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Editorial<br><br>No need to leave home for a brief vacation<br>

A day’s drive west on old Route 66 can take you back to the 1950s. Tune in to your favorite oldies station and exit Interstate 40 just west of Ash Fork. While traveling west on Roue 66, you will see wide-open spaces and remnants of days gone by. Once you reach Seligman, cool off at Delgadillo’s Snow Cap. Treat yourself to your favorite ice cream treat or an old-fashioned hamburger and fries while viewing the free entertainment provided by the Delgadillo Family.

Continue west on Route 66 approximately 30 miles and you will reach Grand Canyon Caverns. Unique guided tours are offered throughout the day in the underground caverns. Flashlight tours and explorer tours are available along with miles of nature trails and kid’s play land.

Closer to home is the animal wonderland at Grand Canyon Deer Farm. At the Deer Farm, you walk with the deer, pet them and feed them right from your hand. Pygmy goats, llamas, miniature donkeys, pronghorn antelope and baby farm animals also reside there.

A visit to the Grand Canyon offers many recreational opportunities, whether you travel on the Grand Canyon Railway or drive to the park. While there, visit the historic gift shops, take a guided bus tour of the area, visit the Imax Theater or take a scenic helicopter ride.

On the way to or from the Grand Canyon, be sure to stop in Valle. Along with trading posts, a rock/mineral store and service stations, you will find Flintstones Bedrock City Campground and Amusement Park. See how Fred and Barney live, slide down the giant slide and ride the miniature train. At Planes of Fame Air Museum, increase your knowledge of the history of aviation. View a wide variety of planes up close and take in the displays located inside the museum.

Picnics and cloud watching in the Kaibab National Forest or an overnight camp out at one of our area lakes are opportunities we oftentimes overlook. A quite day of fishing can be therapeutic for the soul, even if you don’t catch a thing.

All of these opportunities and more, are all in northern Arizona. Many activities are free or cost very little money. Kick back for a few days and become “one of them” — a tourist.


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