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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 (1 hour south of the Grand Canyon National Park)

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #100 on: January 17, 2013, 12:40:42 PM »
Any nice recommended hotels in the Sedona Area, and are there any must go to places in Sedona?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #101 on: January 17, 2013, 01:07:31 PM »
Quote from: Name Changed on January 17, 2013, 12:40:42 PM
Any nice recommended hotels in the Sedona Area, and are there any must go to places in Sedona?
Pink Jeep tours on the red rocks. Worth every penny! Also there are  many nice hikes around the area, which take in the rocks.
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #102 on: January 17, 2013, 01:10:46 PM »
Quote from: Fan of Dan on January 17, 2013, 01:07:31 PM
Pink Jeep tours on the red rocks. Worth every penny!
Kids 2 & 4?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #103 on: January 17, 2013, 01:19:15 PM »
Quote from: txtmax4 on January 17, 2013, 01:10:46 PM
Kids 2 & 4?
Was giving that idea to Name Changed. Name Changed did not mention that they are with young kids
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #104 on: January 17, 2013, 04:53:36 PM »
Quote from: Fan of Dan on January 17, 2013, 01:07:31 PM
Pink Jeep tours on the red rocks. Worth every penny! Also there are  many nice hikes around the area, which take in the rocks.
If you don't have any kids and are adventures I would recommend renting ATV's as opposed to taking the Jeep tour
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #105 on: January 17, 2013, 05:04:48 PM »
I have some online maps I saved with me from my trip to Phoenix last spring.

Activities, Restaurants, Shuls, and some other stuff in Phoenix
http://goo.gl/maps/OFL8z

My trip from Phoenix to Grand Canyon with a stop off at Sedona, done all in one day!  ;D
http://goo.gl/maps/qy0hy

Enjoy!
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #106 on: January 17, 2013, 05:14:10 PM »
Quote from: yuneeq on January 17, 2013, 05:04:48 PM
I have some online maps I saved with me from my trip to Phoenix last spring.

Activities, Restaurants, Shuls, and some other stuff in Phoenix
http://goo.gl/maps/OFL8z

My trip from Phoenix to Grand Canyon with a stop off at Sedona, done all in one day!  ;D
http://goo.gl/maps/qy0hy

Enjoy!
You did the whole drive round trip and a hike? How far did you go on the hike (how many miles)?
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #107 on: January 17, 2013, 05:20:43 PM »
Quote from: Ergel on January 17, 2013, 05:14:10 PM
You did the whole drive round trip and a hike? How far did you go on the hike (how many miles)?
It was 7.5 hours driving. We stopped at Sedona for about an hour. Did a hike for an hour total. Headed up to GC, got there late, around 2 IIRC, we managed to get to Cedar Ridge on the South Kaibab trail which according to Wikipedia is 1.5 miles away. Took us about 2 hours or more. We got out right before dusk which I think was at 5.

We got to see OOOOH AAHHHHHH Point on the way ;D :D :P
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #108 on: January 17, 2013, 05:24:36 PM »
Quote from: yuneeq on January 17, 2013, 05:20:43 PM
It was 7.5 hours driving. We stopped at Sedona for about an hour. Did a hike for an hour total. Headed up to GC, got there late, around 2 IIRC, we managed to get to Cedar Ridge on the South Kaibab trail which according to Wikipedia is 1.5 miles away. Took us about 2 hours or more. We got out right before dusk which I think was at 5.

We got to see OOOOH AAHHHHHH Point on the way ;D :D :P
Nice.  U were in Phoenix.  Rabbi holland. He's the best. Was he there when u went?
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Re: Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #109 on: January 17, 2013, 05:29:02 PM »
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Nice.  U were in Phoenix.  Rabbi holland. He's the best. Was he there when u went?
Didn't meet any rabbis. There was no minyan in the yeshiva because it was bein hazmanim. I am assuming that there's only one yeshiva.
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Re: Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #110 on: January 17, 2013, 05:31:28 PM »
Quote from: yuneeq on January 17, 2013, 05:29:02 PM
Didn't meet any rabbis. There was no minyan in the yeshiva because it was bein hazmanim. I am assuming that there's only one yeshiva.
three shuls though.  Did u go to last chance?
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Re: Re: Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #111 on: January 17, 2013, 05:36:18 PM »
Quote from: rots5 on January 17, 2013, 05:31:28 PM
three shuls though.  Did u go to last chance?
Never heard of last chance. IIRC I was at a yellow building on 7th I think with a shul on the second floor I think. Next door to a grocery store or gas station or both. Make sense?
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« Reply #112 on: January 17, 2013, 05:39:10 PM »
Thanx for sharing!
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« Reply #113 on: January 17, 2013, 05:43:53 PM »
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Never heard of last chance. IIRC I was at a yellow building on 7th I think with a shul on the second floor I think. Next door to a grocery store or gas station or both. Make sense?
yups. That's the shul! Exactly bright next to a shell   
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« Reply #114 on: January 17, 2013, 06:27:43 PM »
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yups. That's the shul! Exactly bright next to a shell
Oh cool. I never figured that I would remember it correctly almost a year later. I was there for like 5 minutes.
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #115 on: January 17, 2013, 08:06:17 PM »
Quote from: DrDanny on January 17, 2013, 04:53:36 PM
If you don't have any kids and are adventures I would recommend renting ATV's as opposed to taking the Jeep tour
-1 You can ATV anywhere but Sedona is Pink Jeep tour, just as Colorado is skiing.
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« Reply #116 on: January 17, 2013, 08:08:16 PM »
Quote from: Fan of Dan on January 17, 2013, 08:06:17 PM
-1 You can ATV anywhere but Sedona is Pink Jeep tour, just as Colorado is skiing.
I did Sedona without a jeep tour, what did I miss out on?
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« Reply #117 on: January 17, 2013, 08:28:42 PM »
Quote from: yuneeq on January 17, 2013, 08:08:16 PM
I did Sedona without a jeep tour, what did I miss out on?
A jeep tour! It is just really cool how they go out onto the rocks. Best jeeping I ever did. We stayed in Sedona for a week and that was our favorite activity that we did there.
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #118 on: January 17, 2013, 08:30:22 PM »
Quote from: Fan of Dan on January 17, 2013, 08:28:42 PM
We stayed in Sedona for a week
If so, please can you post the best activities for 1 day there with a 2 and 4 year old?
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« Reply #119 on: January 17, 2013, 08:34:53 PM »
Quote from: txtmax4 on January 17, 2013, 08:30:22 PM
If so, please can you post the best activities for 1 day there with a 2 and 4 year old?
There is a water park in a natural setting I think it's called slide rock. I did not go but IIRC someone who was with us took her little kids there and was raving about it.
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