Achoo! It’s that time of year. Allergies in Arizona are the worst when the wildflowers start to bloom and the desert pollen takes flight. As beautiful as the scenery might be this...
Category - Outdoors
They’ll See You Before You See Them
By Alisha Brewer If you are one of the few people to have spotted a mountain lion, consider yourself lucky! I know some people...
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AZ Adventures Outdoors: Sabino Canyon Crawler
By Rob Samuelsen For thousands of years, people have flocked to Sabino Canyon to use and enjoy the water because water is the...
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Highways & Byways for June 2021
By Tom Howard Houghton/I-10 InterchangeCrews have completed the switch of all the on and off ramps. Work continues the bridge...
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Looking Up – Tucson Mountain Ranges
By Rob Hallberg The Tucson area mountains are spectacular and very few US cities can boast they are “surrounded” by them. You can...
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Vail’s Majestic Mountain Lions
Although mountain lions might not be the type of feline that have you cooing, “here kitty, kitty,” one thing is certain – these are incredible animals. They’re also...
How the Antarctic Helps Cool Arizona
Written by Ted Hullar, Academy Village Volunteer Is the Antarctic helping cool Arizona? How does that work? What oceanic and atmospheric forces move “Antarctic cool” to hot Arizona? We...
Safety First: How to Prepare Yourself for Living in...
Organizations as diverse as The Boy Scouts of America, the Center for Disease Control, and FEMA all recommend that Americans have a basic level of preparedness for emergencies, disasters...
Can Arizona Survive a Decades-Long ‘Mega...
Written by Ted Hullar, Academy Village Volunteer Does climate change really matter for us in Arizona and the desert Southwest? Is climate change really caused by human activity, or nature’s...
The Future of the Colossal Cave Mountain Park
It’s a sad reality. Many people remain unaware of the beauty that’s in our backyard at the Colossal Cave Mountain Park. Proof of that became clear at a recent presentation by...
Old Spanish Trail – Bicycle Style
This article was submitted by Eric Post, Esq. Eastern Pima County is rated as a Gold level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. It has the highest rating of any...
8 Awkward Weather Moments Every Vail Resident...
Have you seen the weather report for next week? We’re going from sunny weather in the 70’s to blow-your-hat-off wind and rain in the 50’s. Most people move to Arizona to...
The Truth About Buffelgrass Cleanup in Pima County
This Saturday, January 24, 2015, is “Beat Back Buffelgrass Day” in Arizona. To recognize this important effort, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild and other local officials will...
What it Means for Vail to be an Arizona Trail Gateway...
Have you noticed the sign on Colossal Cave Road, just north of I-10 that proudly states Vail is an Arizona Trail Gateway Community? Have you ever wondered what that meant or why it mattered...