Arizona’s own with an Olympic-sized dream

Many tag the Olympic games as the grandest stage for most athletes. Twenty-five-year-old hurdler Georganne Moline represented not only the United States at the London Games in 2012, she represented the state of Arizona – and if all goes as planned, will do so again in Rio de Janeiro next year. Although she was born…

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Tales from a virgin geocacher

I lost my geocaching virginity a recent Sunday afternoon at Southern Arizona’s Catalina State Park. To be quite frank, up until a month ago, I had no idea what geocaching even was. Geocaching is essentially a worldwide scavenger hunt that takes place all around. The term is properly defined as the outdoor sport or game of…

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Picacho once again hitting its peak

Picacho Peak is back and booming. More than twice as many hikers, climbers, runners and even average Joes visited Picacho Peak State Park this year than they did last year, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism. In its Monthly State Parks Visitation Report, the Office of Tourism claimed that the park had 864 visitors…

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