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A Visit to Arizona’s Biltmore Hotel: Mom & Toddler’s Takeaways
While in the Phoenix area we managed to squeeze in a visit to the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. Between Bergen’s nap schedule, Mariner Spring Training games, and vital family time, we were busy, and taking...
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Phoenix, AZ Rainy Day Adventure: Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium
When planning the trip we took to the Phoenix area last month, we had a few things in mind. Sun, heat, shorts, t-shirts, flip flops, and good times with family were all on the list. On the other...
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Family’s Favorites for a Springtime Visit to Phoenix’ Desert Botanical Garden
Based on our incident with poor Bergen, you’d think we would have ill feelings (or that we’d want to forget the place all together) toward Phoenix’ Desert Botanical Garden. Despite the mishap however,...
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Trip Planning with Kids: Building Background Knowledge with Books
What’s your favorite way to plan and research for upcoming travel? Do you involve your kids? With Bergen (2.5 years old) talking and understanding more and more, I’ve been anxious to get him involved...
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Travel Snapshots: Poolside at Phoenix’ J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort
Do you ever feel the post-travel blues? You get back from a trip, and just feel down in the dumps, wishing you were back exploring that fantastic place with perfect weather? Yes? What’s more, the...
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Hiking Lake Pleasant Regional Park: Typical Arizona with a Few Surprises
We packed a whole lot of Arizona into one excursion during our visit to the state a couple of weeks ago. A whole lot of typical Arizona was involved. You know… Saguaro cactus (among other varieties)...
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Wild Fun at the Phoenix Zoo: 5 Highlights for Families
Deciding to visit zoos in the towns and cities that we travel to is a no-brainer. First off, with our membership to our zoo here in Seattle (Woodland Park Zoo), our entry to other zoos is often free...
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A Rare Waterfall Viewing in Arizona’s White Tank Mountains
We like to think we are pretty good travel planners. Now that Slaed’s mom lives in the Phoenix area, we’ve carefully selected the month of March to be our time to visit for a few days. It’s about...
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Arizona’s White Tank Mountains: A Lesson in Native Cacti
While hiking along the Waterfall Trail and later the Black Rock long loop in Arizona’s White Tank Mountain Regional Park, for whatever reason, I really took notice of the native cacti. Maybe it was...
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Hiking with Kids: Arizona’s Cave Creek Regional Park
During our annual visit the Phoenix area, between watching our Mariners in Spring Training, visiting with family, and enjoying the break from gloomy Seattle weather, we always make time for a family...
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