23. Flagstaff, Arizona (Desert Road Trip Part 4)

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We're back on our desert road trip. Last time we hit the Grand Canyon

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and we saw the Milky Way.
Then we stayed overnight and Flagstaff. Let's

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figure out what there is to do
in Flagstaff. With everything from mountains to

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meteorite craters, Flagstaff is known for
the kind of rugged, natural beauty that

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you can only find in Arizona.
The Kaconio National Forest is one of the

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most stunning places in Arizona, covering
more than one point million acres. Home

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to a diverse range of landscapes include
forest, deserts, marsh's mountains, wetlands,

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volcanic summits. The forest is perhaps
most famous for its red rock canyons

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towering over a dry, stark landscape. They're the kind of dramatic cliff formations

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you can only find in Arizona.
If you're feeling brave, you can walk,

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hike, or bike them to the
very top. Flagstaff is home to

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the Museum of Northern Arizona. Arizona
is home to many different Native American tribes.

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Much of their history has been lost
over the years. Their art has

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been destroyed, their jewelry, pottery, and household goods broken or scattered.

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The Museum of Northern Arizona is dedicated
to both these celebration and preservation of Native

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American culture. It showcases everything from
fierce haired dresses to delicate wall tapestries,

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but not everything is somber and sacred. One of the recent galleries revolved around

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contemporary Native American artists showing off their
love of Star Wars. Downtown Flagstaff into

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hotels of architecture from generations past.
Railways and red brick tunnels were remind you

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of the city's industrial origins. The
shade covered plaza is always bustling with crowds,

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shops and restaurants everywhere. Festivals,
carnivals, parades, other special events

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all held in the main square of
Flagstaff. The Lowell Observatories one of the

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oldest astronomy centers in the state of
Arizona. There are stargazing events and sightseeing

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tours, classes, workshops, demonstrations, film showings. You can peer through

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a telescope and see the shadows on
the moon. That's cool. Flagstaff Extreme

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Adventure Course offers everything from suspended rope
bridges to zip lines stretching between cheery canopies.

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I'm in on the rope bridges,
zip lines, I'm a freedycat,

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but you guys do it. It
sounds like an awesome time. Flagstaff Extreme

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Adventure Course even offers child friendly courses
that are challenging but safe, so the

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whole family can get in on the
excitement. The Arizona Snow Bowl located a

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few miles north of Flagstaff, The
Arizona Snow Bowl is a ski resort.

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Yeah, you thought this was all
desert. No, the Snow Bowl is

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a ski resort located on top of
a volcanic mountain range. Tell somebody went

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skiing in Arizona, they'll think you're
nuts. It offers dazzling views that exceed

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eleven thousand, five hundred feet.
Yeah, there's a thriving community of bars,

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restaurants, and souvenir shops that will
give you the full village experience.

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Obviously, you can go skiing.
You can also go snowboarding, snow tubing.

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That's me. Not good on skis, snow tube pretty good. Hopefully

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you brought you snow pants to Arizona. The Aboretum at flagstaffs the Flagstaff's got

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a lot more than you thought,
covering more than two hundred acres. The

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Aboretum at Flagstaff is a great place
to unwind. Beautiful and tranquil, low

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key pursuits for visitors of all ages. Seven hundred seed of trees and flowers,

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a series of walking trails. I
love aboretums, I love the gardens.

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Wander among hundreds of brilliant, colorful
butterflies. Oh, I'm so in

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Feed them special nectars and encourage them
to land on your fingers. I want

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to go there right now. The
Grand Falls not like any other waterfall.

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Nicknamed Chocolate Falls, the Grand Falls
have muddy, sediment laden water with a

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light brown color, and they're comprised
of several different waterfalls that joined together in

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a gigantic basin at the bottom of
a canyon. They were formed by lava

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flowing from a meteorite crater into a
nearby river, and they're fed today by

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rain and snow melt from the mountains. If you've seen a picture of Flagstaff,

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you've probably seen a picture of Mount
Eldon and as an elevation of ninety

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three hundred and one feet, so
it's towers above the city skyline, visible

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from just about everywhere in the city. You can walk, bike, or

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drive through a series of trails to
reach the mountains Peak. I don't know

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about you. I'm getting a little
hungry in the sect. The break will

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come back and eat. Flagstaff is
home to the original Diablo Burger location.

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The Belgian style freets and the dB
special sauce manage the fine balance between a

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crunchy exterior and a creamy interior.
Every dB Burger is made from six ounces

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of one hund percent local open rangerees, antibiotic free and growth hormone free beef

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from the Diablo Trust Ranches, charboiled
and served on an English muffin Diablo Burger

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laughs, though they said since opening
two thousand and nine, we've learned that

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medium rere burgers aren't for everyone.
That's why we cook all our burgers to

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order, literally taking the temperature of
every single burger we make. Let us

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know how you want it. The
Monk is straight, no chaser, the

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original no muss, no fuss,
straight shooting dB Burger. The Maryland Say

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Cheese serve with two slices of your
choice of sharp Chitter, pepper Jack,

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Swiss, Provolone blue Cheese, or
Crows Daily. I don't know how to

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say this, Shiver Cheese experts.
You can write in Instagram at travels back.

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The Blake has hatched chili mayo,
roasted green chili's and sharp chitter.

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The dbe House adds blackening, spice, chimmy cherry and toppled an overeasy fried

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egg. I might have to get
that. The Traveling Willberries adds on mushrooms,

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curry mayo, Swiss and chili flakes. I might have to do that.

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The Cheech adds holy guacamole, pepper
jack and halapinos. I love spicy

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food, but not at two in
the morning when it comes back on me.

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I'm gonna have to pass. But
that sounds awesome. Twenty five year

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old meal. Get the Cheech.
Senior Smoke adds grilled onions, avocado,

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bacon, cilantro and saracham mayo.
These all sounds so good. There's like

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ten more. But you're probably sick
of me reading off burgers. Maybe wants

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something a little different. It's still
meat. Proper meats and Provisions meats get

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the respect they deserve. A Proper
Meats and Provisions New York Strips and tea

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bones. Dry age out backs sausages
are made by hand within view and convenient

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containers of housemade soup or in the
freezer by the entrance. All the meat

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is local and easily trace back to
the source. For a good sandwich,

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get the warm aleppo pepper pastrami.
Oh that sounds so good. You can

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even spoil your dog. Did you
bring your dog on the trip? With

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some of Propper's high end zog food? Head over to sach Mos for Cajun

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and barbecue. Satche Moo's Cajun Creole
and barbecue, who are all comfort foods.

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They may vary from region to region, but even more so from home

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to home and family to family.
Sachem's based their Southern selections and barbecue on

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traditional ideas that have deep roots and
then put their own spin on it.

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Their cast iron cornbread is made in
house. Daily soups and stocks are made

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from scratch. Cajun spice blends all
made in house. I gotta wash this

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down with a beer. The Mother
Road Brewing Company located on historic Root sixty

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six. It's not one of those
ultropolished beer houses with squeaky floors and expensive

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glasses. Oh no, no,
no, You'll be served craft beers in

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solid, thick bottomed mugs. The
brewery even offers board games if you want

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to challenge one of your friends to
a match. This is retro. I

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love it. The Mother Road Brewing
Company, all right. If I had

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one day in Flagstaff, Wow,
all right, let's see. I think

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I want to hit Flagstaff Adventure Cores, just to be outside for a while.

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Maybe Lenning head up to the snow
Bowl, just so I can like

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be like, hey, look,
we're in Arizona and there's snow walk around

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the aboretum because I love butterflies.
Get one of those to land on my

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hat and I will be all happy. I definitely want to check out the

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Chocolate Falls. I need to get
one of those Diablo burgers, and then

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I'm gonna cap off the night at
the Mother Road Brewing Company and let the

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wife drive us back to the hotel. Next time we're gonna start heading over

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towards Albuquerque. Travel is Back Desert
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