| Across the Creek at Aravaipa Farms Bed & Breakfast Country Inn  |
     
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Enjoy Carol Steele's 300 acres of pristine Sonoran desert canyon land that surrounds the Inn. Activities include: Hiking Roll up your pants legs and hike and wade through the clear and cool Aravaipa creek that runs through Carol's property. Bird Watching For amateur and serious "birders", Aravaipa is a birdwatchers paradise attracting over 400 species of birds, earning the designation by the American Bird Conservancy as the best birding in the country. The great blue heron has several colonies living along the Aravaipa year round and can be seen almost daily. Rare raptors such as Mississippi kites and a variety of hawks including the Zone-tailed, Gray and Black hawks are seen at various times throughout the year. Numerous colorful migrating birds stop at the Aravaipa on their way to their ultimate destinations including bright red Cardinals. Hummingbirds dart in and out all day long feeding on the nectar of the saguaros and flowering desert plants. The Inn provides plenty of reasons for birds to visit with Carol's whimsical bird houses made from the creek's natural materials are everywhere and hummingbird feeders beckoning these little creatures to visit.
Wildlife Watching You can simply sit outside your patio and watch abundant wildlife and many endangered species. The main house contains the book "A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert" a publication from the Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum, describing all the biodiversity and astonishing creatures you will find in Aravaipa and nearby San Pedro river. There are a hundred butterfly species, 93 mammals, and 47 amphibians and reptiles. the greatest diversity of vertebrates in the U.S. and the second highest land-mammal diversity in the world. Common creatures you may see include:
Seasonal Farm Activities Organic Apricots, Peaches, you pick or we pick, last week of May and all of June Apricots $1.50 a pound Peaches $1.00 a pound Asian Pears, end of August and all of September $1.00 a pound Pecans and Lemons the month of December $1.25 a pound Fresh farm Eggs any time of year $3.00 per dozen. Aravaipa Farms is a working orchard farm where we make jams and jellies in our kitchen at different times of the year. Vist during the harvest and jam seasons and watch the activities or partake in a jam making class. We will cater a Cooking Class luncheon for a minimum of (8) eight people on Wednesdays only. $35.00 per person. Reservations only. Call and book a fun Wednesday with DONNY our wonderful chef. Jan - March : Meyer lemons come into season and the canning kitchen is busy making Meyer lemon marmalade and the Inn is serving delicious Meyer lemon pies.
Other areas of interest Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum - 2021 N. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona 85743, 520-883-1380. A quick trip West of Tucson is the Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum which has introduced more people to the flora, fauna and habitats of this unique region than any other medium of environmental education. http://www.desertmuseum.org Biosphere 2: An experiment in self sufficiency, the biosphere was the world's largest test tube designed as a prototype space colony. It's mission has now come down to earth and focuses on the planet's ecosystems, tackling problems like global warming and how to feed an exploding population. Biosphere 2 is located 30 miles south of Aravaipa on Highway 77 at mile marker 96.5. The center is open to the public everyday. Guided tours of the Biosphere 2 cover ¾ mile and depart hourly. Prices are $12.95. Call 1-800-828-2462 or visit http://www.bio2.com
Bed & Breakfast Country Inn. Carol Steele Aravaipa Farms 89395 E. Aravaipa Road Winkelman, Az. 85292 520-357-6901 www.aravaipafarms.com |
