Over 50,000 years ago space and earth came together when a huge iron-nickel meteorite, approximately 150 feet wide and weighing several hundred thousand tons, impacted an area outside of Flagstaff, with a force 150 times greater than an atomic bomb. The result of this impact was devastation for miles and the creation of the giant [...]

Here’s a Kindred annual trek that kicks off in historic Flagstaff, with a stop for lunch at Diablo Burger, an Arizona local foods-based burger joint. Lunch alone is worth the drive! Diablo Burger partners with local farmers, ranchers, bakers, cheese makers, brewers, and vintners… to create “landscape-scale conservation that you can taste.” Which is just [...]

Brothers Timothy and Michael Riordan, sons of Irish immigrants, were part of a prominent Arizona Territory family, involved in lumber, railroads, cattle, banking, and politics. They moved to Flagstaff to run the local lumber mill, which was established to provide wood for the Transcontinental Railroad. Working together, the brothers built two nearly identical Arts and [...]

We’re heading into northeastern Arizona to the Petrified Forest National Park, where nature, geology, archaeology, paleontology and historic architecture meet in a high desert setting. Located in the greater Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest is contained within 150,000 acres, while the sweeping Painted Desert encompasses 1,500 square miles. The Petrified Forest is home to one [...]

Journey with us to Williams, Arizona, home to Bearizona—Arizona’s premier wildlife park! We’ll enjoy a remarkable close-up experience with a wide variety of animals from the comfort of our own Transit vans, winding our way through 160 acres of Ponderosa pine forest. We’ll view bison, black bears, wolves and more—animals that are indigenous to North [...]

Journey with us to Williams, Arizona, home to Bearizona—Arizona’s premier wildlife park! We’ll enjoy a remarkable close-up experience with a wide variety of animals from the comfort of our own Transit vans, winding our way through 160 acres of Ponderosa pine forest. We’ll view bison, black bears, wolves and more—animals that are indigenous to North [...]

Nestled into the Mule Mountains of southeastern Arizona, picturesque Bisbee offers a cool day away from the heat of the Valley. We’re looking forward to the 22nd Annual Bisbee Bloomers Garden Tour—a quirky event that offers a rare glimpse into the secret gardens of Bisbee’s colorful residents. We’ll also enjoy lunch on self in downtown [...]

Often called the Other South Rim, or even the East Rim by Arizonans, the Grand Canyon Desert View area offers some of the most majestic, most sweeping Grand Canyon scenery. More remote and less visited by tourists, Desert View is anchored by the iconic watchtower, built in 1932 and designed by architect Mary Colter. Sitting [...]