A Scottsdale, Ariz., realtor is selling 117 acres complete with a gold mine. A perfect gift for the grizzled prospector in your life – or an evil genius seeking an underground lair!
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Forget Where You’re From – Be Where You Are
Let’s pretend the Phoenix Coyotes were playing the Chicago Blackhawks in this year’s playoffs rather than the Detroit Red Wings.
Before I go further, let me explain something: There was once a time when the Phoenix Coyotes were called the Winnipeg Jets. During that time, I was a Chicago Blackhawks fan. I was born in Chicago, [...]
Is Mistaken Identity Keeping People from County Parks?
The closure of Arizona state parks might be keeping people away from Maricopa County parks near the Phoenix metro area. But it’s just mistaken identity – there are no plans to close county parks.
Essential Tips for a Rattlesnake Encounter
Springtime in Arizona is a prime time to encounter a rattlesnake. These tips can keep you safe in the desert, and make a potential meeting with a rattler an amazing nature experience rather than a frightening trip to the emergency room.
Dog in Hot Tub Soils Reliable Hotel
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve stayed at the Travelodge on Butler Avenue in Flagstaff, Ariz. It’s been a haven for its reasonable price, hot tub, sauna and proximity to good food.
But it’s time to pull up stakes and find a new place. I think the low prices have pulled in a [...]
Taste of Tops Ups the Ante for Craft Brew
Late in 2009, Taste of Tops opened in Tempe attached to the venerable Tops Liquor. Despite being close to Arizona State University, this really isn’t a place to pick up a 24-pack of frat boy swill. It’s a place for for hardcore brew fans to find stuff to hit the taste buds hard.
Taste of Tops [...]
Feds Closing Dacite Cliffs Mine in Superstitions
The Superstition Mountains over on the east side of Phoenix is one of the most scenic and historic places near the city. And it’s still riddled with mine shafts and tunnels (not the same thing – shafts, or adits, are horizontal and shafts are vertical). One of the most-visited is Carney’s Mine in the Dacite [...]
Five-Dollar Feed – Da Vang in Phoenix
Sometimes, you just don’t want to spend a lot of money, but you want to have something tasty and maybe –just maybe– even a little healthy. That’s why I started the Five-Dollar Feed feature here at Wanderingjustin.com – to help find non-corporate, non-fast food places to get some good food for a reasonable price. Today, [...]
See an Igloo Without Going to Alaska
Okay, I told you about 9 things you should know when visiting Breckenridge, Colo., in my super-spectacular previous post. Here’s something I forgot to mention: There, you can check out an igloo. It’s a small one, fit for two people at the most. But it’s a real, live igloo nonetheless.
You can drop in to the [...]
Eight Things to Know about the Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
Right now, a shantytown/mountain bike refugee camp is forming in the desert northeast of Tucson, Ariz. It’s there for the Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo mountain bike race (be sure to read “A Note on Kona” below). Even one week before the event, RVs were already starting to stake their claim. At that [...]
