Textures of the desert: Desert Botanical Garden
The Desert Botanical Garden tops my list of must-sees when I visit Phoenix. There’s something about the cactus, the blossoms I’ll never see back east, the colors. Oh, and I […]
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View from the hole in the rock
Want to climb through the hole in the rock? A newly-arrived resident of Phoenix had discovered this geological phenomenon with her friend and up they climbed. They took in the […]
Off-road on the Broken Arrow Trail
Never drive over a 45 degree angle! our tour guide Scott advised us as our Pink Jeep pointed down a long, steep, rocky trail. Then, as he started driving over […]
The world’s music: at the MIM
Our weeklong road trip came to an end in Phoenix It had been filled with music in Nashville, Memphis, Austin and San Antonio. So it only made sense to end […]
Five facts about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright was a giant of a man. He might have been only about 5-foot-8 but his genius at architecture and his gigantic personality are the stuff of legend. Visit […]
Floating downstream in the desert
The thermometer said 91. But who cares? A breeze ruffled the Salt River that flows past the Red Mountain and I dipped my hand in the cold water that used […]
Desert in bloom: a photo essay
I always had a “Lawrence of Arabia” image of the desert in my mind — until I visited the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Broad expanses of sand disappeared when […]
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