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A To Z In Arizona


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The Chicago Tribune ran an article "A Look at Arizona, from A to Z" by Gary A. Warner on May 6th. Thought you might find some of the results interesting. Each one had a paragraph.

 

A- Apache

B- Ballooning

C- Colorado Rover

D- Davis-Monthan- boneyard facility where military sends its old aircraft- 4200 there now

E- Earp- as in Wyatt and OK

F- Flagstaff

G- Glendale- Cactus League baseball

H- Hubbell Trading Post- looks like it did back when

I- Interstates- recommend getting off I-40 to go on Rt 66

J- Jack Rabbit Trading Post- great old Route 66 tourist trap

K- Kartchner Caverns- 200,000 years old- discovered 1974- kept secret until 1988

L- Lowell Observatory- Pluto, the ex- discovered here in 1930

M- Mesas

N- North Rim- of guess what?

O- Oatman- where else to feed the burros and see gunfights and one hell of a ride

P- Pizzeria Blanco- NY Times calls it pizza nirvana

Q- Quartzsite- rockhunting, rock shows, chili cookoff, bluegrass festival

R- Rafting----WHAT, no Route 66!!!!

S- Skywalk- wwhheeee!!!!

T- Trains- Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Grand Canyon Railroad

U- Unit, Big- guess they had a hard time coming up with this one

V- Valley Ho Hotel- retro cool, built 1946, $500 a night- don't think I'll be staying

W- Window Rock- administrative center for the Navajo Nation

X- X-Diamond Ranch- low-key dude ranch

Y- Yavapai County- home of Arcosanti- architecture-ecology experiment to create alternative living places

Z- Zagat- pollsters who rated Pizzeria Blanco

 

Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. --RoadDog

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