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""Lisa Schenbly Heidinger and Julie Morrison have a saying: the making of a true Arizona woman is measured not in her femininity but in her fierceness. And their love for this state is fierce indeed. Come along on this journey with them to see multiple corners of Arizona in a whole new way.""--Tom Zoellner, author of Rim to River: Looking into the Heart of Arizona ""If ever there was a love letter written to the state of Arizona, this is it. . . . Arizona Friend Trips is a celebration of friendship, history, and the beauty of Arizona, which can only be appreciated by those who are willing to stop, slow down, and gaze.""--Olivia Fierro, Olivia's Book Club, CBS 5, Phoenix ""Lisa Schnebly Heidinger recapitulates her ancestral Arizona roots through her travels with poet Julie Morrison, also a native. Their impressionistic pilgrimages evoke a deepening friendship tinged with nostalgia. Heidinger's photos and essays, complemented by Morrison's commemorative poetry, present a powerful geography of Arizona in a deeply personal, emotional tribute to their native state.""--David Yetman, host and producer of In the Americas with David Yetman on PBS ""An unforgettable paean to places held deep in the hearts of these two magnificent Arizona women. Drink in the poetry, the prose, the photographs, the eloquent and courageous sharing of souls. You will fall in love with their places, and you won't be able to help falling just a little in love with them as well.""--David McCumber, executive editor, Arizona Daily Star ""Arizona Friend Trips is a nontraditional guidebook that entices readers to explore Arizona. In a series of personal essays, photos, poems, and quips, the authors take us on a road trip to experience some of Arizona's quirkiest and most iconic sights. This is not a traditional guidebook--you won't learn how to get from Point A to Point B in its pages--but you will learn something about why you should go. And you might even decide to take a friend along for the ride.""--Julie Hammonds, Soulstice Publishing ""Follow friends Heidinger and Morrison on an epic yet personal journey along the blue highways and faraway trails of their beloved home state of Arizona. With prose, poetry, and photography, we are taken on an insider's expedition through the great places of legend, myth, and history, and experience Arizona's iconic landscapes and diverse cultures through the eyes and hearts of two daughters of the desert.""--Lesley Poling-Kempes, author of Ladies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women and Their Adventures in the American Southwest

"""Lisa Schenbly Heidinger and Julie Morrison have a saying: the making of a true Arizona woman is measured not in her femininity but in her fierceness. And their love for this state is fierce indeed. Come along on this journey with them to see multiple corners of Arizona in a whole new way.""--Tom Zoellner, author of Rim to River: Looking into the Heart of Arizona ""If ever there was a love letter written to the state of Arizona, this is it. . . . Arizona Friend Trips is a celebration of friendship, history, and the beauty of Arizona, which can only be appreciated by those who are willing to stop, slow down, and gaze.""--Olivia Fierro, Olivia's Book Club, CBS 5, Phoenix ""Lisa Schnebly Heidinger recapitulates her ancestral Arizona roots through her travels with poet Julie Morrison, also a native. Their impressionistic pilgrimages evoke a deepening friendship tinged with nostalgia. Heidinger's photos and essays, complemented by Morrison's commemorative poetry, present a powerful geography of Arizona in a deeply personal, emotional tribute to their native state.""--David Yetman, host and producer of In the Americas with David Yetman on PBS ""An unforgettable paean to places held deep in the hearts of these two magnificent Arizona women. Drink in the poetry, the prose, the photographs, the eloquent and courageous sharing of souls. You will fall in love with their places, and you won't be able to help falling just a little in love with them as well.""--David McCumber, executive editor, Arizona Daily Star ""Arizona Friend Trips is a nontraditional guidebook that entices readers to explore Arizona. In a series of personal essays, photos, poems, and quips, the authors take us on a road trip to experience some of Arizona's quirkiest and most iconic sights. This is not a traditional guidebook--you won't learn how to get from Point A to Point B in its pages--but you will learn something about why you should go. And you might even decide to take a friend along for the ride.""--Julie Hammonds, Soulstice Publishing ""Follow friends Heidinger and Morrison on an epic yet personal journey along the blue highways and faraway trails of their beloved home state of Arizona. With prose, poetry, and photography, we are taken on an insider's expedition through the great places of legend, myth, and history, and experience Arizona's iconic landscapes and diverse cultures through the eyes and hearts of two daughters of the desert.""--Lesley Poling-Kempes, author of Ladies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women and Their Adventures in the American Southwest"

"""Lisa Schenbly Heidinger and Julie Morrison have a saying: the making of a true Arizona woman is measured not in her femininity but in her fierceness. And their love for this state is fierce indeed. Come along on this journey with them to see multiple corners of Arizona in a whole new way."" --Tom Zoellner, author of Rim to River: Looking Into the Heart of Arizona ""If ever there was a love letter written to the state of Arizona, this is it. . . . Arizona Friend Trips is a celebration of friendship, history, and the beauty of Arizona, which can only be appreciated by those who are willing to stop, slow down, and gaze.""--Olivia Fierro, Olivia's Book Club, CBS 5, Phoenix ""Lisa Schnebly Heidinger tells of her ancestral Arizona roots through her travels with poet Julie Morrison, also a native. Their impressionistic pilgrimages evoke a deepening friendship tinged with nostalgia. Schnebly Heidinger's photos and essays, complemented by Morrison's commemorative poetry, present a powerful geography of Arizona in a deeply personal, emotional tribute to their native state.""--David Yetman, host and producer of ""In the Americas with David Yetman"" on PBS ""An unforgettable paean to places held deep in the hearts of these two magnificent Arizona women. Drink in the poetry, the prose, the photographs, the eloquent and courageous sharing of souls. You will fall in love with their places, and you won't be able to help falling just a little in love with them as well.""--David McCumber, Executive Editor, The Arizona Daily Star ""Arizona Friend Trips is a non-traditional guidebook that entices readers to explore Arizona. In a series of personal essays, photos, poems, and quips, the authors take us on a road trip to experience some of Arizona's quirkiest and most iconic sights. This is not a traditional guidebook--you won't learn how to get from Point A to Point B in its pages--but you will learn something about why you should go. And you might even decide to take a friend along for the ride.""--Julie Hammonds, Soulstice Publishing ""Follow friends Heidinger and Morrison on an epic yet personal journey along the blue highways and faraway trails of their beloved home state of Arizona. With prose, poetry, and photography we are taken on an insider's expedition through the great places of legend, myth, and history, and experience Arizona's iconic landscapes and diverse cultures through the eyes and hearts of two daughters of the desert.""--Lesley Poling-Kempes, author of Ladies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women Their Adventures in the American Southwest"

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Lisa Schnebly Heidinger has authored a dozen books and countless television and newspaper reports of Arizona places famed and obscure. Her children are Sedona and Rye; her dogs have been Happy Jack, Leupp, and now Mayer. Julie Morrison writes both prose and poetry. She credits being a rancher with making her a writer. That story is published as Barbed: A Memoir. She and her dog live in Tempe, Arizona.

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