bugsy running on lone rock beach with the airstream and f-150 in the background

Tag: arizona

  • Grand Canyon North Rim

    Grand Canyon North Rim

    We visited the North Rim in October 2018, as part of Big Trip #2. The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is visited by only 10% of all Grand Canyon visitors. It’s a 24-mile hike across rim-to-rim, but driving from the South Rim Visitor Center to the North Rim Visitor Center it’s 212 miles! We…

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  • Monument Valley, AZ

    Monument Valley, AZ

    We visited Monument Valley in April 2016, during Big Trip #1. At first glance on the internet, it seems that if you don’t do a guided tour of Monument Valley, you can’t really do anything at all there. So we lined up a guided tour with Black’s Monument Valley Tours, arranging a private tour for…

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  • Three Days in Page, AZ–Big Trip #1

    Three Days in Page, AZ–Big Trip #1

    We were in Page in late March 2016, as part of Big Trip #1. Page is in northernmost Arizona, a gateway town to natural wonders like the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell (ok, not totally natural, but wonderous), and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. We went for a few hikes and other…

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  • Hiking in Sedona, AZ–Big Trip #1

    Hiking in Sedona, AZ–Big Trip #1

    We visited Sedona in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. The scenery in Sedona is gorgeous, with towering red rocks in every direction you look. The problem with all that beauty so close to a town is that the town is overrun with people shopping, eating, hiking, driving really slowly, causing a dusty racket on…

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  • Five Days in Flagstaff, AZ (visit #1)–Big Trip #1

    Five Days in Flagstaff, AZ (visit #1)–Big Trip #1

    We visited Flagstaff in late March 2016, as part of Big Trip #1. Read about our second visit in 2018 here and our third in 2023 here. Flagstaff is winning the “Could you live in this town?” game, tied with Asheville, a town with which it has many similarities. It has fun, funky downtown area…

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  • Petrified Forest National Park

    Petrified Forest National Park

    We visited Petrified Forest NP in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. Just off the interstate between Santa Fe and Flagstaff lies Petrified Forest National Park. We drove through, Airstream in tow, stopping for a few run-hikes WITH Bugsy! Petrified Forest NP allows dogs on trails! The colors in the chunks of petrified…

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