Alan on October 25th, 2011

If you generally think of deserts as lifeless, hot and not worth spending much time in, then you have yet to experience the Painted Desert. The Painted Desert is part of the larger Petrified Forest National Park and has its own entrance on the north side of the National Park area located right on Interstate […]

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Alan on October 24th, 2011

Centrally located to many “you don’t want to miss” vacation destinations in the Southwest is Flagstaff, Arizona. We really had no idea when we planned to stay in Flagstaff for 6 days just how perfectly central it is for vacationing. Additionally, Flagstaff is just a great town with much to do and see within and […]

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Alan on October 22nd, 2011

Everyone loves a train and even grown men can’t resist riding the rails. After 2 car trips to the Grand Canyon to both the North and South Rims we decided to turn the wheels of time back to the early 1900’s and experience travel to the Grand Canyon in the same way some of the […]

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Alan on October 19th, 2011

The Southwest United States – Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, draws millions of people each year from all over the world to see its unique natural beauty. There really is no other place on Earth like the Southwest and its geological treasures. The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona itself is considered one of the […]

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Alan on October 18th, 2011

Walk through the gate into the gardens of La Posada, continue up the walkway to the open doors welcoming every traveler, guest and curiosity seeker into this grand Spanish hacienda – the last great railroad hotel built by the Fred Harvey Company. Once you walk through the doors of La Posada you will never believe […]

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