Experience southwestern heritage, culture and cuisine while learning to rope and herd cattle, trail ride through the wilderness or make prickly pear syrup. With roots dating back to the mid-1800s, southern Arizonaas historic guest ranches and farm stays include Spainas first mission in the continental United States, a former World War II prison camp and boysa boarding school and a Butterfield Stagecoach stop. Intimately connected to Arizonaas land and legacy, these unparalleled retreats have hosted countless artists, movie stars and politicians and continue to enrich their present-day communities through food, education and conservation. Pack your bags and join travel writer Lili DeBarbieri for a journey into the rural west south of the Gila River.This paved the way for many farms to open a bed-and-breakfast component to their existing operation. ... was unappealing to many Americans who preferred to leave the memories of hard, manual labor for the awhite collara ... aNow, therea#39;s a resurgence among the twenty- to thirty-something generation to recreate that lifestyle and to bring their children up in it as well. ... their iPhones, iPads and iPods to a more organic 110 A GuIde to southern ArIzonAa#39;s hIstorIC FArms And rAnChes.
Title | : | A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms & Ranches |
Author | : | Lili DeBarbieri |
Publisher | : | The History Press - 2012 |
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