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Scenic Drives

Spring Valley Loop

Kaibab National Forest, Parks People have been traveling across Northern Arizona for thousands of years. First they journeyed on foot, then by...
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Lodging

Kendrick Cabin

As I eat my oatmeal inside cozy, pine-paneled Kendrick Cabin, I’m mesmerized by the grassland shimmering in the morning light. The view seems to stretch forever from the cabin’s picture window. High...
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Lodging

Arizona Nordic Village

Venetian merchant and explorer Marco Polo journeyed through the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. He wrote that he observed many wondrous things, including the “neatly and skillfully constructed”...
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Dining

Little Italy

How good is the food at Little Italy? Consider this: Before Nino Buccellato opened this Gila Bend spot, he was running Nick & Nino’s Pizza up the road in Maricopa. That tiny restaurant piled up...
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Scenic Drives

Cape Royal Road

North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has a short season, but there’s another reason it sees about as...
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Hiking

Mount Baldy Crossover Trail

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, White Mountains If East Baldy and West Baldy are Lennon and McCartney, then Baldy Crossover is George Harrison...
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Dining

MacAlpine's Soda Fountain

Note: Due to COVID-19, this restaurant is closed until further notice. Since 1929, MacAlpine’s has been known for its soda fountain. That’s because it used to be a pharmacy, and pharmacies often...
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Dining

Mount Athos Restaurant

Florence isn’t the first place that springs to mind for stuffed grape leaves, nap-inducing slabs of moussaka or galaktoboureko, the custard-like sweet dessert. The man serving it, Peter Koulouris,...