Raining! Yesterday was bright and sunny. Today’s forecast: rain. Tomorrow’s: snow! Such is the fall weather in Flagstaff! Despite up and down weather changes, Flagstaff continues to host fun fall events this November and December! Forest colors continue to be vibrant as new trees brighten with heightened change and other leaves dim as they […]
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Facts and Fun things to know about Flagstaff, AZ
Higher Grounds Coffee
How do you say “Fair Trade” & “Organic”? You say: “Higher Grounds“! This quaint, close-to-the-college coffee cafe is one of my favorites! I love to “hang-out” on their comfortable living room type chairs, peruse the internet and sip hot coffee flavored with vanilla and coconut milk. Friends and I meet here once a week […]
Spectacular Flagstaff Fall Events
Falling Into Flagstaff Spectacular Events It’s here – fall has come to Flagstaff! The weather is cooler and my overflowing tomato plants are starting to drop their discolored leaves! Despite the fact that winter is around the corner, there are spectacular events in Flagstaff this fall! Here are a few of my favorites: 1. To […]
Lava River Tubes Hike
31 Years! It has taken us 31 years of living in Flagstaff, AZ to finally make it to the much acclaimed Lava Tubes! Located 30 miles outside of Flagstaff, AZ, this mile and a half round trip trek into the earth beneath us was very interesting, a little intimidating and incredibly dark, cold and a […]
More Family Fun Around Flagstaff
The Flagstaff area has more fun things to do than we have time to experience! This summer we have been able to spend family time at Lake Mary, a water source and recreation area for Flagstaff. Yesterday afternoon, we wakeboarded with family friends, dined at dusk and watched the sunlight fade below the horizon amid […]
Tacos at La Fonda Mexican Restaurant
SURPRISING!!! Friends invited me to eat at La Fonda Mexican Restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ last Tuesday night, and I was AMAZED! The place was totally PACKED without a table to spare by 5:30 p.m. A waiting line zigzagged out the door like a impatient snake waiting to strike! My friends had to wait 20 minutes […]
iHouse Flagstaff
HOW do you describe a modern day phenomena that shifts your paradigms and causes you to rethink how you have lived life to this point in time? The international house of Flagstaff, commonly known as “iHouse“, is a unique family-like community consisting of a global heart and mind! Located within walking distance of Northern Arizona […]
How Flagstaff Got Its Name
It was July 4, 1876 – the centennial celebration of our nation’s birth. A small group of emigrants from Boston camped at a spring in front of the majestic backdrop of the towering San Francisco Peaks. To celebrate this momentous occasion, they stripped a neighboring Ponderosa pine tree of its bark and branches, placed […]