Desert Travel

Breathing Space: Tucson's Arizona Inn

Arizona Inn Succulents Photo © Alice Joyce

The Arizona Inn has provided a welcoming retreat for travelers to Tucson since the 1930s. Although the historic 14-acre property now features all mod cons – contemporary amenities that seem so necessary, I wonder how I functioned without wi-fi – the hotel accommodations and landscaped gardens have retained a genteel quietude and gracious ambiance guests associate with the notable surroundings.

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National Parks

Powerful Magic : Desert Southwest

Saguaro National Park Panorama

Arizona and the Sonoran Desert; Death Valley and the Upper Basin – the Mohave; the magnificence of Joshua Tree National Park; the Salton Sea.

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