Arizona or Bust: Mark's Arizona Site

Must see these sights...Every day

To access a resort's website, simply click the Resort's Logo in the image below:

Click Here for Los Abrigados-Sedona AZ WebsiteClick Here for Bell Rock Inn-Sedona AZ WebsiteClick Here for Orange Tree Golf Resort-Scottsdale AZ WebsiteClick here for Cibola Vista-Peoria AZ websiteClick here for Villas of CaveCreek-Cave Creek AZ website

PMV at Bell Rock, Sedona (The historic Bell Rock Inn)

Orange Tree Golf Resort, Scottsdale

Trips 1998-2007 (With Clickable Links)

Timeshare

 Unit

 Arrival

 Departure

 Varsity Clubs of America-Tucson Chapter • VTY Unit: (1 bedroom) Fri, August 28, 1998 Fri, September 04, 1998
 Oro Valley, AZ (Tucson) with friends, Beth & Timn/a Fri, September 04, 1998   Mon, September 14, 1998
 Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort-Scottsdale • OTE Unit: (1 bedroom) Sun, May 02, 1999 Sun, May 09, 1999
 Starr Pass Golf Suites-Tucson • STP Unit: (Efficiency) Fri, September 08, 2000 Fri, September 15, 2000
 Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort-Scottsdale • OTE Unit: (1 bedroom) Sat, September 16, 2000 Sat, September 23, 2000
 Villas of Cave Creek-Cave Creek, AZ • VCC Unit: (2 bedroom) Sat, September 29, 2001 Sat, October 06, 2001
 Sedona Vacation Club at Los Abrigados • SDN Unit: (1 bedroom) Fri, May 10, 2002 Fri, May 17, 2002
 Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort-Scottsdale • OTE Unit: (1 bedroom) Fri, May 17, 2002 Fri, May 24, 2002
 Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort-Scottsdale • OTE Unit: (1 bedroom) Fri, April 23, 2004 Fri, April 30, 2004
 Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort-Scottsdale • OTE Unit: (1 bedroom) Sat, April 23, 2005 Sat, April 30, 2005
 PMV at Bell Rock, Sedona • RCK  Unit: (Efficiency) Sun, May 01, 2005 Sun, May 08, 2005
 Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort-Scottsdale • OTE Unit: (1 bedroom) Fri, September 29, 2006 Fri, October 06, 2006
Sedona with friends, Dann & Monty, in their guesthouse n/a  Fri, October 06, 2006   Sun, October 08, 2006
  Scottsdale Links Resort • SDK Unit: (1 bedroom) Sat, July 07, 2007 Sat, July 14, 2007
 Cibola Vista Resort and Spa-Peoria, AZ • CIR Unit: (1 bedroom) Sat, July 14, 2007 Sat, July 21, 2007
  Orange Tree Interval Ownership Resort-Scottsdale • OTE Unit: (1 bedroom)  Sat, March 28, 2009  Sat, April 04, 2009
    
    
    

Travel Wish List

Arizona Wish List (Links)

   Phoenix / Central AZ region: 

Tonto National Monument

Boyce-Thompson Arboretum

Dolly Steamboat at Canyon Lake

Lost Dutchman Superstitution Mountain Museum

Mary Lou Gulley's Mystery Castle, Phoenix

 

 

Fossil Creek (Coconino National Forest, near Payson) 

Gold Canyon Petroglyphs (Superstition Mountain Wilderness) 

White Tank Mtn Park Petroglyphs (Olive Avenue west to end) 

Four Peaks Wilderness Area (McDowell Mountains) 

Elephant Mountain at Spur Cross Ranch, Cave Creek  (Ranger-led hike to ruins)

Frontier Tour Introducing the Clay Mine-Cave Creek Regional Park

Piestewa Peak Summit Trail  

Barry Goldwater Memorial  (NE Corner of Lincoln Dr./Tatum Blvd., Paradise Valley)

McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale (18333 N. Thompson Peak Parkway)

Heard Museum-Main (2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix)

Bison Western Museum, Scottsdale (16641 N. 91st Street)

Cosanti by Paulo Soleri, Paradise Valley (6433 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.)

Northern AZ: 

Antelope Canyon 

 

 

 

   Canyon de Chelly (dee-shay)

   Monument Valley

   Coyote Buttes

Lava River Cave

The Bradshaw Gallery, Sedona (Photography)

Beasley Flat Recreation Site near Camp Verde (Swim to native ruins)

Sycamore Creek/Sycamore Canyon, Sedona

West Fork of Oak Creek, Sedona

Old Post Trail, Sedona

Perkinsville Road (between I-40/Williams & 89-A in Jerome)

Historic Route 66 (the longest unbroken stretch lies between Ash Fork & Topock, AZ)

 

Southern AZ:

  Signal Hill Petroglyph Site, Saguaro National Park West, Tucson

  Town Of Bisbee, Arizona 

Arizona Wish List (Seasonal/Annual events)

Prescott Rodeo (First week of July)

Sedona Jazz on the Rocks (September)

Sedona's Tlaquepaque Festival of Lights (December)

Wish List (Second Chances)

Schnebly Hill Road from I-17/Exit 320 to Sedona (Went once in 2005 but road was closed due to a washout.  This was the first road into town, and is very scenic and secluded.)

That reminds me to advise everyone to do your research before you leave, call ahead if possible, and be sure to travel with your cell phone and auto charge-adapter.

 

Other Southwest States

New Mexico Wish List (Links)

Other

Book:   Dave Wilson’s “Hiking Ruins Seldom Seen”

Autobiography:  The Sedona Man: The Life and Adventures of Arizona Cowboy Bob Bradshaw (1918-2008)

Book:   Tony Hillerman's Landscape: On the Road with an American Legend  (released Oct. 27, 2009 by his daughter, Anne)