SAN LUIS — Friendship Park sits abandoned and rusting. This park, where children used to play baseball and families filled picnic tables, will either be the answer to a daily human traffic jam, or will continue to represent a failure at the San Luis port of entry near Yuma. Friendship Park, a name that suggests happy,…
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…
It’s not hard to guess why Prescott was bestowed the title of Arizona’s Christmas City by Governor Rose Mofford in 1989 after a visit to Enchanted Christmas: Tour of Lights An entirely indoor attraction comprised of 19 themed areas, this holiday wonderland brings out the kid in everyone. From Arizona’s Christmas city, travelers make their way…
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is bracing for as many as 30,000 additional travelers per day during the busy holiday travel season starting on Dec. 18, but travelers might find it’s cheaper to fly out of smaller airports around the state. For example, on Dec. 18, a one-way ticket out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International…
Tucson holds a weekend-long celebration to remember its dead. Sedona has a small gathering in a shopping center for Día de los Muertos. And in Tubac for the first time they are celebrating at a town park, resurrecting a festival that has been largely absent for years. But no matter where they celebrate and how,…
