Mesa steps out of the shadow of nearby Phoenix
Mesa and nearby points east offer plenty for visitors, and lodging there provides a better bang for your buck.
Arizona
Hit the Road: Early risers — hot air ballooning in Arizona desert
From our vantage point at 2,000 feet-plus, the desert still looks like a world that supports an unusually large number of flora and fauna.
Hit the Road: Scottsdale’s diverse desert landscape
Been here, done this, and I’m so glad to be doing it again.
Hit the Road: Mead growing in popularity and styles
My laptop doesn’t recognize the word “meadery.” Neither does my friend, Donna, who with her partner, Scott, are hosting us for a few days in
Hitting Lynx Lake
WHOP! Or maybe the sound was more like THWOMP! At any rate, my friend, Donna, is laying on her back after hitting a patch of
Hit the Road: Biosphere2 a nice place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there
As we walk through the entrance of Biosphere2, about 40 miles northeast of Tucson, I try to imagine what it would be like to enter
Encinitas Ranch teenage golfers come up aces to win national title
Encinitas Ranch’s John Mason has taught golf for a long time. But he’s short and to the point when requesting his players to produce two
Hit the Road: Why do Arizona’s saguaros disappear at the California border?
It’s 9 a.m. on a September day in Quartzite, Arizona, and the temperature is already 100 degrees. This blip-of-a-town, about 20 miles east of the California
Hit the Road: Hiking, eating, napping done with little effort in Scottsdale
Eat, pray, love. Nice sentiment, but I prefer to eat, hike, nap.
Hit the Road: Scottsdale is more than just a western town
The temperatures are in the low 60s, but the sun is brilliant and we are following a beautifully landscaped path along the waterfront. Public art
