Peeples Valley
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
Peeples Valley is in Northern Arizona . It is in Yavapai County. At the base of the Weaver Mountains in a green rolling pastureland with pinion pine and cottonwood trees sprinkled about lies Peeples Valley. The town is located on U.S. Highway 89 and is approximately 80 miles northwest of Phoenix.
Overview:
Peeples Valley is an unincorporated [...]
Picacho
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
Picacho is in Southern Arizona . It is in Pinal County. The town is located in the lower Santa Cruz River Valley, along Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson. Tucson is 50 miles southeast.
Overview:
Picacho has ideal land for grazing and agriculture. In the beginning, it was an early stagecoach stop. The town sits at an [...]
Cordes Junction
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
Cordes Junction is in Northern Arizona . It is in Yavapai County. The town is located on Interstate 17 at exit 262, north of Phoenix and south of Flagstaff. State Route 69 begins at Interstate 17 and from here the route takes you into Prescott just 34 miles to the northwest.
Cordes Junction is a good [...]
Congress Arizona
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
Congress
Congress is in Northern Arizona . It is in Yavapai County. The town is located where State Highway 89 and State Highway 71 meet, at the base of the Date Creek Mountains. It is approximately 19 miles north of Wickenburg.
Overview:
Congress is an unincorporated town that has its roots in mining. The town sits at an [...]
Verde Canyon Railroad
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
The Verde Canyon Railroad takes passengers on a historic trip through a wonderful Arizona landscape. The Verde Valley Railroad was built to help promote the United Verde Copper Company. The railroad had the nickname “Verde Mix” because of its diverse uses of the rail, both people and products road the line. The [...]
Chloride Arizona
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
Chloride is in Western Arizona . It is in Mohave County. The town is located in the foothills of the Cerbat Mountains. You can get to Chloride from Kingman by taking U.S. Highway 93 north out of town, until you come to the Chloride turn off. After the turnoff, you will travel approximately 20 miles [...]
Catalina Arizona
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
Catalina
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Catalina is in Southern Arizona . It is in Pima County. The town is located in the foothills on the north side of the mile-high Santa Catalina Mountains and sits in a valley formed by the Canada del Oro Wash. The Coronado National Forest and Catalina State Park border the community. Tucson is about 12 [...]
Rim Road
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
The Rim Road is one of Arizona ’s most scenic drives. General George Crook developed the road in the late 1800’s. General Crook was stationed at Fort Verde and was charged with the task of subduing the Apache Indians living in the area. The original military road was 200 miles long and connected Fort Apache [...]
Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark
July 21, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
The Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark Site is located about 2 miles north of downtown Springerville. You can reach the site by Interstate 60. It is a 16-acre pueblo complex that is known around the world. Casa Malpais was built in 1250 A.D. and was lived in by the Mogollon (Western Pueblo [...]
Route 66 Flagstaff
June 19, 2008 by Carl Chapman
Filed under Explore Arizona
Route 66 Flagstaff
Not many years ago, a traveler would select colorful Route 66 for the drive west from Albuquerque. Though that picturesque trail has been replaced by rapid transit Interstate Route 40, the experience of seeing Flagstaff for the first time has not changed. For mile upon mile the desert plain stretches out. Finally, in [...]
