Flagstaff, Arizona

Crackle on Flickr.

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Crackle on Flickr.

Reminder

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All photos I post are photos I have taken unless otherwise stated.

By the way, I would really appreciate it if

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no one took my credit off my photos. I took them, they are mine, I would like it if it stayed that way after reblogs on tumblr. It’s not that hard to keep a credit on a photo. Wouldn’t you want to have rights to your work as well? Thanks.

With the fresh snow it’s a great time for some winter...

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With the fresh snow it’s a great time for some winter ‘camping’!!

Eco-Friendly Getaways for rent in Arizona’s High Country

The Flagstaff Nordic Center is conveniently located in the Coconino National Forest in Northern Arizona. Just 15 miles from downtown Flagstaff, we are the perfect base camp for your adventures in the Southwest! Enjoy staying in one of our large or small yurts or a log-sided camper cabin in thefoothills of the San Francisco Peaks!

During the winter season enjoy the well-groomed cross country ski trails of Flagstaff Nordic Center. We offer over 40 km of ski trails groomed for both classic and skate style skiing. With over 15 km of well marked snowshoe trails we are the perfect location for a winter hike.

During the summer season enjoy the peace and quiet of the Coconino National Forest. Explore over 50 km of well marked trails by bike or foot. Wildlife is abundant as most areas of the center are designated No Motorized Vehicles by the United States Forest

Amenities

Beds/bunks or mattress pads for camping in comfort
Wood stoves for the perfect camping getaway
Fire pits in the summer season
Wi-Fi is available at the Lodge
50km of hiking/biking trails
Wildlife/bird watching
Large yurt rentals (up to 8 people)
Small yurt rentals (1 - 4 people)
Log-sided camper cabin rentals (1 - 4 people)

Enjoy day trips to:

Grand Canyon - 1 Hour
Arizona Snowbowl - 20 Minutes
Coconino County Fairgrounds - 30 Minutes
Bearizona - 45 Minutes
Lake Mary - 45 Minutes
Lava River Cave - 15 minutes
Walnut Canyon- 45 Minutes
Oak Creek Canyon - 45 Minutes
Wupatki National Monument - 45 Minutes
Sedona - 1 Hour
Meteor Crater - 1 Hour
Sunset Crater National Monument - 1 Hour
Monument Valley - 3 Hours

Also be sure and visit our partner vacation rental, the EcoHideaway Cabin.

Frances Short “Duck” Pond Flagstaff, Arizona In...

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:04:00 -0500

Frances Short “Duck” Pond Flagstaff, Arizona

In early December Flagstaff got a light snow storm that provided a beautiful back drop the following day at Frances Short Pond. In a blanket of snow on a cloud covered morning the pond was very peaceful with only the noise of a nearby snow tractor and the sound of the pond’s year-round inhabitant ducks.

Hey Flagstaffians!

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What is your favourite part about the snow?

Stop, don’t stop on Flickr. New profile photo for the...

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:58:00 -0500

Stop, don’t stop on Flickr.

New profile photo for the winter season

This photo was taken at work in Flagstaff in the winter of 2009. Anyone who was here then could tell you all about this infamous winter; the snowfall was tremendous. About 3 feet of those trees were covered. And people don’t think Arizona gets snow.

Perhaps I'm not cut out for blogging much. I have a hard time keeping up with it.

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Happy Halloween!

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Flagstaff, you never cease to amaze me.

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Flagstaff, you never cease to amaze me.

Looks like I've been busy with real life!

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Oh yeah, wanna do something tonight?

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Head to the Wine Loft on San Francisco street downtown. Matt Bingham’s playing. :]

Hey Flagstaff

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Wear your purple tomorrow. It’s Spirit Day.

Haunted tours visit Monte Vista and Weatherford by Ashley...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:16:00 -0400

Haunted tours visit Monte Vista and Weatherford

by Ashley Barela

The Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau will be putting on the Haunted Tours of Flagstaff, complementing the Halloween season and the haunted aspect of Flagstaff.

From Oct. 2 to Nov. 1 every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with the exception of Halloween night at 5 p.m., tours will be given by Jim Hardy, administrative specialist at the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau. Although the tours are free, Hardy suggests people call and make reservations. The visitor centertries to limit the tours to 20 to 25 people each time.

“We meet at the visitor center and start at the train station,” Hardy said. “We move onto the Milligan House, to the Flagstaff Public Library, to the Theatrikos Playhouse, to the Orpheum Theater, to the Weatherford Hotel, ending with the Monte Vista Hotel.”

Each of these places has a different story and different spirits to offer.

“The Theatrikos Playhouse has three different ghosts,” Hardy said. “There is a man in the basement, a woman on the main floor, both who just hang around mostly, and an angry young man at the northeast corner.”

The second stop is the Milligan house, haunted by Mabel Milligan, daughter of James Milligan, who built the house.

“Mabel came home to take care of her parents and died in the house,” Hardy said.

Mabel is known as a helpful ghost. An employee at the visitor center lost track of time in the back office and heard footsteps coming from the hallway. She got up to see what it was, and when she returned to the office there was a picture of the train station on her keyboard: a reminder to get going.

The Orpheum Theater also contributes to Flagstaff’s eerie character.

“There is often a shadowy figure that goes through the balcony,” Hardy said. “People in the men’s room sometimes get an electric shock. Toilets start flushing and sinks go on by themselves.”

From what Hardy has read in books and seen on the Internet, more often than not people seem to go to the Weatherford Hotel or the Monte Vista Hotel to experience strange happenings.

General Manager Matt Bial of the Weatherford Hotel said the third floor is probably the most recognized for stories to occur in.

“On our third floor is our honeymoon couple,” Bial said. “It is said that the man was an outdoors man, went up to the San Francisco Peaks and froze to death. His wife thought he abandoned her, so she hung herself.”

The SciFi Channel and ghost chasers have come to the Weatherford to witness what is know to be the aged honeymooners still dressed in their wedding garb in the hallway.

Though there have been various stories of this couple, the third floor is notorious for spirits and strange occurrences.

In the basement of the Weatherford, there is a ghost named Noah.

“In the late ‘60s, early ‘70s, there was supposedly a homeless man who came down to the basement for warmth and froze to death,” Bial said. “People say they feel a presence, footprints in the dust, that sort of thing.”

Bial said the stories of the hotel attract many tourists and customers, but customer service is the hotel’s main goal.

“The history (of the place) is irreplaceable,” Bial said.

Matt Zaleta, general manager of the Monte Vista Hotel, said he has heard stories from people working at the front desk about televisions turning on, doors opening and some people have even experienced cold feelings throughout the lobby.

“Back in the ‘40s, two prostitutes were killed and thrown out the window of the third floor in Room 306,” Zaleta said.

Guests have claimed to have been awakened by strange feelings such as cold spots or a presence in the room and cannot get back to sleep. Male guests have claimed to feel as if they are being smothered — as if someone has a hand over their mouth.

Zaleta said the stories attract many people to stay and look around the hotel.

For further information about the tours, contact the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau at (928) 774-9541.

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(Photo credit to mindweld, story credit mine.)

Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival 2011by Kurt Lancaster Video...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:08:00 -0400

Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival 2011
by Kurt Lancaster

Video clips from some of the films to be screened at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival in Oct. 2011.

This marks the 2011 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival. Click the...

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This marks the 2011 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival. Click the photo or the click-through link to find out more.

Flagstaff sunset by Ashley Barela

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Flagstaff sunset

by Ashley Barela

Sunset by Ashley Barela

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Sunset

by Ashley Barela

Local Tip #5: Local entertainment exchange, Bookmans Knit Wits knitting club

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At Bookmans Flagstaff

“Every second Saturday of the month, at 1:30pm, Bookmans Flagstaff is hosting our new knitting club, called “Knit Wits” in our cafe! All levels are welcome, and advanced knitters will be there willing to help those who are novice. Learn to make your first stitch or knit your new niece a pair of baby socks! This is your chance to get with the knitting program. Knitting is neat!”

Do you like to knit? Do you like meeting new people? Do you like coffee? Do you like bookstores? Do you like anything? Ya might wanna check this out then!

Poll: Where is your favourite place in Flagstaff?

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