Archive for October, 2009

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

AZ Hikes – Thumb Butte is Some Beaut!

Written by Mary
Photos by Jeff

Thumb Butte Trail # 33
(Prescott, AZ 86303)
Directions to Trailhead: From Prescott travel Gurley Road westward for about three miles until it changes to Thumb Butte Road which ends at the trailhead (day use) parking lot. Cost is $5 per car; Golden Age Passports Accepted. Wednesdays are free (at the time [...]

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Monday, October 26th, 2009

PL8 A TUDES: Vanity License Plates – 37

Written by Jeff

We continue our series of personalized (vanity) license plates in Arizona. To maintain individual privacy, we try to show as little information about particular cars as possible as long as we can reveal the license plate.

NOTE – License plate photos may have been archived for quite some time. The years indicated [...]

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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

From Gardens that Bake to Gardens That Shake – Part II

Written by Jeff
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Our trip to visit family and friends in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota was going by so quickly. The one stop that I wanted to make was the sculpture garden in Minneapolis. The Spoonbridge and Cherry has appeared on covers of travel guides and other magazines and I wanted to [...]

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Garden Sprouts (quick posts from other sites) – October 16, 2009

Written by Jeff
Non-GOTM pictures credited by hover notes – move cursor over image

Those living in the desert are always seeking plant material that will survive the harsh conditions and lend themselves to Xeriscape gardening. The article referenced begins with “Yellow Bells,” and provides links to other suitable dessert plants at the bottom.

http://phoenix.about.com/od/desertplantsandflowers/a/yellowbells.htm?nl=1

Experience Hodding [...]

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Sunday, October 11th, 2009

PL8 A TUDES: Vanity License Plates – 36

Written by Jeff

We continue our series of personalized (vanity) license plates in Arizona. To maintain individual privacy, we try to show as little information about particular cars as possible as long as we can reveal the license plate.

NOTE – License plate photos may have been archived for quite some time. The years indicated [...]

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