Guest Contributor
May 17, 2019
Announcements, Outdoors
Roosevelt, AZ- In order to mitigate the number of heat-related incidents and promote visitor safety, Tonto National Monument will reduce hours to hike to the Lower Cliff Dwelling from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. starting on June 1, 2019 and ending on August 31, 2019. Visitors who wish to hike …
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Guest Contributor
May 8, 2019
Announcements, Outdoors, The Visitors View
Roosevelt, AZ – On May 7, 2019, the National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced that Tonto National Monument has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park. This prestigious award means that Tonto National Monument has exceptional opportunities to observe the night sky, and has implemented …
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Guest Contributor
May 3, 2019
Living, Outdoors
Courtney Schultz, Cassandra Moseley and Heidi Huber-Stearns This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. As spring settles in across the United States, western states are already preparing for summer and wildfire season. And although it may seem counter-intuitive, some of the most urgent conversations …
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Guest Contributor
May 1, 2019
Breaking News, Living, Outdoors
Arizona Snowbowl will be offer three more weeks of skiing! Flagstaff, Ariz. — While the Grand Canyon state’s southern region experienced triple-digit temperatures this week, Arizona Snowbowl reported new snowfall. The surprise appearance from Mother Nature to the Flagstaff resort brings the season snowfall total to nearly 30 feet (333 …
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Thea Wilshire
April 12, 2019
Living, Outdoors
Tips to traveling with your dog in Globe-Miami include local eateries that welcome dogs to pet-friendly hotels and hiking places.
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Kim Stone
March 8, 2019
Outdoors, The Visitors View
Rafting Season has returned to the Salt this year and writer Kim Stone took a trip with the SaltRiverRafting Co, SRR this last weekend to share with our readers. After a quick 40 minute drive on US 60 from Globe to the bottom of Salt River Canyon, I parked in …
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globemiami
February 4, 2019
Attractions, Breaking News, Outdoors, The Visitors View
BHP, the mining company which owns the popular Dominion Mine Park across from Globe’s Chamber of Commerce, has announced that work will begin on the upper area of the park on February 11th and run through April 30th. globemiamiThis content comes to you from contributed content through press releases and …
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globemiami
February 9, 2018
Outdoors
Brown’s Trail begins at Lone Pine Trailhead, in the higher elevations of the Four Peaks Wilderness. The trail gently climbs through white and Emory oak and manzanita until it reaches a steep drainage near the end of the trail. This o.2 mile last stretch leads to the top of Brown’s …
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Kim Stone
January 17, 2018
Living, Outdoors
Any visitor driving along the edge of downtown Globe on Highway 60 has to be struck by the steep slopes that the entire town seems to be clinging to. Not so apparent are the natural drainages—washes, gulches, and creeks—that funnel away the rains that can fall with frightening intensity, particularly …
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Kim Stone
July 24, 2017
Living, Outdoors
On May 8, 2017, a discharge of cloud-to-ground lightning struck an oak tree in the Pinal Mountains. It was a dying tree with smooth grey deadwood in its canopy and offered little resistance to a bolt of super-heated lightning that delivered 50,000 degrees F. of fire- starting power. The smoke …
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