Where | What | How |
Ft. Verde State Historic Park |
Museum, historic buildings, Camp Verde Days, Cavalry Ball |
drive, stay with relatives |
Sedona |
Sleep, shop, look at rocks |
drive, stay with relatives |
Casa Grande |
Indian ruins; hike around in blazing sun |
drive |
Biosphere |
Closed when we got there. Walk around. |
drive, camp |
Suguaro National Park |
Lots of short hikes |
drive, camp? |
Sonora Desert Museum |
Look at the animals |
drive, camp |
Mission San Xavier |
Old mission, still in use. Some renovations. Looked inside. |
drive |
Titan Missile Museum |
Down into a missile tube and command center |
drive |
Tumacacori |
Another old mission. Museum. |
drive |
Tombstone and Boot Hill |
Historic buildings, shop |
drive, camp |
Bisbee's Queen Mine tour |
Down into closed mine on mine train with miner as guide |
drive |
Chiricahua National Park |
Beautiful rock formations. Hike among them and up ____ Mountain. |
drive, camp |
Ft. Bowie |
Long hike in. Past old stage route, Indian village. |
drive |
Gila Wilderness |
Just driving through, looking at scenic views, visiting historic sites |
drive, camp |
Gila National Monument |
Cave dwellings; short hike in |
drive |
Gila National Forest Catwalk |
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drive |
Mogollon |
"Ghost town" that's mostly inhabited, at least during the tourist season, but it's a lonnnnnng ugly drive in. Artist's enclave, I believe. |
drive |
A-1 Lake |
Just stopped to admire |
drive |
Painted Desert |
Hiking around. |
drive, camp |
Petrified Forest |
Hiking around. |
drive |
Canyon de Chelly |
Took "Indiana Jones Ride" tour with Navajo guide |
drive, camp |
Betatakin |
Strenuous hike down to cliff dwellings with limited access; only a few people a day, with a ranger |
drive, camp |
Monument Valley |
Drive around, take pictures |
drive |
Montezuma Castle |
Indian ruins tour. Don't think I took photos. |
drive |