For a truly immersive butterfly encounter with over 3,000 butterflies, visit Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conservatory houses 42 varieties of butterflies, all which are flying freely throughout the exhibit. Of all the butterfly exhibits I have been to (Butterfly House in Sioux Falls,
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After surviving my rattlesnake encounter at Saguaro National Park, I decided to spend the day at the tame Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. This was my second visit to the garden, I had visited two years earlier in the month of December.
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Saguaro National Park is located in Tucson, Arizona approximately 2 hours south of Phoenix. It is divided into two sections, the Tucson Mountain District (or West) and the Rincon Mountain District (or East). They are located on either side of Tucson, approximately 30 minutes apart. Each park offers scenic drives,
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Ro Ho En Japanese Friendship Garden, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is a lovely spot to spend an hour or so. It is only 3.5 acres, so it does not require a lot of time to visit. The hours of operation are different throughout they year, with the garden closed for the months of July,
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We’ve made a couple of quick trips to Arizona, my husband to work and myself as a tag-a-long adventurer. We usually try to add a day to the beginning or end of the trip so that I am not doing all of my adventuring solo (both my kids are in college,
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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is an amazing rain forest preserve filled with native flowers, plants, trees, and waterfalls, ending at the rocky shoreline of Onomea Bay. It is a 40 acre valley where you will feel immersed in the rain forest throughout your visit.
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The Hamakua Coast scenic drive is the big island’s version of the Road to Hana. It is a 45 mile stretch of road beginning in Hilo and ending at Waipio Valley. It is one of those infamous twisty-turny roads, with one lane bridges, hairpin turns,
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The past three days had been easy, relaxing days….Hapuna Beach, ziplining and the Waipio Valley Shuttle. We were ready to kick it up a notch again and tackle hiking down and up Pololu Valley.
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We started our drive from the Kohala Coast, stopping in Waimea at The Hawaiian Style Cafe for breakfast. It was another recommendation from a local resident that turned out to be fantastic. Although the interior is not impressive, the food is fabulous and the portions are beyond generous.
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By the time we had finished ziplining we had really worked up an appetite. We planned on stopping at Holy Smokes BBQ, a food truck, which had received wonderful reviews everywhere I looked online. We were a little concerned because it was starting to drizzle and the only seating was outdoor picnic tables.
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