Arizona 2011 Official Visitor's Guide - (Page 84)

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Sedona provides the outdoor-inclined with an array of ways to ogle its red rock and forest scenery, including jeep touring, hiking, hot air ballooning and mountain biking. Near Prescott, a Rails-to-Trails route along the former Santa Fe Railroad tracks is one of many hiker favorites, craggy landmarks like Thumb Butte draw rock climbers and fat tire enthusiasts enjoy the area’s many forest trails. Sedona and Prescott are also duffer friendly, offering a variety of golf o Cyclists enjoy courses for all levels exploring Sedona’s landscape on two wheels. and layout preferences. OFFBEAT AZ AOT/TODD BRENNEMAN Take a simulated ride on the Space Shuttle Polaris at the Gov Aker Observatory, on Safford’s Discovery Park Campus. You’ll start by soaring over nearby Mt. Graham, a 10,720-foot-high peak with a world-renowned national observatory. ANTIQUES SHOPPING More Midwestern than Southwestern in style, Prescott has some 300 Victorian buildings on the National Register of Historic Places and a number of antiques shops. Many carry traditional pieces, but others, especially those on Cortez Street, specialize in Western items like 1950s cowboy revival furniture and Zane Grey first editions. The shops and galleries in historic downtown Miami—of Globe-Miami mining town fame—show a similar range of antiques, everything from Depression glass to Western collectibles. 84 NICK BEREZENKO o Festival of Lights at BeshBa-Gowah Archaeological Park near Globe The Sinagua people lived in the Verde Valley from about AD 1150 to 1400. Learn about their culture at such sites as Montezuma Castle National Monument, preserved cliff dwellings with a lovely creekside setting; Tuzigoot National Monument, a hilltop settlement with fertile soil and protective views of the valley; and Honanki, Palatki and V-Bar-V, three Coconino National Forest Heritage Sites near Sedona notable for their rock art. In the Salt River Valley, Tonto National Monument showcases the natural cave apartments occupied by Salado farmers from the 12th through 15th centuries. On flatter ground—and thus more accessible for exploring—are the Salado homes at Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park near Globe. POPULATION ELEVATION (IN FEET) CAMP VERDE CHINO VALLEY CLARKDALE CLIFTON COTTONWOOD DEWEY-HUMBOLDT 10,846 11,078 4,263 2,451 11,412 3,822 3,153 4,708 3,553 3,478 3,327 4,583 DUNCAN GLOBE HAYDEN JEROME MAYER MIAMI 744 7,197 814 353 1,408 1,778 3,655 3,510 2,044 5,066 4,409 3,402 Native American History CITY ASH FORK BAGDAD BLACK CANYON CITY 457 1,578 2,697 5,138 3,304 1,975 Arizona 2011 Official State Visitor’s Guide

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