Flagstaff Winterfest
The 24th annual Flagstaff Winterfest returns as a month-long celebration chock-full of activities for outdoor enthusiasts, sports nuts and food and art lovers.
The festival began as a fun-filled way to introduce visitors to Flagstaff’s pristine, mountain wonderland. Since then, Winterfest has grown to include sled dog races, Nordic and Alpine skiing competitions, snowboard and snowshoe activities, snowmobile drag racing and rentals, sled dog play day, stargazing, special children’s’...
February 1st, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, Flagstaff, WinterFest
Photo Op: Winter Storm Hits Arizona
Take a moment to reflect on this serene photo of Flagstaff during a past winter storm.
Today, Flagstaff has reported nearly 3 1/2 feet of snow with another 2 feet or more expected. This storm has affected Phoenix and Tucson with record-breaking rainfall causing flash floods and many local roads and freeway closures. This has been the worst winter storm to hit Arizona in 17 years with our governor declaring a state of emergency.
Bet you never thought we could have such dramatic weather conditions...
January 22nd, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, Flagstaff, Phoenix, storm, winter
Let it Snow, Let it Snow … Ski Arizona
... to the 21 – 34” received from the week before.
Located on the majestic San Francisco Peaks, the Arizona Snowbowl lies 14 miles outside of Flagstaff and is only two hours from Phoenix. It’s Mecca for locals and ski enthusiasts alike.
I’ve been to Snowbowl in the summer to enjoy the chair lift ride up the mountain. The views of the lush, green pines and wildflowers were awe-inspiring. I was amazed that I felt at peace even though I was dangling around 8,000 feet up. I can only imagine...
December 17th, 2009 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Flagstaff, skiing, Snowbowl, winter sports
Move Over Times Square … Flagstaff’s Pinecone Rings in New Year
... pinecone lower into a crowd of thousands. You can join them as they bundle up and count down the much anticipated annual pinecone drop in downtown Flagstaff where the gold and silver aluminum pinecone drops from the balcony of the historic Weatherford hotel.
Merely a random thought launched at a Weatherford Hotel management meeting back in 1999, hotel owners and husband and wife team, Henry Taylor and Sam Green wondered how they could mark such a momentous occasion as the year 2000. They considered...
December 16th, 2009 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Flagstaff, New Year celebration
Celebrate the Holidays at Riordan Mansion, A Treasure in the Pines
Take a step back in time to get a glimpse of life in 1900’s Flagstaff to tour the Riordan Mansion (map), a remarkable Craftsman style home decked out for the holidays with the traditions of Christmas, both past and present.
Located on a six-acre wooded site west of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The Riordan Mansion is an impressive example of Arts and Crafts style architecture featuring a rustic exterior of log-slab siding, volcanic stone arches, and hand-split wooden shingles. The expansive...
November 30th, 2009 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, Flagstaff, home tours, State Park
Arizona Drives Make National Geographic Traveler Magazine
Photograph submitted to My Shot by Irina Smirnova
When I was a kid in Chicago we religiously took the annual family vacation to St. Louis. It’s only a three-hour drive, but based on the sights it seemed much longer. To pass the time, my mother would suggest that we look out the window and yell out what we saw. Our endless responses of, “Cornfield, telephone pole, cornfield drove my father to respond … “New game!”
Since moving to the Southwest, I no longer find that game as boring...
August 27th, 2009 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Arizona, Attractions, Bisbee, Canyon de Chelly, driving, Family Friendly, Flagstaff, History & Information, indian, Kartchner Caverns, Must-See Sights, Old West, roadside, scenery, Scenic & Short Trips, Southwest, The Four Corners, Tours, Tucson, vacations
Beat the Heat … Take the Family on the Scenic Skyride in Flagstaff
With temperatures 20 degrees cooler, Flagstaff is a welcome sight for us weary Phoenicians enduring our record-breaking heat wave. To enjoy even cooler temps and great views, a trip to the top of Snowbowl will please everyone in your brood.
Snowbowl is a sky resort located in the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona’s highest mountains at over 12,000 feet. The Scenic Skyride is a 90 minute roundtrip ski lift ride that allows you to see over 70 miles away to the Grand Canyon and other sites around Flagstaff....
August 6th, 2009 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Arizona, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, mountains, San Francisco Peaks, scenic, Skyride
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