resort was able to keep their lifts open for just one more weekend thanks to Friday’s freshly fallen snow. Most ski resorts enjoy the tradition of getting a little crazy on the last day of the of the season, and Snowbowl was no different. [...]
Posted in Arizona on Nov 14th, 2008
When the opportunity presented itself for the three female staffers at Sedona.net to hold a company “retreat” of sorts in Sedona this month, you can bet your bottom dollar that we jumped at the chance. Left to design our ultimate two-day female-bonding getaway in Sedona, we immediately agreed that our two-day trip had to [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jul 22nd, 2008
For three days this November, the arts and culture of Sedona will be celebrated as never before. “Red Rock Canvas,” a destination event, is a beacon to art lovers, visitors, residents and part-time residents alike.
“Red Rock Canvas” guests can fully customize their Sedona weekend getaway from November 7 through 9, 2008 with art talks [...]
Posted in Arizona on Oct 29th, 2007
Northern Arizona University’s Lumberjacks football team may have lost their homecoming game to Montana this past weekend, but my Saturday stay in Flagstaff was a winner.
My husband and I drove the scenic two-hour drive from our home in Scottsdale to Flagstaff on Saturday morning. As an NAU alum, he was jazzed to return to his [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jun 12th, 2006
A San Francisco Chronicle reader shares her Sedona, Arizona recommendations
Fleeing to Sedona for some heat and art
Following weeks of spring rain in California, we decided to go to Sedona, Ariz., to warm up at the Casa Sedona Bed and Breakfast Inn. The lovely 16-room inn was designed by a protege of Frank [...]
Posted in Arizona on Jun 5th, 2006
Arizona! Magical land of sun, sage, sand, saguaro and scorpions!
Yet in my 12 years in Southern California I’d never set foot in the Grand Canyon State. That all changed the week before Memorial Day.
Undeterred by rising gas prices and rising Arizona temperatures, I filled up my tank, loaded up with CDs and set off to [...]
Posted in Arizona on May 9th, 2006
Many people visit Sedona, Arizona, only as a brief stopover on the way from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon, but this oasis in Red Rock country is worth more of your time for its unrivaled natural beauty and for its arts and restaurants. And some believe it offers spiritual renewal at mystical New Age energy [...]
Posted in Arizona on Apr 18th, 2006
How to Make Family Road Trips Good, Healthy Fun
Bring a cooler. Load it with water and juice rather than soda. Why? (A) Soda is bad for kids. (B) It makes them hyperactive. (C) Worst of all, it makes them have to go to the bathroom sooner.
Skip the interstate pit stops. Instead, head to a supermarket [...]
Posted in Arizona on Mar 21st, 2006
Driving the loop from Phoenix to Sedona is to travel from the past to present in the footsteps of the famous and infamous, through some of nature’s most stunning scenery…