Tonto National Monument is a very small NPS site on our way, it has a little museum and a cliff dwelling. When we visited the trail to lower cliff dwelling was already closed for the day. Check the trail open hours before your visit. The upper trail was limited to ranger lead tour only. We […]
Slide Rock State Park walk upstream more beyond a huge black rock. You will find quiet spot and nice view with less visitors. Return to Arizona Trip Summary
Tuzigoot is a relatively small site. Trail to the pueblo is about 5 mins walk. 1-2 hours should be sufficient to explore the history and exhibition. Return to Arizona Trip Summary
Island Trail is only accessible from the Visitor Center and closes one hour earlier than visitor center. The trail is a 185-foot climb (240 steps) back to canyon rim. Canyons are nice and it is amazing to see how Sinagua people live floor by floor along the cliff. Return to Arizona Trip Summary
Travel Tips Reserve El Torva early. It is very popular that you would not able to find a table without reservation. Grand View trail is a bit under maintenance but the trail is very adventurous and worth to hiking down. East entrance receives less much less traffic than south entrance. If driving from I-89 makes […]
two hours each for both Sunset Crater and Waputi is enough for major viewpoints. when taking Lava Flow trail, don’t miss lower route. parking lot at A’a trail fills up quickly. Loop Road between Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki is about 35 miles long but a nice scenic drive. Wuptki As the name suggests, it […]
Travel Tips 6 hour should do the whole national park with full coverage on major viewpoints. Day trip from Flagstaff is recommended. Crystal trail features the most beautiful petrified woods in the park. Don’t miss Blue Mesa trail. Go down the trail. One mile Painted Desert trail from Towa to Painted Desert inn is recommended. […]
A 8 day trip in Arizona, we flew into Flagstaff and out from Tucson. Trip Highlights 1 states: Arizona 3 National Parks: Petrified Forest National Park Grand Canyon National Park Saguaro National Park 7 National Monument: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Wupaki National Monument Walnut Canyon National Monument Tuzigoot National Monument Montezuma Castle National Monument […]
Gettysburg National Military Park can be a one-day trip, but if you are into history, give it an overnight stay. Downtown isn’t big and a bit quiet with many stores closed in winter time, but the bleak scene of battlefields the town sits on gives you real depressing feelings. Inside the visitor center, “A New […]
Everglades National Park is the third largest national park in the continent behind Death Valley and Yellowstone. Four visitor centers spread out pretty much each side of park borders: Ernest F. Coe at east, Flamingo at south, Shark Valley at north, Gulf Coast at west. Every visit center offers something special of its own. Shark […]