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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Sonoran Desert
Enveloped in Nature
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8-15-2009
Janet Marinelli, who has worked in the world of botanical gardens for more than 20 years, says it only makes sense that walking into a lush green wonder can instantly lower your blood pressure: “A garden’s calming effect is absolutely amazing -- to be enveloped in nature in a beautiful way is powerful.” The author and former director of publishing and interpretation at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, she believes that botanical gardens provide a keen connection with nature because plant magnificence is concentrated and in such close proximity. Furthermore, they offer a place to learn botany outside of a traditional classroom. Here is a quartet of places where Marinelli finds the “plant pageantry just awesome.”
Article Excerpts:
...stocks gifts, jewelry, and plants that mirror
Sonoran Desert
style, and a full menu is served at the Patio...
Recreation
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3-15-2002
FAIRMONT FITNESS
Spa folk love to talk about life in balance, and Arizona’s latest endeavor walks the walk. The vast
Willow Stream Spa
at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess combines fitness and post-workout pampering. Packages i...
Article Excerpts:
... treatment rooms, and indigenous treatments using
Sonoran Desert
plants. Fairmont will soon roll out similar spas...
3 Take A Leap
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12-1-2005
Why would you want to jump from a perfectly good airplane at altitude? Because you can. So why not start 2006 off on a high note with a skydive over the Sonoran Desert in Eloy, Arizona? As part of their Holiday Boogie celebrations, Skydive Arizona r...
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...2006 off on a high note with a skydive over
Sonoran Desert
in Eloy, Arizona? As part of their Holiday...
Leading Labs You Should Visit
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8-1-2005
1) The University of Texas at Austins McDonald Observatory popularizes science with its "StarDate" updates on public radio and practices the serious stuff from atop Mount Locke and Mount Fowlkes in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, where its very, ...
Article Excerpts:
... Some 50 miles southwest of Tucson, in the dim of
Sonoran Desert
, the Kitt Peak National Observatory tracks the...
...50 miles southwest of Tucson, in the dim of the
Sonoran Desert
, the Kitt Peak National Observatory tracks the...
Who Needs A Gym?
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5-15-2006
When the warm weather hits, it’s time to commune with Mother Nature and enjoy activities like hiking, kayaking, and horseback riding. The following resorts offer plenty of adventurous outdoor sports where you can get in a good workout amid stunning ...
Article Excerpts:
...50,000-acre Tucson Mountain Park, known for its
Sonoran Desert
vistas marked by towering saguaro cacti. There...