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Planning a Family Vacation to the Grand Canyon

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The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest sights your family can experience. It’s 5000 feet deep, 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. It will give you an experience of awe and wonder. More than 5 million tourists are attracted by the Canyon each year, and you can experience it by land, water or air. You will also find plenty of restaurants, art galleries and shopping. Many people make the mistake of visiting the Grand Canyon without … Continue reading →

Visiting Ok Corral Shootout in Tombstone Arizona

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On your tour of south-eastern Arizona, plan to take a day experiencing Tombstone. This famous mining town of the 1880s is now an exciting tourist destination where visitors can tour a variety of fascinating historic buildings and sites. Most people identify Tombstone, AZ with the famous gunfight that took place at the OK Corral. You can tour the OK Corral and learn about this gunslinger battle on location on your visit to Tombstone. There is a re-enactment of the 1881 … Continue reading →

The Grand Canyon

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The Grand Canyon is a massive canyon carved over several million years by the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park boasts an elevation change of nearly 7,000 feet from Point Imperial at nearly 9,000 feet to the banks of Lake Mead at just over 2,000 feet. The canyon itself is, from rim to river over a mile deep. In spots the rock layers exposed in the canyon display over two billion years of geologic history. There is no way that … Continue reading →

Ideal Vacation Spots Provide Something For Everyone

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Everyone will have their own idea what makes a place good vacation spots, and for some families this can be either a blessing or a curse. What some may consider an ideal destination, other may feel is a total waste of time. Some of the best vacation spots will have activities available for every member of the vacationing party, regardless of their age, and in the case of age disparity there may have to be some sacrifices made. Those wanting … Continue reading →

Arizona Family Vacation

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Arizona is the place that defined the landscape for Westerns since 1939, when John Ford directed “Stagecoach” starring John Wayne. Due to its beautiful settings teemed with wildlife, it is also a popular destination for family vacations. An Arizona family vacation offers plenty of exciting adventures for both kids and grown-ups. Arizona is a place filled with tourist attractions that can make a perfect holiday. Here are some of the most popular ones: Saguaro National Monument Sonora, Mexico is the … Continue reading →

Apache Junction Arizona

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The Apache Trail consists of 40 miles of rugged scenery with reservoirs, lakes, desert and mountains. The road goes through the Superstition Mountains and the city of Apache Junction Arizona sits at the junction. This part of the world is an ideal location for a movie and it features in Raising Arizona, starring Nicholas Cage and Holly Hunter. There are a few lost mines stories across America and the area around Apache Junction Arizona features in one of them. The … Continue reading →

Gifts from Arizona & the Southwest!

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