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The Grand Canyon, certainly. But also: sophisticated Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, and Tempe; fascinating Native American culture and ruins; golf; spas; rafting the Colorado River; houseboating Lake Powell and others; Sedona Red Rock country.

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Horseshoe Bend is among ´Google's Top 10 Most Searched Photogenic Spots in the US in 2022´

Hai Huy Ton/Dreamstime.com This meandering, aptly named stretch of the Colorado River that resembles what its moniker suggests; it’s best viewed from the east rim of the Grand Canyon. Geologists predict that the river eventually will bisect the neck of the bend, producing a natural stone bridge and eliminating the curve. Don’t worry, though - this will take eons, so there's plenty of time to catch this dramatic sight!read post

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Verde Ranch RV Resort near Phoenix one of '6 of the USA's Top RV Parks'

Verde Ranch Resort Located on the Verde River about an hour 20 minutes north of Phoenix, and just 40 minutes from Sedona, this 399-site complex is rated 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor. Amenities include pool; jacuzzi; a lodge including a workout/activity center and where social activities and occasional events like craft beer tastings are held; and other facilities; and additional lodging incluidng cabins and elaborate tents in the shape of Conestoga wagons.Read about the other five in Tripatini…

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Phoenix' Hotel San Carlos in 'Sleeping with History at 7 of the USA's most Historic Hotels'

Cygnusloop99 How would you like to spend a night or more at a hotel once frequented by Clark Gable, Ingrid Berman, Marilyn Monroe and a long list of other Tinseltown luminaries? Or snuggle down under the sheets at a former stagecoach stop along the famous Chisolm Trail which played host to George Custer, the cavalry commander in the Civil and American Indian Wars, and Jesse James, who needs no introduction? If luxury and elegance are your preference, how about the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington,…

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Wigwam Hotel in 'Spring Has Sprung & U.S. Gardens Await Discovery'

Spring is here, and summer's already around the corner! If you’re a flower gardener - and the National Gardening Association estimates that members of over a third of U.S. households are - you already may have begun to till soil and plant seeds. And those who like to travel as well as garden (as well as those who enjoy gardens more by watching than working), now is time to plan a trip to take in some of Mother Nature’s bountiful beauty. Gardens come in a variety of types, sizes and offerings.…

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Darryl Musick October 17, 2010 at 7:16pm

Been to Lute's, yeah good burgers and great atmosphere. Visit our blog tomorrow for a Sonoran Desert photo essay centered around that area.

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Jackie Dishner October 17, 2010 at 6:53pm

The mascot comes from the fact that the high school was once housed in the Territorial Prison. My son, who was born in Yuma but graduated from high school in Phoenix, nabbed my 10-year high school reunion t-shirt when he was in high school, because he, too, got a kick out of the mascot name. I don't remember Musick's, but I remember Wimpy's (a burger joint now closed) and loved Lute's Casino. Went there after every high school newspaper paste-up day. In the 80s, we were still working with wax machines and percentage wheels to design the paper. Fun days. Loved Lute's. It's still open. Best burgers in town. Fun, eclectic and historic atmosphere.
Darryl Musick October 17, 2010 at 6:41pm

Jackie, no, I just visit there sometimes. One of my relatives used to have a diner there, you might remember Musick's restaurant on 16th? Love that the mascot there is the Criminal. I remember a cop there telling us he'd grown up in Yuma and was a proud Criminal!
Jackie Dishner October 17, 2010 at 6:13pm

Darryl, are you from Yuma? I went to high school there, was a Yuma Criminal, graduated in the 80s. I cover Yuma in my book, the chapter on Arizona's West Coast. Used to visit Algodones and San Luis, Sonora, Mexico pretty frequently.
Michael Schuermann October 14, 2010 at 5:07pm

Hey, thanks for inviting me to join! We LOVED Arizona that we visited this September on our Four Corners trip.
Sam Scribe August 11, 2010 at 9:12pm

I had lunch today (via Skype) with a friend from Arizona who says that tourism was down 10% in 2009 when compared with 2008. That made me wonder how the numbers will pan out for 2010. Are the calls for a boycott having much effect on my neighbors to the east?
Darryl Musick August 5, 2010 at 4:58pm

As we continue Beach Week on The World on Wheels, we're reminded that not every beach is on an ocean: http://tinyurl.com/29quzl6

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An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick July 18, 2010 at 4:50pm

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream! Beat the heat with a tour of some of our favorite ice cream parlors in today's edition of Road Food on The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/32mvhsr

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An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Tripatini July 6, 2010 at 4:58pm

Boycott Arizona? Read the current "Discussion du Jour" and weigh in!
Ed Wetschler June 13, 2010 at 9:41pm

The Dallas Morning News just ran my little story on "Scandal!" at the Museum of American Finance, a fascinating place in a grand Wall Street fortress that attracts more out-of-towners than New Yorkers. Interesting thing about this exhibition, which targets Charles Ponzi, WorldCom, Enron, Lehman Brothers, Bernie Madoff, etc., is that it doesn't include Kenneth "Phoenician" Keating. Anyone remember him? Should he be in this exhibition?