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Slip & Sliding Up Thumb Butte Trail

Towering just west of Prescott is Thumb Butte (try not to giggle at the name), a highly visible geological landmark popular with the locals. Anyone visiting Prescott can't miss it. From the distance, it looks

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Swampy Hike to Willow Lake

on February 14, 2016 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes lakes prescott prescott hikes 545 views add comment

Our fourth and final trail for the day was an extremely muddy hike to Willow Lake in Prescott. The loop around Willow Lake is actually 5.7 miles but with the sun going down and our

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Hiking the Constellation Trails

on February 14, 2016 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes granite dells prescott prescott hikes 526 views add comment

We're like the energizer bunny, we just keep going and going... after the Sharlot Hall Museum, we had energy for a 3rd hike of the day so we headed to the Constellation Trails! The Constellation

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The Legacy of Sharlot Hall

on February 14, 2016 Arizona Historical Museums prescott 552 views add comment

After hiking Thumb Butte Trail and Flume Canyon to Watson Lake Dam, we took a break at the Sharlot Hall History Museum to learn about the history of Historic Downtown Prescott. The Sharlot Hall Museum

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A Scenic Hike Through Flume Canyon to Watson Lake Dam

on February 14, 2016 Arizona Hikes arizona hikes granite dells prescott prescott hikes 790 views add comment

The hike to the Watson Lake Dam through Flume Canyon is a very scenic, very easy, well maintained trail that runs along Granite Creek through a diverse habitat. Fenced off private property dots along a

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Prescott’s Most Romantic Location: Sunset on Watson Lake

on February 13, 2016 Arizona Hikes granite dells prescott 710 views add comment

First date or thousandth date, one of the best locations in Prescott to spend an evening with that special someone... only costs $2. Go on a Wednesday and it won't cost a thing. After exploring

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Exploring Historic Downtown Prescott

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Prescott was founded in 1864 as the Territorial Capital of Arizona. it didn’t retain the capital status for long. In 1867 the capital moved to Tucson for 10 years before returning to Prescott at the

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Reliving the Roaring Twenties at Historic Hassayampa Inn

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Hassayampa Inn, built during the Roaring Twenties, is one of Arizona's better known historic hotels in the heart of downtown Prescott. We spent the extended Valentine/President's Day weekend in this iconic hotel. A step into

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Snow on Watson Lake & the Summit of Camelback Mountain

on March 18, 2012 Arizona arizona hikes phoenix hikes prescott 366 views add comment

After feeding the burros who run the ghost town of Oatman, we continued onto Prescott, Arizona. Our intentions were to spend the night there then hike around Watson Lake in the morning. What we awoke