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Goldfield Ghost Town, Arizona

traveler — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:45:53 +0000

If you are visiting Phoenix, Arizona, be sure to take a few hours to visit historic Goldfield Ghost Town at 4650 N. Mammoth Mine Road in Goldfield, Arizona. Walk up and down Main street where you will see saloons, a boarding house, a general store, the smithy, a mine and many other wonderful buildings from days gone by. If you want some special entertainment, be sure to go on Saturday and Sunday when the town erupts with gunfights from noon to 4 P.M. You can also hop on the narrow gauge railway, ride horseback, attend church or dine in the local saloon or snack bars. You can also explore the underground guided mine tour and arrange for other tours into the Superstitions, home of the fabled Lost Dutchman mine. Goldfield Ghost Town is located 4.5 miles north-east of Apache Junction on the historic Apache Trail.

Free National Park Entrance Days

traveler — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:14:38 +0000

Several times a year, our U.S. national parks provide “free entrance days” allowing the public to enjoy visiting the national parks without an admission charge. You can find the information about free entrance days at their website: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm. The next free entrance day is on Veteran’s Day so be sure to take advantage of the opportunity to visit your favorite national park.

Pismo Beach for RV Lovers

traveler — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:56:28 +0000

As the summer begins to wind down, a fun place to go is Pismo Beach, California. Located off Highway 1 in central California, this gorgeous little beach town offers many RV parks to choose from for a fun, beach vacation. The area has dog friendly beaches and cool ocean breezes. Known as the clam capital of California, there is golfing, fishing, hiking, biking, and water sports of all kinds. Take a walk on the 1200 foot Pismo Beach pier for an excellent sunset or for “people watching.” This is definitely one area that is fun for RVers and their 4-legged canine friends to spend a few days or even a few weeks.

Black Barts Steakhouse in Flagstaff, AZ

traveler — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:57:09 +0000

Black Bart’s Steakhouse, Saloon and Musical Review is a fun place to go while traveling in the Flagstaff, Arizona area. Named for the wily bandit, Black Bart who made his living ripping off stage coach drivers in the area between 1875 and 1883, the restaurant boasts a lively fare of burgers and sandwiches, steaks, seafood and roasted chicken to name just a few items. The restaurant opens at 5 PM daily and guests staying in the RV park located just off of Butler Avenue and I-40, can receive a 10% discount on the meal service. The RV park has 174 spaces with full hook ups and many pull-through campsites. Black Bart’s also has a small general store with not only bread and milk but also antiques for the antique collector, laundry and a few RV supplies in the general store. Cost is modest and except for when the Cardinals are in town, usually fairly easy to get a reservation for a stay here. The spaces are generous, set in the cool pines of Flagstaff but the park could stand some renovation and updating. Overall, the RV park is a good value for the money per night and worth a few nights stay to enjoy the peaceful pines, cool weather and local singing in the nightly Musical Review.

Castle Hot Springs – Oasis in the Arizona Desert

traveler — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:51:34 +0000

If you don’t mind some bumpy, dirt roads and have a 4-wheel vehicle, consider taking a trip past Castle Hot Springs.

Located north of Phoenix off of I-17, this old resort was once the playground of the rich and famous. Today, the property is privately owned and there are no tours but you can drive past this beautiful spot.

The Biosphere in the Arizona Desert

traveler — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:22:59 +0000

Looking to learn while you travel? If so, a trip to the Arizona Biosphere, located approximately 24 miles north of Tucson, Arizona may be just the place for you. Built in 1986 to research and develop a self-sustaining space-colony, the Biosphere served as home to two missions. Between 1991 and 1994, the company who owned the project sealed two different teams of scientists inside the airtight facility to test survivability. Although the missions did not produce the intended results that planners had hoped to see, there was much that was learned from these two experiments. Opened to the public in 1990, the Biosphere is no longer an airtight environment dedicated to the study of human sustainability within a biosphere. Instead, the University of Arizona now leases the property and conducts scientific research on how natural environments create habitable conditions for plans. This information can be used to help scientists understand the effects of climate change on earth by experimenting with conditions in the Biosphere’s 5 biomes. Tours begin daily at 9 A.M. with the facility closing at 4 P.M. A two hour tour includes a short film about the facility and a 2 hour tour through the structure’s 5 biomes and through the facility “lung” which was designed for use during the time when the structure was operated as an airtight facility. Cost is $20 for adults and $14 for children ages 6-12. This is definitely a one of a kind experience and one long remembered so be sure to stop by and learn about this unique place.

: Arizona Biosphere

Natural Bridges National Monument

traveler — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:50:24 +0000

A wonderful place to visit is Natural Bridges National Monument located at the end of Highway 275, 35 miles west of Blanding, UT on Highway 95. The park is open year round with the visitor center open from 8-5 in winter and 8-6 in summer. The cost to enter the park is $6 per carload and is good for 7 days. Sites at the campground are $10 with a 26 ft vehicle length limit. Sites are equipped with fire grill, pad and picnic table but there are no services of any type. Pets may come into the park inside vehicles but are not allowed on any hiking trails. Remember that this is a desert location however and never leave pets unattended inside a vehicle as temperatures can rise very quickly in this park.

London Bridge and Lake Havasu

traveler — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:35:22 +0000

Who said you can’t buy a bridge? That is exactly what the city of Lake Havasu did when the London Bridge that had formerly spanned the River Thames in London, England until 1967. The bridge was dismantled and shipped to northern Arizona where it was reconstructed across a small bay called Thompson Bay. Each piece of the bridge was numbered, dismantled and then reconstructed in its present location where it reopened in 1971 as a star visitor drawing card for the city. A small “English Village” with shops and restaurants was constructed next to the bridge to give the feeling of being in the English countryside. While the economy has taken it’s toll on local merchants in the English Village, it is still a picturesque and fun place to stroll around for an hour or two. Boats crossing over to the local casino also leave from this area and paddle boats or canoes can also be rented here for some fun time paddling or peddling around on the lake.

Yuma Territorial Prison

traveler — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:59:19 +0000

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of touring the Yuma Territorial Prison. Here you can see the remains of a once thriving prison which had it’s heyday in the late 1800 to early 1900 time period. This historic state park was on the Arizona state chopping block due to the state’s massive budget problems but the city of Yuma is in final negotiations with the state to take over the operations of this interesting park. As a result, it looks like the park will remain open for visitors for at least the next three years. Here you can see the tiny cells where the prisoners spent their time, the “dark room” where uncooperative prisoners spent time, as well as see many artifacts gathered from the days of prison operation. The park has excellent videos on the prisoners it served, the wardens and even a funny, “ghost story” about the prison from one of the guards. Although much of the original prison was lost over the decades due to vandalism and theft, there is still enough of the original prison left to give you a taste of what prison life was like in the “old west.”

Montezuma’s Castle

traveler — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:34 +0000

If you are interested in the historical side of Arizona, be sure to visit Montezuma’s Castle. Perched high on the limestone, canyon wall, this ancient ruin of the Sinagua Indians dates from somewhere around the early 1400′s. The monument, located north of Phoenix on I-17 is open daily and offers tours and ranger talks on the historical past of this beautiful and interesting area. It is definitely a place not to miss on your way to or from the Phoenix area.