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Tonto National Monument – Part II

We wrote Tonto National Monument – Part I a few months back, but we could only talk about the lower…
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Posted on: December 19, 2020 Last updated on: December 19, 2020 Written by: npufwadm

Petrified Forest National Park

Over 200 million years ago, what is now semi-arid grassland in northeastern Arizona was a tropical wonderland with tall trees…
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Posted on: October 11, 2020 Last updated on: October 11, 2020 Written by: npufwadm

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: Often Overlooked

Yesterday we were out on a hike at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, and ran into a really…
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Posted on: June 14, 2020 Last updated on: June 22, 2020 Written by: npufwadm

Mission Possible: Tumacácori National Historical Park

Tumacácori National Historical Park is open! The National Park Service is still welcoming visitors to wander the mission grounds and…
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Posted on: May 3, 2020 Last updated on: May 3, 2020 Written by: npufwadm

Tonto National Monument – Part I

This will have to be part one of our discussion of Tonto National Monument in Arizona; established in 1907 to…
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Posted on: February 23, 2020 Last updated on: February 23, 2020 Written by: npufwadm

Remote desert oasis: Pipe Spring National Monument

Talk about remote national park units…. how about Pipe Spring National Monument in northern Arizona? Folks driving from Grand Canyon…
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Posted on: June 16, 2019 Last updated on: August 24, 2019 Written by: npufwadm

Hiking the Corridor at Grand Canyon National Park

We have visited the Grand Canyon National Park several times – experiencing the vistas from the south rim, north rim…
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Posted on: April 7, 2019 Last updated on: August 24, 2019 Written by: npufwadm

Tale of Two Canyons: Walnut Canyon National Monument

Last week we talked about Grand Canyon National Park, one of the best known and most visited national park units…
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Posted on: December 2, 2018 Last updated on: August 24, 2019 Written by: npufwadm

Exploring the Grand Canyon South Rim

We have written about the Grand Canyon National Park before, but we’d like to share our most recent trip. We…
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Posted on: November 25, 2018 Last updated on: August 24, 2019 Written by: npufwadm

Organ Pipe: Music in the Desert

As the desert begins to cool off, our thoughts turn to getting out to some of the wonderful national park…
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Posted on: September 16, 2018 Last updated on: August 24, 2019 Written by: npufwadm
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