Category: Phoenix

Last June when Mr. Misadventures rolled up into the Phoenix area in our RV we were met with a temperature of 119 degrees. We managed to survive our first half-summer and as we stare down the season again I’ve...

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Particularly when you live in a place where temperatures can start hitting 100 in April (truth, it happened this year!)! Luckily the desert-dwelling residents of the Valley of the...

Arizona Weekend Adventures – Rodeos! A couple of weeks and ago, Mr. Misadventures and I went to the annual Gold Rush Days in Wickenburg. Besides music, arts, food, and parades, the main events center around the rodeo. 2018 was...

Have you thanked your farmer today? Do you even know who your local farmers are? Thanks to an initial farm tour orchestrated by the Arizona Farm Bureau I have begun to answer that question. But hey! You can answer...

Winter is peak season in Phoenix. That means a lot of people tired of the cold will be heading to my new hometown to take in the gorgeous weather, beautiful sunsets, and Sonoran cuisine. I’ve been living here for...

Who has the best tamales in Phoenix? Fear not, I’m on the trail! In the Southwest, much like my experiences in Hispanic-influenced California, tamales are an important part of holiday eating.  I’ve only just moved to Phoenix, but that...

My parents moved to the Phoenix a few years ago.  On each of my visits to see them, I had slowly started to gain a better appreciation for the some of the cool things that you can do in...

A few years ago while reading an issue of my beloved AFAR magazine, I ran across a tiny blurp about a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Scottsdale, Arizona (you can see the highlight on AFAR.com). I tore out that...