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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493048052 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 02/01/2021 |
| Series: | Day Trips Series |
| Edition description: | Fourteenth Edition |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Sales rank: | 429,811 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
About the author x
Introduction xi
Using this guide xv
Part I Phoenix
North
Day trip 01 The victorian heart of arizona 5
Prescott 5
Worth more time: granite creek vineyards and prescott to ash fork to seligman (and on to kingman) via historic route 66 13
Day trip 02 Time travel from an ancient site to a new city 15
Pioneer arizona living history museum 15
Cordes junction 18
Camp verde 18
Montezuma castle national monument 20
Montezuma well 20
Jerome 21
Day trip 03 From indians to eagles 25
Cottonwood 25
Clarkdale 29
Cornvilie/page springs 31
Day trip 04 Red rocks to crystals and all spirits in between 32
Sedona 32
Oak creek canyon 39
Day trip 05 Mountains and canyons and a city that rocks 41
Flagstaff 41
Northeast
Day trip 06 Funk, glam, and outdoor fun 50
Cave creek 50
Carefree 53
Bartlett lake 54
Day trip 07 Towering pines and a great small town 55
Payson 55
Tonto natural bridge 57
Kohl's ranch lodge 58
Worth more time: christopher creek and woods canyon lake 59
Day trip 08 Water and more water 60
Salt river recreation center and saguaro lake 60
Day trip 09 A road well traveled and then less traveled-with lots to offer 65
Pinetop-lakeside 65
Sunrise/white mountain apache reservation 67
Springerville and casa malpais pueblo 69
Greer 70
East
Day trip 10 See (and do) it all and never leave town 72
Scottsdale 72
Main street 75
Civic center mall 78
North scottsdale 80
Salt river pima-maricopa indian community 84
Day trip 11 The east valley swings and twists and turns 87
Tempe 87
Mesa 90
Chandler 92
Queen creek 92
Apache junction 93
Tortilla flat 94
The lakes 94
Day trip 12 Take a shine to copper country 97
Superior 97
Miami-globe 100
Worth more time: salt river canyon and show low 101
Southeast
Day trip 13 Experience cowboys, indian-style 104
Gila river indian community 104
Casa grande 107
Florence 108
Day trip 14 Back to the future 109
Casa grande ruins national monument 109
Biosphere 2 111
Day trip 15 Drive down and up to the old pueblo 113
Picacho peak 113
Southwest
Day trip 16 Arizona's historic river city 117
Yuma 117
West
Day trip 17 Collector rocks to a rockin' river 122
Quartzsite 122
Palm canyon 124
Parker 124
Lake havasu city 126
Northwest
Day trip 18 Antiques, the old west, and water sports 129
Glendale 129
Peoria 132
Wickenburg 133
Joshua forest parkway 135
Lake pleasant 136
Part II Tucson
Northeast
Day trip 01 The peak of perfection for outdoors enthusiasts 146
Sabino canyon 146
Mount lemmon 148
East
Day trip 02 Flight, space, and saguaros 152
Davis-monthan air force base and pima air and space museum 152
Saguaro national park (east) 155
Day trip 03 Bookshop to birds … the west and wine 157
Benson 157
Wilicox 161
Worth more time: cochise stronghold 164
Day trip 04 A hidden world deep inside a mountain 165
Kartchner caverns state park 165
Day trip 05 Rocks, spires, and magical spaces 169
Chiricahua national monument 169
Day trip 06 Cactus to aspens and an unforgettable canyon 173
Safford 173
Worth more time: aravaipa canyon 175
Southeast
Day trip 07 The good, bad, and real history of the old west 178
Tombstone 178
Bisbee 183
Sierra vista 187
Coronado national memorial 189
Fort huachuca 190
South
Day trip 08 Vines and wines and a natural sanctuary 193
Sonoita 193
Patagonia 197
Day trip 09 Celestial wonders to wonderful hiking 199
Amado 199
Green valley 201
Madera canyon 202
Day trip 10 Spanish history and sensational shopping 203
Tubac 203
Tumacacori national historical park 208
Worth more time: nogales 208
Southwest
Day trip 11 Starry days and nights 211
Kitt peak and kitt peak national observatory 211
West
Day trip 12 White dove to desert wonderland 216
Mission of san xavier del bac 216
Old tucson 219
Arizona-sonora desert museum 220
Saguaro national park (west) 221
Northwest
Day trip 13 Capital city, capital fun 223
Phoenix 223
Within the papago salado 230
North phoenix 232
Mid-century modern in phoenix 234
Cars, cars, and more cars 236
Part III Flagstaff
North
Day trip 01 Incredible rocks and indian ruins 241
Sunset crater and wupatki national monument 241
Day trip 02 Watery wonderland and ancient anasazi 244
Page and glen canyon dam 244
Marble canyon 251
Navajo national monument 251
Northeast
Day trip 03 John wayne country 254
Kayenta 254
Monument valley, utah 256
Day trip 04 Navajo country at its best 259
Tuba city 259
Canyon de chelly national monument 262
Ganado and the hubbell trading post 263
Worth more time: window rock 265
Day trip 05 The magic of the hopi mesas 266
First, second, and third mesas 266
East
Day trip 06 Windswept vistas of ancient events 271
Meteor crater 271
Painted desert 274
Petrified forest national park 275
Southeast
Day trip 07 The high road to outdoor country 278
Mormon lake 278
Happy jack 281
West
Day trip 08 Gateway and passageway to the grand canyon 283
Williams 283
Grand canyon caverns 288
Worth more time: hualapai tribe, grand canyon west, and sky walk 289
Northwest
Day trip 09 The grandest canyon and grandest views 292
The south rim of the grand canyon 292
Appendix a Festivals and celebrations 299
Appendix b Native american reservations 307
Appendix c Arizona climate 310
Index 311