Northern Arizona
Miniature Mount Rushmore and King Kong at Freedom Station
PRESCOTT VALLEY -- If you're not a stickler for the real thing, and if your budget doesn't allow an extended trip to see the ...Exploring Northern Arizona’s Lava River Caves
About 14 miles north of Flagstaff in the Coconino Forest, a network of caverns and lava-encased passages lie just below the feet of hikers, ...Boynton Canyon Vortex in Sedona
Famed for its stunning red rock cliffs, Sedona is one of those Arizona cities you simply can’t get enough of. People travel from around ...Mogollon Monikers: Origins of Place Names in Arizona’s Rim Country
Ever since man first set foot in this rugged piece of terrain known as Arizona, he has felt compelled to brand everything with a ...A Two-House Story in Snowflake
SNOWFLAKE -- This is a two-house story, rather than the usual two-story house. It begins in 1878, when Andrew Rogers built a simple one-room ...Place Names Along I-17: Origins of Crown King, Bumble Bee and Bloody Basin
Q: My husband and I travel often between Prescott Valley and Phoenix, and I am wondering about the origin of the names of Crown ...The Story of Frank Murphy’s Impossible Railroad
At the peak of its prosperity, the fabled Bradshaw Mountains of central Arizona produced a king's ransom in gold and silver. Towns and mines ...Who is Ol’ Bill Williams… as in Williams, AZ?
The picturesque town of Williams takes its name from Bill Williams Mountain that towers above and provides as beautiful high country setting for a ...Pauline Weaver: The Story of Prescott’s First Citizen
When old Joe Walker, a big, strapping, ex-mountain man, and his party of prospectors arrived at Granite Creek in the Spring of 1863, another ...Trivia on Arizona Cities & Towns: Can You Pass?
Test your knowledge of cactus and wildlife of Arizona with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down ...
