* Williams, AZ (north of Phoenix, south entrance to the Grand Canyon) About 60 miles south of the Grand Canyon where Hwy 64 meets I-40, Williams is in the northern part of the Coconino National Forest, about 30 miles west of Flagstaff. Historic Route 66 went through both towns. People vacation here for air tours, rafting, biking, hunting, fishing, hiking, natural trails, snow skiing. The Meteor Crater is about 70 miles east near I-40. The Quality Inn Mountain Ranch and Resort offers mountain views, horseback riding, golf, skiing, tennis, and fishing within 6 miles. Enjoy hay rides and cookouts from mid-May to September. Moose Manor, 8 miles east of Williams, is a vacation rental across from the Grand Canyon Deer Farm. Where to stay * Tucson, AZ (southern Arizona) Tucson abounds in Bed and Breakfast choices, and also offers the Canyon Ranch Health Resort northeast of town. Besides health and healing workshops plus spa and sport services, all meals are included and a courtesy car is available. While in Tucson, see the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Park and the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, where animals live in their natural botanical garden setting. Where else to stay * Sedona, AZ (central Arizona) Local residents think the Red Rocks State Park around Sedona is more impressive than the Grand Canyon. Try the Pink Jeep tour, and have a buffalo steak at the Cowboy Club restaurant. There are many Bed and Breakfasts here, including the Apple Orchard Inn, offering great views of Red Rock and Oak Creek Canyon. Shops and galleries, hot air ballooning, hiking, jeep tours, and horseback riding are all nearby. Be home by 3 pm for signature chocolate chip cookies. If you prefer a desert resort, the 4 Star, 4 Diamond Enchantment Resort has many amenities. Where else to stay * Scottsdale and Phoenix While in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area, drive the 80 mile Apache Trail circle (Rts 60-188-88). Not only is this day trip off the beaten path, parts of it ARE the beaten path, with a third of it on unpaved hairpin turns through the beauty of the Tonto National Forest. For American Indian art and culture, visit the Heard Museum in Phoenix. South Mountain Park is the largest in-city park in the USA. Walk or run up the Piestawa (or Squaw) Peak. Some of the Scottsdale and Phoenix Resorts: * The Phoenician offers on-site golf, tennis, water slides, 9 heated pools. * The Scottsdale Camelback Resort and Spa is not only near many local golf courses, but also spring baseball training camps. * JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort, Golf Club & Spa provides a 36 hole championship golf course (on-site), several on-site restaurants, and nearby desert jeep tours, horseback riding, ballooning, hiking. * Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa - Gainey Ranch has on-site golf, tennis, shops, biking, jogging trails, outdoor pools, and several quality restaurants. Tours can be arranged for hot air ballooning, river rafting, and horseback rides through the Sonoran Desert. * Millennium Resort Scottsdale McCormick Ranch gives guests on-site child care, restaurants, fishing, golf, tennis, shops, hot tub, fitness center PLUS is next door to the McCormick Ranch Golf Courses. Camelback Lake is on the premises. * The villas at The Westin Kierland Villas also provide on-site child care and golf. * Where else to stay in Scottsdale and Phoenix * Arizona Dude or Guest Ranches in Oracle: C.O.D. Ranch - horseback riding, stagecoach rides, mountain biking, cowboy cookouts, bird watching, hiking, horseshoes in Tucson: Tanque Verde Ranch is a family horseback riding ranch with children programs and on-site fishing. in Tucson: White Stallion Ranch has all-day cattle drives, horseback riding, moonlight bonfires, rodeos, cookouts, hayrides, and hiking, with tennis, shops, and a hot tub on-site. in Wickenburg: Rancho de los Caballeros is a family destination with golf, tennis, and a fitness center on site. Open October to May, come here for horseback riding, cookouts, trap and skeet, desert jeep tours, and mountain bike rentals.

State History, Government, and Research On 14 February 1912, Arizona became the 48th state of the USA The state will celebrate its centennial in 2012
* Arizona Genealogical Research, State of AZ * Arizona genealogy and history databases, Ancestry.com * State History, State of AZ * Arizona history, Open Directory * Historical Places, National Register of Historic Places * US Military history	* Official State Site, Arizona.gov * State Archives, State of AZ (slower due to fiscal & staff cutbacks 2009) * Library Archives, Colorado River Indian Tribes * Native American research * Hispanic research
* Arizona Professional Licensing Boards, for leading you to information on people professionally licensed in the state, seem to be listed by individual boards. Often people are licensed if they are in Accountancy, Architects, Chiropractic, Collision Repair, Cosmetology, Counselor, Social Worker, & Marriage & Family Therapist, Dental, Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Engineers and Surveyors, Human Services, Medical, Occ Therapy, Phys Therapy, & Athletic Trainers, Dietetics, Nursing, Manufactured Homes, Barbers, Optical Dispensers, Optometry, Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics, Psychology, Respiratory Care, Sanitarian, Speech Language Pathology & Audiology, Veterinary Medical Boards
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