Travel Tips & Adventures

When President Barack Obama chose to visit Arizona and, specifically, Phoenix, recently, there was a hubbub about some nutcases who were “expressing” their right to bear arms.

No, we are not all gun-toting nuts in Arizona! The people I know are all peaceful, friendly and, at least as far as I know, quite sane.

So, please come visit Arizona! There are a multitude of amazing sights to see – nature has been abundantly generous in making Arizona a vividly memorable land. From desert flowers blooming in spring to the Grand Canyon, volcanic cones to pine forests, Arizona has a wide array of climates and scenery.

Cereus Peruviana in bloom

Eight years ago, I attended a business conference in mid-summer. The temperature was over 110 degrees (Fahrenheit) and I was in a three-piece business suit. The sunshine, blue skies and low humidity were a revelation for me. I was invigorated and the allergies that were debilitating in the Eastern US did not trouble me at all!

Red Rocks of Sedona

Roosevelt Dam

So, I moved to Arizona, where I have been living for six years. The breadth of scenery is fantastic and, although we have traveled extensively, we still have not seen every great sight in Arizona.

Phoenix viewed from South Mountain Park

In our blog, we have highlighted some major Arizona locations. We’ve shown you caves (Colossal Caves and Kartchner Caverns), natural land masses (Chiricahua and others), city sights (see our light rail blog for Phoenix and our review of Flagstaff) and National Parks. We admit that we haven’t shown you our views of the Grand Canyon, but it seems that everyone goes there. We’ve provided alternatives that are equally breathtaking.  (We , of course, will continue to show other locations besides those in Arizona.)  All of the photos in today’s blog show you the diversity of Arizona.

Chiricahua National Monument with hoodoos

Cruiser's Cafe 66, Williams, AZ

Volcanic Cinder Landscape in Sunset Crater National Monument

An Invitation

Thank you for your readership. We’d love some feedback (spam will be discarded) about what you’d like to see on this blog – especially in Arizona. Also, we’d be delighted to produce images of the places you’d like to wear on a T-shirt, which can be ordered at our “Shop.” Let us know what you like. We aim to please!

If you would like to write about a place you found memorable, please send me 300-500 words on that subject with jpeg images, if you have them. I’ll post your contributions, if I can verify details, and edit the writing, if necessary. (No pay, but your name will be out there for many readers to see.)

Thank you for being part of our travel blog!

Tags: Arizona, Desert, Historic, National Park, Phoenix, Scenery, Southwest, Travel

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