Day TripsĀ® from Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff, 8th

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Pub. Date: 2004-12-01
Publisher(s): Globe Pequot
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Summary

Enjoy a welcome change of pace and discover a world you may not know exists in your own backyard. Day Trips(R) describes hundreds of fascinating and exciting things to do, many free-of-charge and most within a two-hour drive of Phoenix, Tucson, or Flagstaff. View a bald eagle's nest, Native American ruins, and sandstone cliffs while riding on the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale.Feast on a chuck wagon supper and watch staged gunfights at Rockin' R Ranch, Arizona's Wild West town in Mesa.Bathe in tiled Roman-style tubs and enjoy a massage at the Kachina Mineral Springs Spa in Safford. Take a guided hike to Keet Seel, Arizona's largest cliff dwelling, in a remote canyon at Navajo National Monument. Each Day Trip IncludesTravel directions; destination highlights; other places to visit along the way; choice restaurants and lodging (including price ranges); shopping.

Author Biography

Pam Hait is a freelance writer and award-winning author of 13 books and a contributor to many national publications, including Metropolitan Home, Sunset, Travel & Leisure, and Arizona Highways. She resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
How to Use This Book xii
DAY TRIPS FROM PHOENIX 1(122)
NORTH
Day Trip 1
Prescott
5(8)
Day Trip 2
Pioneer Arizona Living
History Museum
13(2)
Cordes Junction
15(1)
Camp Verde
16(1)
Montezuma Castle National Monument
17(1)
Montezuma Well
17(1)
Jerome
18(3)
Day Trip 3
Clarkdale
21(4)
Day Trip 4
Sedona
25(6)
Oak Creek Canyon
31(2)
Day Trip 5
Flagstaff
33(8)
NORTHEAST
Day Trip 1
Cave Creek
41(3)
Carefree
44(1)
Bartlett Lake
45(2)
Day Trip 2
Payson
47(1)
Tonto Natural Bridge
48(1)
Kohl's Ranch
49(1)
Christopher Creek and Woods Canyon Lake
50(1)
Day Trip 3
Salt River Recreation Center and Saguaro Lake
51(4)
Day Trip 4
Springerville and Casa Malpais Pueblo
55(2)
Day Trip 5
Greer
57(2)
South Fork
59(1)
Sunrise
59(2)
EAST
Day Trip 1
Scottsdale
61(10)
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
71(2)
Day Trip 2
Tempe
73(3)
Mesa
76(2)
Apache Junction
78(1)
Tortilla Flat
79(1)
The Lakes
80(3)
Day Trip 3
Superior
83(1)
Miami-Globe
84(2)
Salt River Canyon and Show Low
86(3)
SOUTHEAST
Day Trip 1
Gila River Indian Community
89(1)
Casa Grande
90(1)
Florence
90(3)
Day Trip 2
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
93(1)
Biosphere 2
94(1)
Day Trip 3
Picacho Peak
95(2)
Tucson
97(6)
SOUTHWEST
Day Trip 1
Yuma
103(4)
WEST
Day Trip 1
Quartzsite
107(2)
Palm Canyon
109(1)
Parker
109(2)
Lake Havasu City
111(4)
NOWTHWEST
Day Trip 1
Glendale
115(2)
Peoria
117(1)
Wickenburg
118(3)
Joshua Forest Parkway
121(1)
Lake Pleasant
121(2)
DAY TRIPS FROM TUCSON 123(87)
NORTHEAST
Day Trip 1
Sabino Canyon
127(2)
Mount Lemmon
129(4)
EAST
Day Trip 1
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base or Pima Air and space Museum
133(1)
Saguaro National Park (East)
134(3)
Day Trip 2
Benson
137(2)
Willcox
139(4)
Day Trip 3
Kartchner Caverns State Park
143(4)
Day Trip 4
Chiricahua National Monument
147(2)
Day Trip 5
Safford
149(3)
Aravaipa Canyon
152(3)
SOUTHEAST
Day Trip 1
Tombstone
155(3)
Bisbee
158(5)
Sierra Vista
163(3)
Coronado National Memorial
166(1)
Fort Huachuca
167(4)
SOUTH
Day Trip 1
Sonoita
171(3)
Patagonia
174(3)
Day Trip 2
Amado
177(1)
Green Valley
178(1)
Madera Canyon
178(3)
Day Trip 3
Tubac
181(3)
Tumacacori National Monument
184(1)
Nogales, Arizona, U.S
184(1)
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
185(1)
Sasabe
186(3)
SOUTHWEST
Day Trip 1
Kitt Peak and Kitt Peak National Observatory
189(2)
WEST
Day Trip 1
Mission of San Xavier delBac
191(2)
Old Tucson
193(1)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
194(2)
Saguaro National Park (West)
196(1)
NORTHWEST
Day Trip 1
Phoenix
197(13)
DAY TRIPS FROM FLAGSTAFF 210(53)
NORTH
Day Trip 1
Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument
211(4)
Day Trip 2
Page and Glen Canyon Dam
215(7)
Navajo National Monument
222(3)
NORTHEAST
Day Trip 1
Kayenta
225(2)
Monument Valley, Utah
227(4)
Day Trip 2
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
231(2)
Ganado and the Hubbell Trading Post
233(2)
Window Rock
235(2)
Day Trip 3
First, Second, and Third Mesas
237(4)
EAST
Day Trip 1
Meteor Crater
241(1)
Homolovi Ruins
242(1)
Painted Desert
242(1)
Petrified Forest National Park
243(2)
SOUTHEAST
Day Trip 1
Mormon Lake
245(3)
Happy lack
248(1)
WEST
Day Trip 1
Williams
249(5)
Grand Canyon Caverns
254(3)
NORTHWEST
Day Trip 1
The South Rim of the Grand Canyon
257
APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Festivals and Celebrations
263(7)
Appendix B: Native American Reservations
270(3)
Appendix C: Arizona Climate
273(2)
About the Author 275

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