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Piestewa (Squaw) Peak Hike :: Popular Phoenix Mountain

I finally got around to hiking Piestewa Peak, probably the most hiked mountain in Phoenix. It is another great hike in the North Mountain Preserve Parks within Phoenix. Formerly known as Squaw Peak, it was renamed after Lori Piestewa, who served and gave her life in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Piestewa Peak is no walk in the [...]

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What poses greater danger to Phoenix visitors than a den of hungry rattlesnakes?

You know, in all the years I lived in Colorado I never had the pleasure of greeting the Rocky Mountain rattlesnake. And in the two years here in Arizona, I still have not been welcomed by one here! Make no doubt, I am ever cognizant of the threat they pose in the parks and desert [...]

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Rock and Worship Concert :: Phoenix, Arizona

MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, 10th Avenue North, Addison Road, and Hawk came into Phoenix last Friday, March 27th, with the Rock and Worship Concert. Over 12 thousand showed up at US Airways Center to hear these popular Christian bands.

Tickets were just $10 and there were no advanced sales. I arrived early hearing that in the previous [...]

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An Invite for Easter Services in Phoenix, Arizona

Vineyard Church North Phoenix is offering six services this year for celebrating Easter. I started attending here about a year and a half ago. This was after some 15 years of not “going to church.” I haven’t really written much about that. Probably should and will for those of you who may be in similar [...]

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Arizona Welcomes in New Year With Bogus New Law

The 2009 New Year in Arizona welcomed in the new law that fines motorists $135 dollars plus court fees if their license plate frame obscures the word Arizona. What? It was proposed that this is a matter of public safety. Maybe. Clearly, driving without a seat belt is a bigger safety issue, yet, this new [...]

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Dutch Bros. Coffee: Best Drive-thru Coffee

I’ve found a new favorite here in the Valley. It’s Dutch Bros Coffee and it is good.
Dutch Bros is a small company from Grants Pass, Oregon. While they are set up as a drive-thru syle coffee place, the coffee is first class. If you know coffee, then you know that the freshness of the bean [...]

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Christmas Eve Service at Vineyard North Phoenix Church

Really a great place where all are welcome. Dress is come as you are. If you are looking to go to church for Christmas Eve in the Phoenix area, stop by Vineyard North Phoenix Tuesday or Wednesday! It’s worth the drive.
For more information, go to North Phoenix Vineyard Church.

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