The blessing of a vineyard is a centuries old tradition and the oldest winery Arizona winery doesn’t leave their grape growing to chance. Dr. Gordon Dutt was a soil scientist at the University of Arizona and established an experimental vineyard on the Babacomari Ranch back in 1973. The success of that vineyard and the quality […]
Wine Wednesday: Bitter Creek Winery
Wine tasting with a view is an understatement at Bitter Creek Winery in Jerome, Arizona. As I peered into the glass door of the winery located a top the Cleopatra Hill, the view alone was enough to draw me in. The fact that I found delicious and unique wine there was an added bonus! A […]
The Mansions of Smethport
Sometimes traveling near home can introduce you to things you never knew were there. I’m from Erie, Pennsylvania and stopped in my home town to visit with my parents for a few days before heading home to Europe. We were going to head to Niagara Falls but high winds and snow (in May!) foiled our […]
Peer into the Abyss at Jerome’s Audrey Headframe Park
There are exactly two places in all of Arizona where you can stand on a glass platform and peer hundreds of meters deep into a nearly black abyss with water flowing at the bottom. The first is at the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon and it will cost you $75 to do it with hundreds […]
11 Things to do in Summer in Arizona
When the Arizona temperatures soar, instincts tell you to run for the nearest air conditioned anything. But the heat doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the scenic Grand Canyon State. After six years of living in Arizona, we’re still discovering awesome things to do. To get you started, here’s our list of 10 things to do […]
Wine Wednesday: Lake Erie Wine Country
Lake Erie Wine Country runs for about 50 miles from Harborcreek, Pennsylvania (near my hometown) to Silver Creek, New York. More than 20 vineyards and wineries snake along the lake shore and with just three – yes, three! – traffic lights along the entire 50 mile route, visiting a few wineries is a perfect way […]
The Billion Dollar Copper Camp
Literally clinging to the Cleopatra Hill, Jerome, Arizona was built atop a vast copper mine. The town has several claims to fame: it’s known as the Billion Dollar Copper Camp and because of it’s precarious perch at 5,435 feet above sea level, Jerome is also known as America’s Most Vertical City. Jerome was also once […]
Wine Wednesday: Kayaking for Wine
While checking out southern Arizona’s wineries like the kitschy Arizona Hops & Vines, I heard about northern Arizona’s wine country and some fun ways to explore the wineries like the Verde Canyon Grape Escape Wine Train and an adventurous Water to Wine Tour. Having ridden the Napa Valley Wine Train before, I decided kayaking the […]
Wine Wednesday: Arizona Hops and Vines
We lived in Arizona for six years and I honestly didn’t even realize that grapes could grow in the desert! So when my friend Camella invited me to explore some of Sonoita’s (southern Arizona’s wine country) wineries, I couldn’t wait to see just how Arizona wine measured up. I absolutely loved the casual, cool, and […]
A Garden of Stories at Tohono Chul Park
Tohono Chul Park is a beautiful 49-acre botanical garden in a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. The park has been connecting patrons with nature, art, and culture for over 25 years and I was more than happy to spend a few hours exploring it. The gardens are full of beautiful desert flora like prickly pear and […]
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