Jenna Duncan (@JennaDuncan2001) explores writing, media, art, philosophy, politics, sustainability & Arizona
Comprised of several large hangars, The Dorothy Finley Aerospace Gallery, 390th Museum and some other small buildings with exhibits, it would be easy to spend an entire day poring over all the items displayed at Pima Air & Space Museum.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 22 – Pima Air & Space MuseumYou 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!The Titan Missile Museum is an easy drive to Green Valley, just about half an hour south of Tucson. On the way, you pass casinos, expanses of wide-open desert, and of course, many planes. Tucson truly is an aviation city.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 25 – Titan Missile MuseumI put my cellphone away for the whole weekend. This is this is in line with the Miraval’s philosophy of rest and relaxation, being present and practicing mindfulness.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 27- Miraval ResortWe have been seeking safe alternatives for family fun, and one of the things we did this summer was visit Great Wolf Lodge for the water park.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 31 – Great Wolf LodgeWe spent a lot of time camping with my mother’s cousins when we were kids. Avid hunters and ATV drivers, they liked to go out around Payson, Arizona, and the Mogollon Rim. By the time I was 10,we had waded in Oak Creek and Christopher Creek and visited Sunset Crater numerous times. I’ve never been […]
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 37 – Kohl’s Ranch LodgeAt the osteria, we were very pleased with the selection of pasta and charcuterie on the menu. We tried a local white wine flight, left for a hike and then actually returned the same day to drink some red wine. All of the staff were very polite and kind. I liked the experience so much, I took my family for a birthday dinner.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 39 – Merkin Tasting Room CottonwoodYou may encounter a variety of wildlife in them thar’ hills. There are hummingbirds and eagles have been spotted out there. Pronghorns have been known to roam the high prairies, bobcats come right up to my aunt’s backyard patio in the nearby neighborhood. If you should come across a small pond, it will probably be stocked with blue gills and you may see some small frogs and turtles.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 40 – Thumb Butte in PrescottTucked into a remote and very country-feeling little pocket of our state, Barnstar welcomes guests by propping open their gates around noon. Two big, friendly, this-day muddy, farm dogs came out to greet us. We were welcomed into the tasting room/bar as the first two customers of the day. We were delighted to sample a nice stout, and I believe also a wheat beer. We ordered our pints and a chili dog and snuggled up on the lovingly word couches under throw blankets to enjoy the misty rain.
Read More Arizona Bucket List No. 45 – BarnstarSeveral 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 West
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