Susan Goldstein on sun 14 mar 99
We will be flying into Phoenix and driving down to Tucson for a week in early
April.
I'd appreciate any suggestions on where to go........food, art, hiking,
historical sights,etc.
Susan
john eden on mon 22 mar 99
>We will be flying into Phoenix and driving down to Tucson for a week in early
>April.
>I'd appreciate any suggestions on where to go........food, art, hiking,
>historical sights,etc.
>
>Susan
Dear Susan,
I could suggest all sorts of wonderful places in Arizona and I am sure that
you will get an enormous list from others but a week or two is not long in
Arizona. One place that I like to go to is the Casa Grande ruin which is
actually just outside the town of Coolidge.
On your way to Tucson you could go via Coolidge see the ruins which is a
marvellous three story Adobe building (a National Monument) and then
continue over to Florence which has some of the oldest buildings in AZ.
After that you could drive down to Tuscon on the Pinal Pioneer Pkwy. AZ
Route 89 which is a scenic highway through the desert. Well worth doing and
nicer in some ways than driving down Interstate 10.
By the way just outside Florence is a bar on the side of the highway called
the River Bottom Saloon which is owned by Tom Belden who teaches Ceramics at
Central Arizona College in Coolidge. By April he may have put in place on
the facade a bunch of sculptures that were made in a workshop a while back
by Joyce Jablonski, Victor Spinski, Jim Leedy, Gary Greenberg, Chuck
Wissinger myself and others.
I am sure you will have a wonderful time whatever you do, Arizona is
magical. Cheers, John
John Eden / Ceramics
John Abbott College
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Quebec, H9X 3L9
Canada
Tel. # 514-457-6610 ext.395
Lari Ward on wed 4 jun 03
To you ClayArters in Arizona,
My husband and I will be traveling to Flagstaff the end of June through =
July
7th for business and just fun. Do you have suggestions for places to
stay.they don't have to be just in Flagstaff. Other places in Northern =
and
Central Arizona are definitely an option. Also places not to miss, =
potters
definitely to see, restaurants that we must go to etc. We are planning =
on
spending a couple of days in Page to see Antelope Canyon and the North =
Rim.
Other than that we are open. We love B&B's and anything eclectic. =
Problem
is the internet does not list eclectic. Please e-mail me off =
line.Thanks
bunches.
=20
Lari Ward
Liz Willoughby on thu 5 jun 03
Hello Lari,
After NCECA this year I went to Arizona and stayed in the Matterhorn
Lodge in Sedona. It is touristy there, but the scenery makes up for
it. All the rooms in the Matterhorn face these incredible red hills,
well there is another name for those hills, and the name escapes me.
Not to be missed is Jerome, just south of Sedona . A town on top of
a mountain, which use to be an old mining town but is now an artists
colony.
Sedona is a good place as a base, Grand Canyon, etc...........are all
within easy driving distance.
Have a wonderful trip!
Meticky Liz
>To you ClayArters in Arizona,
>
>My husband and I will be traveling to Flagstaff the end of June through July
>7th for business and just fun. Do you have suggestions for places to
>stay.they don't have to be just in Flagstaff. Other places in Northern and
>Central Arizona are definitely an option. Also places not to miss, potters
>definitely to see, restaurants that we must go to etc. We are planning on
>spending a couple of days in Page to see Antelope Canyon and the North Rim.
>Other than that we are open. We love B&B's and anything eclectic. Problem
>is the internet does not list eclectic. Please e-mail me off line.Thanks
>bunches.
--
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Grafton, Ontario
Canada
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Chris Rupp on thu 5 jun 03
Hello Lari,
I am actually in Santa Barbara, but lived in Arizona for the last 25 years,
so I think I have a few things I can tell you.
Flagstaff will be wonderful in June and July! Phoenix is as HOT as, well you
know what! As far as places to stay in Flagstaff, they have all the regular
hotels from Hilton to Motel 6. I don't know too much about B&B. I am sure
you will be able to find most everything online. As far as restaurants,
there is nothing too exciting. I would suggest exploring on this front.
There is a GOOD burger-type place, called Bun Huggers, excellent local place
if you like this kind of food. Flagstaff is kind of a "mom and pops" town,
lots of privately owned and operated businesses. Very quaint, but becoming
MUCH more developed every year! I would say the vast majority of people are
the stereotypical mountain man type. Flannel shirts, beards, and nature
lovers. Nothing bad about that!!! Flagstaff is a town surrounded by hundreds
of miles of wilderness, so most of the people that live there, live there to
hike, bike, kayak, camp, and enjoy the wilderness. It is really a great
place, not at all what you would envision Arizona like, if you had never
been there.
Pottery wise, NAU (Northern Arizona Univ.) has an EXCELLENT ceramics
department. They are one of two places in the US that have a norigama - or
is it a anagama, I'm not sure exactly, you can find out about it online.
They had some famous Japanese ceramicist come from Japan to oversee its
construction and it was the first one of its kind built outside of Japan.
They will most likely have some summer programs going on during the time
that you are there. I think Jason Hess works in the department, he is a up
and coming potter, who has had stuff in Ceramics Monthly quite a few times.
If you have some free time in Flagstaff you could drive up to "Snow Bowl"
about 5-10 miles outside of Flag. It is the local ski area, but in the
summer, they run the chair lifts to the top and you can go up there and have
a picnic, breathtaking views and it is a beautiful area! Or, right above
Flagstaff is Lowell Observatory. They have a museum about astronomy. It was
one of the premiere observatories in all the world, for quite some time. It
is also a beautiful place to go as far as the view and a good place to take
lunch.
I think the best advice I can offer is for your visit to the "North Rim" of
the Grand Canyon. My family camped there a lot, and I believe that it is the
most wonderful place in all of Arizona! It is absolutely beautiful! Far,
Far, better than the South Rim! If you have a truck, suv, or some sort of
car that can handle minor off-road, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS!!! There is a point
that you can drive to from inside the North Rim National Park. I think the
point is called, Bright's Point, Bright Point, something like
this.....Anyway, it is on some maps, but not all. If you go to this point
you will have about a 270-300 degree view of the Grand Canyon standing on
this point. It is a few miles off road, nothing to extreme, I think a car
might even be able to make it, but some ground clearance would be good. Lots
of mountain bikers ride to the point, but most of the time when you are
there, there is no one else in sight! Here is how you get there: as you are
driving in toward the rim, after you have entered the park and paid your
fee, there is a gas station on the right side of the street, I think it is a
Chevron. Anyway, right near the gas station is the turn to this point. It
might even be the same road that turns into the station. If you can't find
it on a map, ask someone at the park or at the gas station, as they will
surely know. Although I think that it is shown on the map that they give you
when you enter the park. Anyway, it is spectacular, the best view of the
canyon there is! (If you need better directions, I can get them, but it will
take me a few days and a phone call or two. Let me know if you would like me
to do this.)
Enjoy!
Chris Rupp
Santa Barbara, CA
>From: Lari Ward
>Reply-To: Clayart
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Arizona
>Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 15:55:55 -0700
>
>To you ClayArters in Arizona,
>
>My husband and I will be traveling to Flagstaff the end of June through
>July
>7th for business and just fun. Do you have suggestions for places to
>stay.they don't have to be just in Flagstaff. Other places in Northern and
>Central Arizona are definitely an option. Also places not to miss, potters
>definitely to see, restaurants that we must go to etc. We are planning on
>spending a couple of days in Page to see Antelope Canyon and the North Rim.
>Other than that we are open. We love B&B's and anything eclectic. Problem
>is the internet does not list eclectic. Please e-mail me off line.Thanks
>bunches.
>
>
>
>Lari Ward
>
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Roger Korn on thu 5 jun 03
Don't miss the Tozan Kiln Complex at the Ceramics Dept at Northern AZ U
in Flagstaff. Two anagamas, a five-chamber noborigama, a John
Neeley-style train and a two-chamber one-stack catenary-arch soda and
salt kiln, all wood fired. Jason Hess is the wood-fire guru, and he's
usually around to explain things. Definitely worth a visit.
Roger
Lari Ward wrote:
>To you ClayArters in Arizona,
>
>My husband and I will be traveling to Flagstaff the end of June through July
>7th for business and just fun. Do you have suggestions for places to
>stay.they don't have to be just in Flagstaff. Other places in Northern and
>Central Arizona are definitely an option. Also places not to miss, potters
>definitely to see, restaurants that we must go to etc. We are planning on
>spending a couple of days in Page to see Antelope Canyon and the North Rim.
>Other than that we are open. We love B&B's and anything eclectic. Problem
>is the internet does not list eclectic. Please e-mail me off line.Thanks
>bunches.
>
>
>
>Lari Ward
>
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In AZ: PO Box 463
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Barbara Killingsworth on thu 5 jun 03
If any of you will be traveling around the Flagstaff area, I would suggest
you take a hike down Walnut Canyon. Make sure you are prepared with some good
hiking shoes and take some bottled water. Early morning or late afternoon is a
great time to visit the canyon. There is a wonderful bed and breakfast out
on Lake Mary Road a few miles south of Flagstaff with a great view of
Flagstaff's San Francisco Peaks. If you go to Sedona, try a hike up to the top of
Cathedral Rock to check out the incredible view! Enjoy your trip!
Barbara Killingsworth
bkillingsworth4@aol.com
John Niehaus on fri 6 jun 03
I'd recommend you visit Jerome, AZ...it's a small Victorian
era mining town clinging to a mountainside about halfway
between Sedona and Prescott. Over the years it has morphed
into an arts community that is populated by a VERY colorful
citizenry. There is one gallery that has one entire wall made of
glass looking overlooking the valley below. Guy that owns the
gallery does awesome ceramics and glassblowing. There is one
street in town...it switchbacks up the mountainside! If you are
on foot, there are steps going up the middle so you don't have
to walk the full length. At the top of the town, there is 100+ year
old hotel that is very reasonable and has views you won't find
anywhere else. I stumbled onto this place entirely by accident.
It is definately worth a visit.
Karen Stokes on thu 3 feb 05
Hi Karin!
Where in Arizona are you?
Karen Stokes
3 Feathers Ranch
Snowflake, Arizona
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on thu 3 feb 05
Hi Karin,
I have heard of Snowflake...is it as pretty as it's name?
Overall, I am fond of the geography of the South West, and
enjoy haw varied it is.
Las Vegas has grown so much however, that it detracts now
from it's setting, where, when I firtst moved here, it
seemed nestled and geographically remote. I mean you could
feel that just standing here.
I have heard good things about Williams and Tucson, but I
have not been ther to see them for myself.
Phil
el ve
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> Hi Karin!
>
> Where in Arizona are you?
>
>
>
> Karen Stokes
> 3 Feathers Ranch
> Snowflake, Arizona
>
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Karen Stokes on fri 4 feb 05
Karin
I love the area around Snowflake, but it is high desert, and not for
everyone. Lots of Cedar and Juniper "trees", (bushes where I come from in
Georgia), very dry, my 40 acres has no well, electricity, or phone. We are
doing the "haul your own water in, solar panels, and cell phone" thingie for
now. When I get into travel nursing, we will have a well drilled, get more
panels, and pay to have a land line brought in. We love our area, as it is
VERY remote, and we have NO near neighbors, (1 1/2 miles away).
Williams is up near Flagstaff, more or less, and they have pine trees, and
lots of snow. WIlliams is also near the Grand Canyon, which is a tourist
trap from hell! But, the area is absolutely Gorgeous! High up in the
mountains, don't know about the water situation. Probably pricey, as the
town is situated on a mountain. Heard tell that the 40 acre "ranchettes"
around there have no power or phone either. Tucson is low desert, hot & dry.
Don't like it, as it has too many people, and property is rather expensive
there. Don't really know, however.
All in all, we like our area better. Folks out here mind their own business,
and if you have neighbors, they are usually of the same mind bent as you,
which is friendly, willing to give you a hand, but are not pushy, and they
like their privacy too. Also, the newest Mormon Temple was built in
Snowflake, and the town is predicted to increase in population to the tune
of about 50,000 folks within the next 10 years. We are about 20 miles from
the town, and want to keep it thataway.
For some reason, I thought you were in Arizona.
Karen Stokes
3 Feathers Ranch
Snowflake, Arizona
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>Hi Karin,
>
>
>I have heard of Snowflake...is it as pretty as it's name?
>
>
>Overall, I am fond of the geography of the South West, and
>enjoy haw varied it is.
>
>Las Vegas has grown so much however, that it detracts now
>from it's setting, where, when I firtst moved here, it
>seemed nestled and geographically remote. I mean you could
>feel that just standing here.
>
>I have heard good things about Williams and Tucson, but I
>have not been ther to see them for myself.
>
>
>Phil
>el ve
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>To:
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>Subject: Arizona
>
>
> > Hi Karin!
> >
> > Where in Arizona are you?
> >
> >
> >
> > Karen Stokes
> > 3 Feathers Ranch
> > Snowflake, Arizona
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