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1. Superstition Mountain Museum/Lost Dutchman Museum Experience the fact, fiction, and folklore of the Superstition Wilderness Area with our variety of exhibits, and visit the tourist center, gift shop, or bookstore for information on the Lost Dutchman Mine. 4087 N. Apache Trail. 480-983-4888, www.superstitionmountainmuseum.org. 2. Frontier Town The only “Old West” town in the north [...]

While you or your kids have been enjoying those last few, precious days of summer, Alice has been putting the finishing touches on her pre-fall assignment…

Last spring, I included many, many photos of our wildflowers, and I suspect with the rain we’ve been fortunate to have this past winter, that we’ll have as good, if not better, displays. While we wait, though, there’s a gallery on my hiking page, that profiles many of the great trails we have and the [...]

A recent report from the Pew Research Center found that older adults feel younger out west. Fully 78% of adults ages 65 and older who live in the West say they don’t feel old, compared with 67% of older adults who live in the rest of the country. Not that we’re tooting our own horn [...]

Tax credit: 10% of the purchase price of a primary residence, up to a maximum of $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and $6,500 for repeat buyers. First-time homebuyers are defined as people who have not owned a home in the previous three years. Repeat buyers must have owned their current home at least five years. The [...]