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Greetings. I am travelling to Phoenix for a few days, and after work is
done I will have about 6 hours on Sunday to drive somewhere scenic and back. Not much time I know. Ideally I'd like to see some of the desert (I've never been to that part of the States) and get out and hike around or scramble up something for fun. Any ideas on what to visit will be greatly appreciated --I'd very much like to keep the drive time down to no more than 3, 3-and-a-half hours so as to get outside a bit (it's cold where I live, I want to feel the warm sun!) Bye --Ian |
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On 8 Jan 2004 05:36:11 GMT, Ian Andlewin
wrote: Greetings. I am travelling to Phoenix for a few days, and after work is done I will have about 6 hours on Sunday to drive somewhere scenic and back. Not much time I know. Ideally I'd like to see some of the desert (I've never been to that part of the States) and get out and hike around or scramble up something for fun. Any ideas on what to visit will be greatly appreciated --I'd very much like to keep the drive time down to no more than 3, 3-and-a-half hours so as to get outside a bit (it's cold where I live, I want to feel the warm sun!) I think I'd suggest a drive up and around South Mountain Park, and, depending on where you start from in the Phoenix area less than an hour to only a few minutes to get there. It's fairly close to the airport, too. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Ian Andlewin wrote: Greetings. I am travelling to Phoenix for a few days, and after work is done I will have about 6 hours on Sunday to drive somewhere scenic and back. Not much time I know. Ideally I'd like to see some of the desert (I've never been to that part of the States) and get out and hike around or scramble up something for fun. Any ideas on what to visit will be greatly appreciated --I'd very much like to keep the drive time down to no more than 3, 3-and-a-half hours so as to get outside a bit (it's cold where I live, I want to feel the warm sun!) Right around Phoenix is not very scenic or interesting. By far the best drive would be to Sedona. It is about 1 1/2 hours north of Phoenix on I-17 to highway 179. VERY scenic. If time permits you can follow 89 north from Sedona towards Flagstaff. About 20 miles north of Sedona the highway climbs to an incredible scenic overlook of Oak Creek canyon. The drive through the bottom of the canyon is very pretty. It follows along Oak Creek which is a popular summer camping and fishing area. Many areas to hike and explore here. Indians at the scenic vista sell their arts and crafts. However, once on top of Oak Creak canyon, the weather could be cold and even snowing. Snow is rather rare in Sedona. If weather is good then I would suggest driving towards Flagstaff and then returning on I-17 to Phoenix. If weather is not good then stay around Sedona and return back on 179 to I-17. This area is the 2nd most visited in Arizona after the Grand Canyon. Heres some photos from the area. http://www.experiencesedona.com/gall...ck/default.htm |
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A couple of suggestions:
1) drive east on the freeway from Phoenix out to the Superstition Mountains. Good hiking and vistas, but will squeeze your time a bit, 2) several mountains in the greater Phoenix area you might try: Squaw Peak ( very popular with locals and visitors, well established trails, Camelback Mountain, and there are a few other trails/hikes in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, plus South Mountain with many trails and a wonderful view from the top), 3) Boyce-Thompson Arboretum ( timing an issue? ), 4) Papago Buttes ( hiking trails and a small easy climb ) and the Phoenix Zoo ( almost in mid-town ). HTH. LH "Ian Andlewin" wrote in message ... Greetings. I am travelling to Phoenix for a few days, and after work is done I will have about 6 hours on Sunday to drive somewhere scenic and back. Not much time I know. Ideally I'd like to see some of the desert (I've never been to that part of the States) and get out and hike around or scramble up something for fun. Any ideas on what to visit will be greatly appreciated --I'd very much like to keep the drive time down to no more than 3, 3-and-a-half hours so as to get outside a bit (it's cold where I live, I want to feel the warm sun!) Bye --Ian |
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Thanks for the correction, Bill, but to me it's still Squaw Peak, and to
heck with the political correctness. I'm all for changing the name in honor of Lori Piestewa, BUT ( isn't there always a "but"? ) feel it was done for political purposes, (why not honor *all* fallen Arizona servicemen and servicewomen?), and absolutely disagree with the way the Governor "made it happen" (ie: failed to follow procedural place name change convention...) { off soapbox now.....} Cheers. LH "Bill Hilton" wrote in message ... From: "Lester Higgins" 2) several mountains in the greater Phoenix area you might try: Squaw Peak Good suggestions in Lester's post, but to update one place name, "Squaw Peak" was renamed "Piestawa Peak" in 2003, in part to remove what some saw as an offensive reference to Indian women, in part to honor the first Native American woman to die overseas in battle, Lori Piestawa, a Hopi from Tuba City who was killed in Iraq in the same firefight that wounded Jessica Lynch. |
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