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 | | Do not miss a ride aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad! Right now, you can see a bald eagle on her nest right from the comfort of your climate controlled vintage passenger car. See a beautiful canyon accessible only via these historic rails, built to haul Jerome's copper in 1912. The Perkinsville ranch turn around offers a glimpse of the western tradition of cowboying as it was practiced 100 years ago, and continues today. All along the rails is one of the last free flowing rivers in the west, the Verde. |
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| | White water rafting thru the Salt River Canyon. This year will be a banner year due to all the snowfall. The flowers will be spectacular as well as the white water. Blue Sky Whitewater is the only local company in the Salt River Canyon as well as the oldest, most experienced. This is our 10th Year! Governor Napolitano has rafted with us on the Gila (before she was governor) but never on the Upper Salt River. The Salt River Canyon is one of Arizona's true treasures,especially when experienced from a raft in the river. It's your world, so play in it! |
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| | Sedona is a great place to stay while visiting the Grand Canyon! |
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| | Lake Powell is located on the border of Utah and Arizona in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Lake Powell is the second largest man-made lake in the United States, boasting more than 90 major red rock canyons and over a thousand miles of picturesque shoreline.
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The best way to experience Lake Powell is on a houseboat! Now, with new and upgraded boats with decktop amenities, plus timesaving new guest services, a houseboating vacation is more convenient and more memorable than ever.
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Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas has houseboats with a range of amenities to fit your budget range and the size of your vacation party. Plus, they make it easier for you by having all of the boats already in the water, so no launching is necessary. |
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| | Pinal County Historical Museum:::: Arizona State Prison display -<p>
*The only two seater gas chamber chair<br>
*The nooses used for hangings and photographs of who was hanged in them.<br> *Antique farm machinery<br>
*1928 Homestead Cabin<br>
*Blacksmith Shop<br>
*Outstanding collection of Native American pots and baskets<br>
*Excellent Cactus Furniture<br>
*East Lake Furniture<br>
*Bullets from around the world<br>
*Victorian Purpled Galss |
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| | Experience all that the Colorado River has to offer as you traverse miles of spectacular canyons, camp out under the stars, and enjoy scrumptious gourmet meals on a whitewater rafting trip from Wilderness River Adventures. Motorized and oar trips take you through miles of rugged and spectacular canyons, while you camp out under the stars, and enjoy expertly prepared gourmet meals.
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Specially designed for traversing the Colorado River with added safety and stability, Wilderness River Adventures' motorized boat trips range from three-and-a-half days to eight days.
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Powered by the mighty currents of the Colorado and expertly navigated by your guide, each oar boat trip transports a group of four to six passengers through some of the Grand Canyon's biggest and best whitewater. Oar trips range from five-and-a-half to 14 days. |
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| | Wildflower Drives in Pinal & Gila Counties
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Goldpoppies, Lupine and scalloped phacelia are beginning to show along Highway 60 east of Apache Junction. Soon the pink-and-white variants of globemallow will prevail if you drive highway 79 north from Florence, and the roadside from Devil's Canyon and Queen Creek Canyon just east of Superior already has manzanita blooming, deer vetch and firecracker penstemons, too. All these roads lead to Boyce Thompson Arboretum (just one hour east of the Valley) where visitors walking the two miles worth of paths will find the Spring flower show has already started with lesquerella, wild hyacinth, wallflower, miner's lettuce and many other species likely to be seen this year thanks to nearly five inches of rain which fell at this elevation during two soggy weeks around the New Year. Visit the website for updated wildflower drive details as the season progresses. |
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| Located in a rustic, secluded setting; surrounded by Designated-Congressional Wilderness; Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service public lands. Our private property mirrors the pristine state of the surrounding wilderness as it reflects the one hundred years of family history when Grandpa Hollis Holladay presided over the ranch in the late 1890’s and homesteaded the ranch in the early 1900’s. We are the third and fourth generations of ranchers who continue to operate this working, cattle-ranch much the same as our ancestors did. We have designed the log cabin accommodations with the feel of the “Old West” while offering the comforts of home. Our guests have the unprecedented opportunity to experience the “Wild” of the wilderness along with the “Serenity” of nature right outside their cabin. Each cabin has a picturesque window-view of the massive “Black Rock” for which the ranch is named, with the rolling hills, winding creek bed, towering trees and beautiful blue skies. Song birds perch on cottonwood trees, humming birds dart from nest to tree, butterflies flutter on the breeze, an occasional javelina will ramble by, whitetail deer feed in the pasture, red-tail hawks soar overhead as black hawks screech from their lofty lookout points on the huge rock formations which are dotted across the natural landscape. Desert Big Horn Sheep peer from a top jagged ledges skirting the retreat. |
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| | Casa Malpais Museum and Archaeological Park<p>
Overlooking the Town of Springerville, the 17-acre ruins were occupied in the 13th century, and have been carefully preserved. Unusual features such as the Great Kiva, stairways, astronomically aligned shrines, and petroglyphs provide visitors with a distinct view into the regions ancient past.<p>
Considered as one of the finest archeological parks in the southwest, a museum and gift shop displaying artifacts from the time period welcomes visitors in Springerville.<p>
Guided tours are also available daily, and start at the Casa Malpais Visitor Center and Museum on 318 E. Main Street, on U.S. 60 in Springerville. The Museum and Visitor Center are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
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| | Southern Yavaapi County Weaver Mountain Village. Yarnell: a quiet friendly village nestled in a gently sloping dell sandwiched between two towering ridges of the Weaver Mountains. Twenty-five miles north of Wickenburg and thirty-three miles south of Prescott. Home to many eclectic shops, antique stores, artists, and nature lovers.
Shrine of St. Joseph of the Mountains is in a tree shaded grotto amid oak trees and grantie boulders. This park-like area on Shrine Road features larger than life statues of the stations of the cross along a trail up the shaded hillside. Tranquil and serene.
Leaving town headed south on Highway 89 is the Desert Overview which presents great panoramic views of the desert floor and distant mountains from a height of 2500 feet. |
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