One of northern and central Arizona’s most iconic tree species is in trouble. The shaggy bark juniper, known for its distinctive outer layers that appear
Gary’s Glimpses: Goodbye, COVID; Hello, Arizona!
A flag in Prescott, Ariz. Gary Herron photo.
Finally after two years without a trip out of state we “got out of Dodge.” (A few years ago, we literally got out of town to visit Dodge … City.)
But this much-needed trip was another adventure into a part of the West we’d never seen: Prescott, Ariz. (By the way, it’s pronounced, as we learned there, “Press-kit.”)
It’s an extraordinarily clean city, although there were too many loud cars speeding through the pedestrian-friendly downtown and, it seemed, everyone in Arizona smokes.
And Prescott’s got maybe the best nickname of any place: “Everybody’s Hometown.”
Wildfires have caused some of the top Arizona national forest remote getaways to close Shanti Lerner, Arizona Republic UP NEXT
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article included an incorrect date for the closure of Prescott National Forest.
With the recent closures of the Coconino, Kaibab, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests as well as Prescott and Tonto National Forest as of Friday, June 25, many travel and recreation plans have been shelved.
The closures of these Arizona destinations have been put in place due to ongoing wildfires, dry conditions and lack of manpower to combat the spreading fires and impact many popular camping and recreation areas.
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