Jenna Duncan (@JennaDuncan2001) explores writing, media, art, philosophy, politics, sustainability & Arizona
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The City of Tucson just has so much going on these days, it warrants many return trips! Check out these neat hotels on your next trip down to the Old Pueblo.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 23 – Tucson Boutique HotelsYou get to experience the Sonoran Desert in its most wild and raw glory out here. There are scrub brushes and mesquite, your path may be crossed by a rattle snake or coyote. Both the sunset and the sunrise are magnificent from the charming, clean little spot we found. Hedgehogs and endangered ocelots are also reported to inhabit this sacred area.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 24 – Save Oak Flat!Wedged in a canyon off the I-17, somewhere between New River and Cordes junction, the Rock Springs Café is one of those Arizona road trip institutions you just have to experience, if only once.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 26 – Rock Springs CaféOn a whim, my partner and I drove up to Flagstaff to explore the town, do some hiking and 4-wheeling off in the forest (on approved BLM paths), dine and drink some brews. We tried an Air BnB, but did not like it so we cancelled. We were pleased to find that in late Winter […]
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 44 – Hotel Monte VistaSeveral years ago, my editor from JAVA Magazine in Phoenix sent me to North Scottsdale to write about the school at Taliesin West. I got the tour of the grounds and learned a little about the foundation, Frank Lloyd Wright and the students. At that time, the school was in a period where the leadership […]
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 85 – Taliesin WestOne of the many familiar places of my Arizona adventuring as a kid is Oak Creek Canyon. Nestled deep down into the bottom of the famous and spiritual balancing red rocks of Sedona, Oak Creek is a natural spring fed from head waters in Fry Canyon. It meanders through Coconino County, down through the sheer […]
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 46 – Oak CreekSome of my cousins are from Prescott, and as kids, my sister and I often felt like Prescott was our “home away from home.” I attended church camp up there for eight summers in a row. Driving around the small Arizona city has become so much more fun for me as an adult because I […]
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 48 – Superstition MeaderyOn the final weekend of March 2019, I did something I never thought I would do: returned to Arizona Renaissance Festival in Gold Canyon. When I was a kid and then a teenager, the Ren Fest was an epic, once-a-year event that we would journey to in hopes of watching mock jousts, eating giant smoked […]
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 57 – Return to the Ren FestInteresting to note, in many museums you are told not to touch anything. Yet, in the International Wildlife Museum, there are many exhibits designed for you to hold, touch and interact with real preserved specimen and replicas.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 62 -International Wildlife MuseumOn a sunny May afternoon, I was running errands near the downtown Phoenix/Arizona Downtown U.S. post office. It occurred to me that setting foot inside the Westward Ho has been on my AZ bucket list for years. The Westward Ho looms above the downtown Phoenix skyline. It’s very recognizable because for decades it was the […]
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 65 – Historic Hotel Westward Ho
Mediasaucy in Cyberspace 