The Arizona Snow Bowl ...

At 12,633 feet, Humphreys Peak is the highest mountain in Arizona. Photo © Matthew Jesperson. Where else are you able to ski and catch glimpses of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon at the same time? Groomed slopes at the Arizona Snow Bowl. Photo (cc) by Fred Camino. You’ll find the Arizona Snow Bowl high on the side of an extinct volcano in the San Francisco Peaks, 14 miles from Flagstaff,...

Arizona Meteor Crater

Panoramic view of the Arizona Meteor Crater. Photo (cc) by Mariordo Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz. The best preserved crater on Earth! Arizona Meteor Crater (also known as Barringer Meteorite Crater) is found about 35 miles east of Flagstaff, near Winslow, Arizona. The open expanse of high desert between Flagstaff and Winslow may look relatively uneventful, but 50,000 years ago, it was ground zero for an event...

Route 66, America’s ...

Motorcycles and Route 66 were made for each other. Photo (cc) by Jerry Pank. Before the twentieth century, the West Coast of the United States was greatly isolated from the East and Midwest by vast stretches of wilderness, deserts and imposing mountain barriers. Until the transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869, it was faster and easier to sail a ship around the southern tip of South America than it...

Ancient Indian Ruins &...

If you have a fascination with old ruins and ancient cultures, there is no better place in Arizona to base yourself than in the Sedona/Flagstaff area. Walnut Canyon Cliff Dwellings. Photo (cc) by ##http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walnut_canyon_cliff_dwellings.jpg#file##Daniel Schwen. Walnut Canyon National Monument Located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Flagstaff, Walnut Canyon National...

Grand Canyon National Park

View from Angel Point, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park. Photo (cc) by Nicholas Barlow. Only 90 minutes from Flagstaff, Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park is among the most popular destinations in North America. It’s home to much of the most spectacular scenery in the American Southwest and largely regarded as one of the natural wonders of the world. Established as a National Park in 1919, The...

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