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Trip Reports


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 #900 on: February 12, 2019, 01:50:07 AM »
I hear. In Sedona it’s basically a wild ride with a Jeep and the guide stops by beautiful lookouts. I can imagine it will be similar.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #901 on: February 12, 2019, 01:51:23 AM »
I hear. In Sedona it’s basically a wild ride with a Jeep and the guide stops by beautiful lookouts. I can imagine it will be similar.
On phone they said it's not wild at all and the canyon tour is only on paved roads.  Can report back tomorrow eve.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #902 on: February 12, 2019, 01:53:56 AM »
Tomorrow eve will be to late for me :) I’m going tomorrow morning as well. I’m in the Hyatt gainy ranch now... I probably just saw you at kitchen 18 ?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #903 on: February 12, 2019, 01:58:56 AM »
Tomorrow eve will be to late for me :) I’m going tomorrow morning as well. I’m in the Hyatt gainy ranch now... I probably just saw you at kitchen 18 ?
LOL.
I posted this cause I had a feeling there is another DDF'er in house. dont know why  ;)
Kitchen 18 Scottsdale AZ

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #904 on: February 12, 2019, 02:05:45 AM »
Im driving up to page after the tour, and scheduled a tour of the lower Antelope canyon for Wed morning, and then driving back down.
like this I dont have to travel 8 hours in one day.


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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #905 on: February 12, 2019, 02:08:56 AM »
Im driving up to page after the tour, and scheduled a tour of the lower Antelope canyon for Wed morning, and then driving back down.
like this I dont have to travel 8 hours in one day.
I hear. I’m going to LAS after probably and gonna leave from there. So I will have to drive 8 hours in one day (:

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #906 on: February 12, 2019, 02:26:16 AM »
I hear. I’m going to LAS after probably and gonna leave from there. So I will have to drive 8 hours in one day (:
I initially planned on driving back in same day untill @MahRabuMasecha convinced me not to miss Antelope
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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #907 on: March 28, 2019, 06:11:11 PM »
Seeking Minyan
Hoping to do a two day post pesach trip to either Page Arizona or Grand Canyon south rim. Looking for people that might be interested in Mincha/maariv Sunday night and shacharis Monday morning. 
I posted on godaven as well.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #908 on: April 10, 2019, 08:19:28 AM »
which restaurant has the best food for fleshigs? Kitchen 18, Segal’s or 613 grill?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #909 on: April 10, 2019, 08:34:28 AM »
Been to all three.  Kitchen 18 is our favorite by far.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #910 on: April 10, 2019, 01:44:32 PM »
Really? 613 looks the best.. any good?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #911 on: April 10, 2019, 04:37:52 PM »
it was fine.  no complaints.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #912 on: April 11, 2019, 02:42:17 AM »
Been to all three.  Kitchen 18 is our favorite by far.
+1. This is a spectacular place. As is La Belle Pizzeria.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #913 on: April 11, 2019, 06:28:57 PM »
Kitchen 18 would be a favorite of mine if it was in five towns/NY. top notch.

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #914 on: June 21, 2019, 11:56:09 AM »
is it to hot to visit Arizona in July ?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #915 on: June 21, 2019, 01:24:08 PM »
is it to hot to visit Arizona in July ?
Yes!

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #916 on: June 21, 2019, 01:26:01 PM »
Yes!
July is actually the hottest month in Phoenix. You can google the average weather and c if youre ok w/it. It's all relative...

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #917 on: August 09, 2019, 01:04:02 AM »
Looking to go to grand canyon one day Aug 19-21, to do it practically with the train we need a 6am minyan. We could only find 6:30, does anyone know of a 6, or is interested in combining with our 4 men?

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #918 on: August 16, 2019, 01:21:28 PM »
Looking to go to grand canyon one day Aug 19-21, to do it practically with the train we need a 6am minyan. We could only find 6:30, does anyone know of a 6, or is interested in combining with our 4 men?
bump, probably would be 20 or 21, so need either a 6am minyan or a later minyan on the way or at Flagstaff. lmk if any ideas. thx

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Re: Arizona Master Thread
« Reply #919 on: August 17, 2019, 09:44:51 PM »
Flagstaff Chabad should have a minyan, look it up on their website.