One of the most visited attractions in Southern Arizona is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The ASDM covers 98 acres and is a botanical garden, zoo, aquarium, natural history museum, and art gallery, dedicated to educating visitors on the desert biome of the surrounding Sonoran Desert. This is the first place I send new visitors to …
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Marfa to Big Bend Texas Road Trip
Texas is a huge state, and Texans won’t let you forget it! It’s roughly the same size as France and Switzerland combined. And they say everything in Texas is big. When it comes to a Texas road trip, I’d say this is true: Texans love their big trucks, big speed limits, and big swaths of …
White Stallion: Best Dude Ranch in Tucson
Growing up, horses were certainly not part of my single-parent childhood. Occasionally, on vacations to Colorado and the Western United States, we were treated to a trail ride, but dude ranches were not on our radar. As an adult, I occasionally incorporate horseback riding into my mountain vacations, and I once spent 4 days on …


