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Travel to Rock Springs Café

Friday, March 12th, 2010

It’s highly unlikely that passengers on the Black Canyon Stagecoach in 1884 would have ever guessed that their rest stop between Prescott and Phoenix would become famous for  … PIES! (more…)

Traveling to Spooky Jerome AZ

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Traveling to Spooky Jerome, Arizona

A few miles and up the hillside – a very steep hillside/mountain – from Clarkdale and Cottonwood, Arizona is the historic town of Jerome, Arizona.  The fact that residents pride themselves on their probable insanity is based on the location of the former mental asylum and the fact that the town is perched precariously on hillsides.  Ironically, you drive through “Deception Gulch” to reach Jerome.

Sign in shop window - the mental state of Jerome

Sign in shop window - the mental state of Jerome

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Traveling with the Cowboys at the Blazin’ M Ranch

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Once you’ve settled down after your dinner (see previous blog), you’re ready for even more fun.  The Blazin’ M offers ”Cowboy music, poetry and tomfoolery.”  The Blazin’ M Cowboys are a rollicking, talented musical quartet – not to be missed! (more…)

Traveling to the Blazin’ M Ranch Dinner Theatre

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Near the picturesquely named Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, Arizona, the Blazin’ M Ranch – and Dinner Theatre- conveys a feeling of the Old West, both its hospitality and its rambunctious good times. (more…)

Travel to Clarkdale, AZ

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Singing the words to the Monkees’ old hit, “Last Train to Clarksville” and replacing “Clarkville” with Clarkdale seemed appropriate because we stopped in Clarkdale on our way to the Verde Canyon Railroad (see Friday, February 26 blog). (more…)

San Felipe, Mexico – Staying and Sightseeing

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

San Felipe travel can be whatever you want it to be – A laid back vacation, a longer stay, a spring break, a retirement haven.  At an orientation we attended for potential homebuyers in San Felipe, they said, “You go to Florida to die, Mexico to live.”

Beach at sunrise

Beach at sunrise

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Travel to San Felipe, Mexico

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

San Felipe has become quite the hang-out for American and Canadian ex-patriots – or just, sometimes, visitors.  Although Rocky Point has a following, the name says a lot.  Rocky Point (Puerto Peñasco) has rocky beaches, but a lively repeat crowd. (more…)

South of the Border – Travel to Mexico

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Grab your passport!  We’re heading south to Mexico and the – sometimes – sleepy village of San Felipe. (more…)

Busy in Bisbee AZ – Shopping!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Bisbee is quite the artists’ colony and gives a shopper many opportunities to find that perfect gift.  We were looking for a pottery casserole with lid.  Although we didn’t find that, both my husband and I had the exact same reaction to a gorgeous, red pottery bowl – We had to have it!

Bisbee bowl - quality artistry

Bisbee bowl - quality artistry

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Down Below We Go – Travel in the Copper Queen Mine

Monday, February 15th, 2010

We thought for a long time about whether we wanted to go below to experience what it was like in the mines of Bisbee.  The Copper Queen Mine offers tours to recreate a miner’s experience during the over 60 years (1877-1943) the mines were open to find – guess what – copper. (more…)