phoenix
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Lessons learned: renting an electric car in Phoenix
When I pulled up rental car listings while planning our trip to Phoenix, I was surprised to see that the least expensive options were electric cars. When I mentioned this to my husband – who is very excited to own an electric car someday – he immediately suggested we give it a try. While I… Continue reading
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Hiking in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains – Siphon Draw Trail to the Flatiron
Although ‘volcano’ and ‘Arizona’ are two words that seem like they shouldn’t go in the same sentence, in fact it’s a very appropriate combination. Most of central Arizona is volcanic in origin, including the Superstition Mountains, which formed about 20 million years ago when three supervolcanoes deposited a 1000 foot (305 m) thick layer of… Continue reading
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A day in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest
I first heard about the Superstition Mountains years ago. I don’t even remember exactly when or where, but the photos I saw were imprinted in my mind from that moment on. So when we planned our trip to Phoenix, this was a non-negotiable addition to the agenda. The Superstition Mountains lie within the Tonto National… Continue reading
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Four Days in Phoenix, Arizona
I kind of dropped the ball last year on planning our Thanksgiving trip. Actually, that’s not entirely true. I had an entire itinerary put together months ago, but by that point we knew my husband would be starting a new job and we didn’t know what his vacation schedule would be, so I didn’t actually… Continue reading