Travel
Return to Granite Mountain
Did you ever wake up on a sunny morning that was not too hot and decide that you wanted to take a hike that was not too long and not too hard? Then Granite Mountain is for you!
Scottsdale Civic Center
The Scottsdale Civic Center, nestled at one end of Old Town, has been closed until recently for rennovation. We stopped by to take a look at the results.
Riparian
A hike in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area repeats an experience that we’ve had before.
Taste: Intrinsic or Acquired?
To some, a desert walk is a bore. Others see more than cactus and rock.
Gods and Others
What to do on a rare cold and wet day in Arizona? See what’s new at the Phoenix Art Museum.
The Cans of Anacortes
Like many small towns in the Pacific Northwest, Anacortes was all about timber and fish.
Depoe Bay and Taft
The first question many of you will have is, “Where is Taft, Oregon?” It’s just north of Cutler City and south of Nelscott. Of course, you may never have heard of these because they are three of the five small towns that merged in 1965 to become Lincoln City,
Devil’s Elbow
You will no doubt be pleased to hear the the mystery of the name “Devil’s Elbow” has been solved. Sort of.
Heceta Head State Park (which includes Devils Elbow State Park) is located in a cove at the mouth of Cape Creek. There are picnic tables sheltered from the
The Coast
Mine was a family of fixed habits. Back in the days of Kennedy and Kesey going out to dinner meant either to the Colonial Inn Buffet run by the VFW, or Johnnie’s Broasted Chicken run by, well, Johnnie.
When the family Buick departed for the coast, we knew that
Spencer’s Butte
The heart of Eugene, Oregon is bounded by Skinner’s Butte to the north and Spencer’s Butte to the south. What’s a butte, you ask? It’s a hill of modest height. Of the two, Spencer’s is the higher and steeper.
it seems like almost from the