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2014 - Mgarfin's 2014 trip to Arizona-Delta glitch
2014 - VacationLover's Sedona and the Grand Canyon TR
2015 - PBaruch's Dreams of Flight - Hummingbirds and Arizona
2016 - Pbaruch's Motorhome Adventures in Utah and Arizona
2016 - drewsky9's Arizona Trip Report
2016 - MahRabuMasecha's Vegas Zion Page Grand Canyon Sedona TR
2016 - ShlockDoc's Midwest Roadtrip - Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming
2017 - Davidmal's Phoenix & Scottsdale for 5 Hours
2018 - Ikelunious99's Arizona Trip Report

Utah has it's own master thread and wiki at https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=15858.0

Activities


Phoenix

Arizona Cardinals (NFL Football)
Arizona Coyotes (NHL Hockey)
Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB Baseball)
Phoenix Suns (NBA Basketball)

Camelback Mountain
Desert Botanical Garden
Encanto Park
Goldfield Ghost Town
Japanese Friendship Garden
Lost Dutchman State Park
Nordstrom Last Chance - one of the few in the world.
Octance Raceway- Extremely fast Go-Karting
Scottsdale Old Town

Arizona Science Center (Indoor)
Museum of Musical Instruments (Indoor)
Queen Creek Olive Mill (Olive farm and mill, with Olive 101 'factory' tour)
Arizona Boardwalk (entertainment complex, with aquarium, butterfly conservatory, etc. www.azboardwalk.com)
Children’s Museum of Phoenix (for kids under age 10, they claim to be top 3 Children's Museum in the country).

Sedona, AZ
Stunning red rock formations and scenery viewable throughout the small city with unique views along the many hiking trails (including Devil's bridge, West Fork Trail, and Sugar Loaf Loop)
Off road jeep tours (e.g. Pink Jeep Tours)
eclectic outdoor shopping
Slide rock state park: Natural water slide in creek (just north of Sedona)


Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim)
There are two trails from the south rim that go down into the canyon (and all the way to the canyon floor, which is a strenuous multi-day hike). You can experience a taste of it, by turning around at any point.
  • South Kaibab Trail - One of the top rated trails for the GC (trail descends into the canyon, uphill climb on return)
  • Bright Angel Trail - Also one of the top rated trails for GC (trail descends into the canyon, uphill climb on return)
There are also trails along the south rim (called Rim Trails) that don't descend into the canyon, and are relatively flat. These offer views of the canyon and are dotted with various scenic viewpoints. Some areas of the rim trail are paved others are not. These may be more suitable those with young children or those fear of hiking near the edge of the canyon cliffs. The National park shuttle buses also transport passengers to various points within the park, along the south rim.
A PDF map of grand canyon national park south rim is at https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/upload/sr-pocket-map.pdf
Grand Canyon National Park Lodges

Nearby attractions outside the National Park include:
  • Skywalk
  • Bearizona Wildlife Park - Williams, AZ

Page AZ
Lake Powell (popular lake for boating, with kayak, motor boat, pontoon boat, houseboat rentals, Jetski, boat tours, and swimming). Lake and surrounding canyon walls are uniquely scenic together (it's actually a huge artificial reservoir surrounded by canyon walls, resulting from the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam
Carl Hayden Visitor Center at the Glen Canyon Dam (Free museum about the Glen Canyon Dam)
Horseshoe bend (popular scenic overlook of a 180 degree bend in the Colorado river)
Antelope Canyon (beautiful slot canyons with stunning photography opportunity, controlled by Native Americans with entrance fees and guided tour, advance reservations are needed. Fees were recently increased to $60-$100/pp)

Tucson

Saguaro National Park

Kosher Restaurants

See the following for up to date info:
--http://www.kosherphoenix.org/index.php/kosher-food-in-phoenix/restaurants/
--https://www.ahavastorah.org/restaurants.html 


Phoenix

Cafe Chenar
LaBella Pizzeria and Restaurant
Manhattan Pizza & Subs
Samarkand Restaurant Glatt Kosher

Scottsdale

Fresh Mint
Kitchen 18
Milk+ Honey Espresso Bar & Eatery

Groceries


Imperial Market & Deli

Shuls


Ohr Hatorah Congregation- Located in Phoenix Map
Chabad Jewish Center of North Phoenix Map
Ahavas Torah:The Scottsdale Torah Center Map


Chabad of Flagstaff AZ (Kosher meals available), Minyanim in the summer and chol hamoed (1 hour south of the Grand Canyon National Park)

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #80 on: November 27, 2012, 11:08:20 AM »
What do you mean by "PUTPAC"? Can someone tell me is there is a chabad away from the main jewish community and near the Phoenician?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #81 on: November 27, 2012, 11:39:06 AM »
Oh, I feel old fashioned! :)

My friend actually did call the Chabbad and they did not know of anything that is less than a 2 hour walk.

This can be a great opportunity for someone who wants a great deal at a great hotel and have a minyan with a sefer torah on Shabbos!!

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« Reply #82 on: November 27, 2012, 11:41:41 AM »
Oh, I feel old fashioned! :)

My friend actually did call the Chabbad and they did not know of anything that is less than a 2 hour walk.

This can be a great opportunity for someone who wants a great deal at a great hotel and have a minyan with a sefer torah on Shabbos!!
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #83 on: November 27, 2012, 11:52:17 AM »
Oh, I feel old fashioned! :)

My friend actually did call the Chabbad and they did not know of anything that is less than a 2 hour walk.

This can be a great opportunity for someone who wants a great deal at a great hotel and have a minyan with a sefer torah on Shabbos!!

try calling a rabbi non chabad
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #84 on: November 27, 2012, 12:12:03 PM »
What do you mean by "PUTPAC"? Can someone tell me is there is a chabad away from the main jewish community and near the Phoenician?
http://beta.chabad.org/centers/default.asp?qry=85251

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #85 on: December 24, 2012, 05:44:27 PM »
Any recommendations of a nice Resort in the Phoenix (Scottsdale)  area?

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« Reply #86 on: December 24, 2012, 05:56:57 PM »
Any recommendations of a nice Resort in the Phoenix (Scottsdale)  area?
Never been, but they say Hyatt Scottsdale is nice.
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #87 on: December 24, 2012, 06:00:31 PM »
Never been, but they say Hyatt Scottsdale is nice.
they also say the Phoenician and the Westin Kierland and The Biltmore are nice

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #88 on: December 26, 2012, 07:54:16 AM »
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale was amazing. Kierland Westin... not as much.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #89 on: January 10, 2013, 09:16:17 PM »
Lots of fun free stuff to do in Vegas for kids
Any examples?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #90 on: January 16, 2013, 11:20:24 PM »
Has anyone been to the Grand Canyon with kids?
Would it make sense to arrive at the south rim at about 1pm and spend the rest of the day there or is that too little time and one should be there earlier in order not to miss stuff?
Again, this is with kids (ages 2 and 4)

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #91 on: January 17, 2013, 12:00:15 AM »
Has anyone been to the Grand Canyon with kids?
Would it make sense to arrive at the south rim at about 1pm and spend the rest of the day there or is that too little time and one should be there earlier in order not to miss stuff?
Again, this is with kids (ages 2 and 4)

Appreciate whoever can help.
I would try to get there earlier. I am assuming you won't be doing any hiking but all the same there are many view points which take time. What time of year are you going?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #92 on: January 17, 2013, 12:46:13 AM »
I would try to get there earlier. I am assuming you won't be doing any hiking but all the same there are many view points which take time. What time of year are you going?
This is for mid February. What would a day there look like with kids? Anything other than viewpoints.
I've been there myself a couple of times but way too long ago to remember details...
Thanks for advising.
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #93 on: January 17, 2013, 01:51:50 AM »
This is for mid February. What would a day there look like with kids? Anything other than viewpoints.
I've been there myself a couple of times but way too long ago to remember details...
Thanks for advising.
The Grand Canyon village is a nice area. Lots of shops and just a fun place to visit. You can walk the rim trail which I think is stroller accessible.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #94 on: January 17, 2013, 01:53:37 AM »
The Grand Canyon village is a nice area. Lots of shops and just a fun place to visit. You can walk the rim trail which I think is stroller accessible.
Anything else? I saw there's a train and some kind of museum, worth the time?
Any idea how long the rim trail takes?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #95 on: January 17, 2013, 01:56:40 AM »
Anything else? I saw there's a train and some kind of museum, worth the time?
Any idea how long the rim trail takes?
I didn't do the train as I went hiking but it seems like a good idea. Don't recall how long rim trail took me, it must have been approx an hour or so.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #96 on: January 17, 2013, 02:12:00 AM »
I didn't do the train as I went hiking but it seems like a good idea. Don't recall how long rim trail took me, it must have been approx an hour or so.
So my question again: Arriving at about 1pm should be enough to walk the whole rim trail, maybe drive some more in case some views are missed from the trail, and watch the sunset which on mid-February should be past 6pm, leaving time for at least one more activity such as the train or something else.
You're saying it doesn't make sense and arrival there should be in the morning? More time is needed for other activities? If yes, which?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #97 on: January 17, 2013, 09:16:10 AM »
So my question again: Arriving at about 1pm should be enough to walk the whole rim trail, maybe drive some more in case some views are missed from the trail, and watch the sunset which on mid-February should be past 6pm, leaving time for at least one more activity such as the train or something else.
You're saying it doesn't make sense and arrival there should be in the morning? More time is needed for other activities? If yes, which?
you will miss some views from the trail no question about that, as the views are very different from the various view points. It is for sure doing some of them if not all.

I did not realize sunset is so late I had thought it would be around 430, but if Sunset is at 6 then 5 hours there should cut it.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #98 on: January 17, 2013, 11:44:34 AM »
you will miss some views from the trail no question about that, as the views are very different from the various view points. It is for sure doing some of them if not all.

I did not realize sunset is so late I had thought it would be around 430, but if Sunset is at 6 then 5 hours there should cut it.
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #99 on: January 17, 2013, 12:36:56 PM »
So my question again: Arriving at about 1pm should be enough to walk the whole rim trail, maybe drive some more in case some views are missed from the trail, and watch the sunset which on mid-February should be past 6pm, leaving time for at least one more activity such as the train or something else.
You're saying it doesn't make sense and arrival there should be in the morning? More time is needed for other activities? If yes, which?

Personally, my wife and I did a 60 minute helicopter tour. Not much else like it. ;)