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If you happen to stumble upon 8.spare .. 1.6 ratio rockers use them on the intake side
.472"in .465" ex net lift. The home ported heads will like this.
before you rip the 307 apart measure the stock piston deck clearance @ TDC (you need to know this)
Before any thing do a simple engine compression test on it.
(It may not be that bad)(if its got compression and oil pressure you can probably resurrect it with a re ring and bearing job)
"Krylon rebuild"
When you don't got much money to throw at it you got to be resourceful and spend the doe where it will do the most good.
You can "rule the streets" with this budget hopup 307 motor and a 150hp basic plate nitrous system. (potential 11sec ET's)
|Wish I could absorb most of the knowledge that F-Bird has. I follow his posts exclusively just to learn. Do yourself a favor and follow his recommendations exactly!
Well when forced to stick to a stict budget I would not spend any moeny on stuff that won;t help that much.
I would freshen up the 307 with new rings and bearing and a cylinder hone job.
(do not bore for new pistons.) If the 307 crank is not pristine get it turned .010- .010
I would find, hand home port and use a different cylinder head with a small combustion chamber (53 to 58cc) on that 307 and use the SR torkers on something else.
Otherwise the engine is going to have a low compression ratio using those 67cc heads.
Use the 4416 heads off your 305, on the 307. (If your 305 has the good #4416 or #601 heads, use 'em)
Port them, Don;t be shy here add 1.94" intake valves and get a valve job and some perf valve springs.
CC them and mill to 56 to 58cc actual measured.
use a felpro 1094 steel shim head gasket.
750 carb dual plane RPM style manifold,,, headers... recurved HEI
get some gears for the car and a converter. A 10" "3500+ stall" is not too much behind a 307. (actual stall will be closer to 3000 rpm) 4.10's is great.
The erson cam will work very well in your 307 if moddied like I outlined. You want as close to 10:1cr as possible.
It will surprise you in how well it performs. But the details matter.
Use the 67cc 2.02 S/R torker heads on a 350 or .... The chamber is just too big for a 307. (unless its a supercharged 307)
|No much room left money wise , I got a new camshaft it's an ERSON E10026, as for supercharged I don't think I'll go that far no budget for it, all I want as for power maybe 330 or 350 HP.
The chamber spec on those heads is 67cc, not 64cc. You have to cc the heads to see what they really are.
Not a lot of replacement pistons available for the 307. The ones that are available have a modified lower pin height which drops the engine compression ratio. "rebuilder piston"
A bad thing for a naturally aspirated performance engine. (you want around 10:1cr),,, A good thing if you want to build a supercharged 307.
(You want a low engine compression ratio for supercharging 8.5:1 or less)
You can get this easily with what you got there.
Are you interested in that?
(camshaft: its a real bad idea to re-use a flat tappet cam when rebuilding a engine.)
get a new cam and new lifters.
Question? Does this 307 really need new pistons? (cylinder bore wear)?
How much power do you want? Whats the budget?
|Sorry I couldn't replay to any of the posts yesterday, the casting of the heads is 42660, as for the camshaft it's an ERSON E10026 int.214 EXH.224 ,valve lift it says .443 int. 465 EXH with a duration of .050
|350s are cheaper to build, if you want a 307,think of it as a 283 stroker
|This is a very good engine to supercharge (weiand 142 blower)(with a low compression ratio)
S/R or S/R torker heads? they are different.
The S/R torker 64cc head is a good head for your 307.
When using this 2.02x 1.60" valve head on a 307 then boreing the engine by .040" is a good thing as it allows for more valve space.
( DO not bore to 4") +.040" over bore for +.040" flat top 307 pistons is plenty.
Then, you want to mill the 64cc heads to get the chamber smaller for good compression on your 307.
(and deck the block too). Do not assume the "64cc heads" are actualy 64cc.
Measure them. I bet they will CC bigger than 64cc. Getting the real compression ratio correct is essential to getting the high perf 307 SBC build right.
You got some good hard parts to work with. Will really shine with the right tweeks.
This is a very good engine to supercharge (but with a low compression ratio).
The S/R torker head gets even better when hand ported. (makes big power)
How do you plan to use this 307? ( consideration for cam/compression/intake exhaust choice.)
It will make very similar power to a 327.
What is the casting number/part number on your S/R heads?
for a high perf 307 you want to get the chamber volume down to about 58cc. ( flat top +.040" over 307 pistons and 10:1cr)
getting the compression ratio right is critical.
Do not bother boreing this block to 4".. You can build a rocking 313CID small block with a +.040" bore and the stock 307 crank.
One of the keys to building up the 307 is don't dummy it down. It like the same things as a high perf 327 SBC.
And will perform very similar when done right.
|Ok, I forgot to mention that I got a new set of heads world S/R with 64 cc chambers and 2.02 intake valvs and 1.60 exhaust
Agree with Ray.
The reason that a fellow would bore the cylinders is usually because they are imperfect for installing new pistons and/or rings. The cylinders do not wear evenly side to side or top to bottom and can be egg-shaped as well as funnel-shaped or both, so you want to bore and hone the cylinders to make them perfectly round again, like they were from the factory. At the same time, you would hone the cylinders with a certain grit number of stone, depending on the material the piston rings will be made from, in order to allow the rings and the cylinder surface to "wear-in" together and form a smooth surface with each other to seal in the combustion gases and make power.
Ray already knows this stuff, but we'll have a little math lesson for ferabel while we're at it.
.40" or .400" or 0.400" would be read as four hundred thousandths of an inch, or nearly half an inch.
0.040" would be read as forty thousandths of an inch and would be an acceptable overbore dimension. The reason for adding a zero in front of the number is to tell the person looking at it that the dimension is less than an inch, so that there are no mistakes when using the number to calculate other dimensions from it. For instance, 4.040" would be the cylinder bore diameter of a 350 Chevy cylinder block after boring it 0.040".
Also, you have to think about this....When cutting the cylinder bore, you would only take out 0.020" (twenty thousandths of an inch) on the radius of the cylinder, because as the boring bar turns to take material out, it is cutting then entire diameter of the cylinder larger, so 0.020" on a side (the radius) equals 0.040" finished bore (the diameter) increase.
0.004" would be four thousandths of an inch....
0.0004" would be four ten thousandths of an inch, also expressed as "four tenths".
0.00004" would be four one hundred thousandths of an inch, also expressed as "four hundredths". Automotive machine work does not get into hundred thousandths, I'm just showing this so that you can begin to get wrapped around the numbers.
The 307 is a good engine to hot rod and responds well to typical hot rod upgrades.
Like cam, compression ,, valve size, head port flow,, induction and exhaust system upgrades.
But increasing the bore size in of it self will not add power in any meaningfull way.
If you are going to bore it for new pistons then do that for that purpose.
As said get better heads for your 307. ALL the stock 307 motor heads suck.
So lots of good choices there.
check the cylinder head casting number, between the valve springs on your 307 heads.
What other SBC heads do you got kicking around? (casting numbers)
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I'm sorry to say that the only noticeable horse power gain you will get by boring it out .40 would be because of the new rings and pistons compared to the older used ones in it now...the 7 or 8 extra cubic inch isn't going to make that much difference. If you want the 307 to have more power...you would need to start at the heads and the the valve train, from the cam shaft up.
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1) Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon
2) Knife
3) Any type of oil, Vegetable, Olive, Canola, etc.
Step 2: Remove the Middle
*Caution - Do not ingest the orange if you have extreme citrus allergies and/or fear of oranges or spherical objects.
Step 3: Fill & Light
Much like this video from HouseholdHacker. But, awesome instructable
The link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJgdOFYtj8
Thanks! Correction though theirs is a lot like mine, I posted this instructable before them :). Mine - 1/5/12, Theirs - 4/5/12.
Yes, I know that you've added this before. I am just telling you that your is much like thiers.
love it!
Great idea, many thanks.
I messed up a bit tho I think coz for the life of me could not get it to light up - so I did the next best thing and used a wick and part of a broken lamp to hold the wick in place. I also used 2 more rinds from failed attempts :) to 'decorate'.
I'm going to see if I can find Citronella oil instead of cooking oil.
Does it make a difference whether you use the navel end, or the stem end of the orange?
I am going to try it! :D
has anyone tried different types of oil to find out which one works best?
I was amazed at how translucent the orange skin became because of the oil. once it is lit it is really easy to see where the oil has soaked into the orange and where it didn't.
1. Don't place the candle near anything flammable.
2. Make sure to house the candle maybe in a glass container or some type of ceramic.
3. Do not use a dried out citrus fruit, it doesn't burn all that good and it doesn't look as good.
4. Make sure you twist all the fruit fibers in the middle to form the wick so that their aren't any strands left.
5. Make sure the candle isn't tilted cause the oil can spill out and the fruit can catch fire.
6. Use plenty of oil so that it's just slightly bellow the top of the fruit but not above the wick.
7. You may have to use a lighter to light the wick instead of a conventional match and you may have to light it a little longer than a regular candle.
8. Place the Candle in an area where you can see it and check on it time from time (so that you don't forget that you have a candle lit.)
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"Basically, it's called a rekindle. Must have been a couple of hot spots that reflared," said Kiryas Joel Assistant Fire Chief Yitzchok Bernath.
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So I've never posted before, but tonight I saw a new show: Rehab Addict, and it was so laughably bad I had to come on and finally post.
This woman, does not have a clue what she is doing, and I live in the neighborhoods in St. Paul where she is doing her "work."
I just watched her completely hack job the stripping and refinishing of woodwork. She then "refinished" a hardwood floor without having the crew pull the water stains out. Then she "reglazed" an old window by messily just globbing DAP onto the glass and sloshing away at it with a giant mudding tool, getting it all over.
Then there was a clear structural issue in a few spots which she basically just glossed over and hid. This was before her crew sealed a socket into the wall behind sheet-rock, and they had to ask if there was a switch?
Then she took an old dresser and instead of repairing the veneer she just left part of it off, and part on, making a complete mess out of the glue while she did it.
Then I watched her use a nail gun to surface nail without pre-drilling through a hardwood railing ornament.
I mean.....this woman is just clueless. Get her off the air, and stop her from doing half-a** hack job renovations on these homes. Disgusting.
If any of you have rehab ambitions, watch this show, and then do the opposite of what she does.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Ascent,
First, the folks who program the shows don't read these boards, so they won't get your message.
Secondly, there are some pros here who've been involved with tv shows and have industry specific knowledge on the structuring of these types of shows. There are a lot more considerations than just what's aired in the programs.
Not saying that's good or bad, but I've learned a lot about why things are done the way they are from reading their posts.
Third, I think Nicole's appeal has something to do with other than her building and remodeling skills.
Indeed the host of Rehab Addict was not chosen for her abilities to rehab, because she is terrible at it. After watching 2 of the shows, I refuse to watch anymore. The host is whinny, not very knowledgeable about construction, and just plain unlikeable.
DIY constantly advertises this show, which indicates that it has a poor following, plus it's annoying. DIY please do us all a favor and replace this show with something that is interesting to watch.
Godfrey Daniels! -- negative people today.
First off, I've met her on site, and she's focussed, not nasty. it's also her own money on the line, she's not getting a lot of promotional consideration, as it's called, from vendors.
I have a couple quibbles about a few processes, although I have stained over a varnished door to cover cat and construction oopsies, wiped it down, revarnished, and it works well. trick is to wipe the stain off wet so you don't try covering over an unstable surface.
you may not have noticed that all the heavy work is done by pros and inspected... rarely do you see inspectors on a show, that doesn't get filmed.
overall, Nicole's flips appear to me pretty solid. I always have issues with this or that thing being done in, shall we say, a non-Holmes fashion. have had to redo a few 3am projects myself in the light of day.
the show was designed around Nicole's desire to get tumbledown classic old homes away from the bulldozer and get owner-occupants into them to save creaky neighborhoods. her passion for period details is what got the producers to shoot a test and pitch it 5 years ago. this is a unique view on the tube. it has attracted a cadre of fans which agitate for more, and that's probably why they promo the snot out of it.
I live in the greater Twin Cities area, and am a little more informed as a result on the workings of that particular producer and their programs. I do not have any ties to them. if you are going to do a project based on anything you see on TV, you should always surf around and determine best practices, check city hall for any permit and contractor requirements, and get your inspections. don't take your advice from Larry the Cable Guy, there must be a reason he's constantly fighting heartburn This message has been edited. Last edited by: swschrad,
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Got to enjoy those tank tops for sure, said it before and will say it again.
I did get a chuckle out of a line on a rerun, when Nicole said she would be in big trouble if money issues are not solved in 60 days. Now that is problem most tradesmen would like to have.
The episodes do show much more hands on "why & how to do" with what ever trade is being preformed. A tip of the hat to that. As well as stressing the importance of updating all systems or trades to current codes, something most shows gloss over. Or just plain ignore totally. More than almost shows being aired today. One of the few shows I can & will sit through from start to finish.This message has been edited. Last edited by: CommonwealthSparky,
Popeye only reached for the Spinach can as a last resort...
Given Nichole's attractiveness, she doesn't necessarily need to be competent. Viewer support can be just as much about eye candy (and tank tops ) as about competence, sadly or not.
My take on her approach, however, is that her uniqueness is that she rescues old dilapidated houses from the wrecking ball. She doesn't "rehab" houses or yards and fill with high end impractical and ridiculous stuff like Vanilla Ice. It's her attitude on renovation that's important.
I do think she's somewhat of a victim of her looks, though, as the programmers put her in positions of minimizing her skills and make her sometimes appear as a dumb blonde, cf. one time when she couldn't start her motorcycle.
I will say though that I would never want her near my trees with her chain saw. In one episode she took down a tree improperly and it hit the side of a building. Perhaps it was just "for show", but chain saws and trees are nothing to play with.This message has been edited. Last edited by: GardenSprite,
I don't think the "dumb blonde" aspect is played up, everybody is just letting the real life aspects show as they happen.
as for chain saws... I will never forget the program (I think Renovation Realities) in which a neophyte in California took a chain saw out of the rental box and started buzzing a scrub tree next to a chain link fence. once the chain touched the fence fabric, it (darn) near cut his head off. missed by inches, and gave him a tattoo he'll always cover up on his left shoulder.
no protection of course other than jeans.
now THAT's incompetent. all tools can be deathtraps.
you have been warned, now go out to play.This message has been edited. Last edited by: swschrad,
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I would like to a more concerned effort on the dangers of lead paint. As all the work on the show done with recycled items. That cheap 95 cent dust mask is about as useful a Mr. Coffee filter. But most shows are guilty of this. Maybe by skirting the issue they feel not libel when the information is presented but wrongly put into use by viewers.
Popeye only reached for the Spinach can as a last resort...
When it comes to lead paint, a TV show has only two options - completely ignore the fact that there is lead paint there or not work on that particular project. It is 100% impossible for a TV show crew to remain in compliance with the current lead paint laws.*
It would take a special kind of stupid to violate the RRP lead paint laws and then document and publicize that fact to millions on the air. Once you factor in the time-frame of the violations that happen during taping and the documentation shown when it airs at least several months later, the minimum fines would be in the multiple millions of dollars.
*Then again, it is 100% impossible for ANYONE to remain in compliance with the current RRP lead paint laws - but that's a whole 'nother argument.
What I think is more obvious is the questionable handling of fiberglass insulation. I've watched more than one DIY show on which workers were not wearing masks and were bare handling the insulation.
hear, hear. salvaged a bunch of old hospital ceiling tile one fine day, and in the opthamalagist's office the next for a cornea scratch from the loose fiberglass mat that made up the back of the tile.
I have seen Nicole Curtis use a lead test swab on the show.
this says nothing about all the layers of white lead underneath, of course. stripper is safe, assuming you have a nor'easter blowing from your back to your front to get rid of the fumes from that liver-eating mess. sanding, not so much on an older house.
and with modern paints, the body of the paint is formed from silica, in some years mica, or ceramic nanoparticle microspheres. none of which is the fountain of youth when inhaled.
heck, sand enough plain old wood, and you can develop autoimmune issues.
ventilation and respirators, folks. they're not just for breakfast any more. you can make a respirator fit, a mask, not so much. you see masks because, hey, they're widely stocked, and not $30 and up apiece.
I was ecstatic to find some good can filters for my AO respirator online a couple years ago, and bought a bunch. everybody has gone to the drop-in pad style, and I have my doubts that they seal out as well. paid ten bucks each. have a guard on them.This message has been edited. Last edited by: swschrad,
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You're correct on the issue of respirator vs. masks. I used the latter term without thinking, and sometimeis use it interchangeably with "respirator".
My point was that those guys on the shows had nothing on their face or hands for protection. Heck, I've even seen that on TOH as well.
I think my respirator seals pretty tightly; I'm almost claustrophobic when I have it on . And I hate wearing the darn thing but it's safer than nothing.
Maybe if someone made respirators that released a chocolate fragrance when worn it would be easier to tolerate.
I too saw an episode when NC tested a interior newel post for lead using the swab method. And all was good so then the work started. If life were that easy. {Nice start but the house's we work in get a test or two in every room where work is done in}. But in actually those houses on the show are so tore up lead testing would be impossible or next to it. Where exactly is your starting point?
And yes those lead regs are a joke but federal government does strive to create more jobs, as in the lead abatement circle. But I have preached that sermon more than once before, sorry about that. Just like to see a wee bit more common sense about that issue on TV shows.
Heck, as a young lad we installed fiberglass insulation ranch houses by the scores for a contract/builder. Never a mask nor eyewear or even gloves in sight. What the heck did we know? Not much I guess.
PS: Not that I insulate much these days but a certain company with the initials J_M produces a white fiberglass insulation that is amazing to work with. Disclainer: No I do not directly own any stock in Johns Manville Corp. This message has been edited. Last edited by: CommonwealthSparky,
Popeye only reached for the Spinach can as a last resort...
I agree 100%. I just wonder aloud as to how a TV show can not address the issue to the extent that we have to do in the course of work. Heck I've been certified for 10 years or so from my last abatement class. So this is not like it has just fallen from the skies above. But I think that congress has cut funding for this issue, thus leaving this up to the states to continue.
Popeye only reached for the Spinach can as a last resort...
"Divide by ZERO, and what do you get?"
my present budget for the back yard/patio/deck
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CS, If I remember correctly, Johns Manville was one of the corporations whose legal team pioneered the use of Ch. 11 reorganization filings to control its exposure to asbestos. That was a long, long time ago though. Unique strategy.
Well, I will say this about myself: I wear safety glasses. Always. Keep them in a pouch on my dashboard in the truck right next to one that holds my sunglasses. The routine is the same - drive up, put it in park, put on the safety glasses and get out. It's to the point that it feels 'funny' to exit the truck without safety glasses on - I even wear them when just doing estimates.
Face masks - Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Probably should wear them more than I do but if the humidity is wrong then they tend to fog up the safety glasses! Insulation is one area where I do wear a mask - inhale too much of that stuff and you have a day-long coughing fit.
Other protection - not so much. Especially for fiberglass insulation. For whatever reason, the stuff just doesn't bother me. Maybe I have small pores or maybe it's that I have massive amounts of hair on my arms and legs but fiberglass insulation just doesn't bother me. Some of my guys will only handle insulation while wearing full coveralls, I'll work with it all day long wearing a T-shirt and shorts.
A decade ago, the TV shows were real sticklers for safety practices. You could not get a shot of a table saw without a guard in place past edit on DIY. Safety glasses were a must for just about any kind of construction. Gloves, tucked-in shirts, tied back hair if long were all standards that had to be followed to make it on air. I think one reason that those practices are no longer the 'rule' has to do with the fact that how-to shows are no longer set up as a real how-to teaching program. Once the focus of the shows became more of a 'why-to' or a wow factor, all the safety practices seemed out of context.
Yes eye protection is a must. And it is very true that wearing them just becomes part of your work day. Force of habit, maybe? Very good indeed.
Fiberglass instillation never bothered me either. I could chug along all day and would know that a bit of itch would be present, but a quick shower after work and all would be well. But I have worked along guys who looked like the tumbled into a bramble bush after about a half hour of exposure.
Popeye only reached for the Spinach can as a last resort...
Federal judges do love compromise, do they not? Lawyers {there is the L word again}, judges and a cash settlement to a class action suit keeps America on course.
Popeye only reached for the Spinach can as a last resort...
took Manville a long time to blaze that trail, in parallel with W.R. Grace, the vermiculite (hissss!!!) people.
in those days, I'm surprised they didn't put asbestos in cheese and underwear. they put it in everything else.This message has been edited. Last edited by: swschrad,
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The Hohokam where the major inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert for nearly 1500 years, they pioneered the use of canals to water their crops.
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Today is a day dedicated to all the bugs and creepy critters of the desert, focusing on fun interactive games and activities that will allow your children to learn about these interesting critters.
The Sonoran Desert is home to Beetles, Spiders, Scorpions, lizards, geckos, butterflies moths, toads, worms, and snakes, just to name a few.
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In Arizona over 498 tons of gold have been found. At today's prices that would equal about $23,000,000,000.
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La Encantada Shopping Center
2905 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 279 (1.3 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
(520) 299-3566
This upscale, two-level, outdoor specialty center celebrates the splendor of old-world Spanish traditions alongside modern sophistication. La Encantada brings world-class upscale shopping options to Tucson – including Brooks Brothers, St. John, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Anthropologie, Cole Haan, Apple, Tiffany & Co., and Crate & Barrel.
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
6300 N. Swan Road (2.5 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
(800) 545-2185
This legendary landmark of Southwestern art and architecture was created by Arizona artist Ted DeGrazia. As a national historic district, the 10-acre Foothills retreat includes the adobe gallery, gift shop, Mission in the Sun, and DeGrazia's former home and gravesite. Free admission. Open Daily 1pm-4pm.
Gallery Row
3001 E. Skyline Drive (1.5 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
(520) 298-0390
This complex of nine galleries collectively represents regional and national artists working in all mediums – including Native American and Western styles, as well as contemporary painting, crafts, and jewelry.
Casas Adobes Plaza & Courtyard
7001 – 7153 N. Oracle Road (3.6 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
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The Casas Adobes Plaza is home to a distinctive mélange of upscale boutiques, beauty salons and charming restaurants, attracting fine artisans, masterful chefs, celebrated works of art, inspired home furnishings and chic fashions for the most discerning tastes. Events are often held in the Courtyard or surrounding stylish grounds.
900 S. Randolph Way (11.9 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
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19 acres of lions, and tigers and bears … oh my! The Reid Park Zoo offers a wide range of animals for viewing and lots of fun activities. Feed the Giraffe, ride the zoo train, or stop by "Kenya Get Wet" (bring a towel!). Hint: Animals tend to be most active and visitor attendance tends to be lowest early in the morning and just prior to closing.
Sabino Canyon
5900 N. Sabino Canyon Road (5.6 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
(520) 749-2861
A nature photographer's dream, steeped in history, The Canyon offers an open-air, outdoor motorized tram with a 45 minute narrated tour that gets you up close and personal to this desert oasis. Along the 3.8-mile trail, the tram makes nine stops with panoramic views . Offering a variety of hiking trails ranging from easy to challenging.
Tucson Mountain Biking Trails are some of the best in Arizona! If you're a mountain bike enthusiast, you'll need to add the Catalina Mountains and the stunning Sonoran Desert to your list of challenges to conquer. Follow this link to a fairly comprehensive list of major trail networks, with the most popular and known routes. The list of trails "North of Tucson" include several that are not far from the resort, such as Rail X and Honeybee Canyon. Additional mountain bike trails can also be found here. Hint: Many of these biking trails are popular for hiking as well!
Mountain and desert hiking is a popular activity within the Sonoran desert. There are hiking trails for every difficulty level, including day trips (long and short), kid-friendly hikes, and backpacking excursions. Hundreds of hiking trails offer magnificent surroundings, including quite a few only a short distance from The Westin La Paloma. Research dozens of hiking trails in Tucson North (closest to the resort), Tucson in general and Tucson NW. Hint: Take plenty of water with you, and tell the front desk or family member if/where you plan to hike, and when you plan to return.
The University of Arizona
1013 E. University Blvd. (8.1 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
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The University of Arizona was Arizona's first university, and is considered as the leading public research university in the American Southwest. It features the Center for Creative Photography, UA sports, McKale Center and performing arts, the Flandrau Science Center and the Arizona State Museum.
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4280 N. Campbell Avenue (4.0 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
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St. Phillip's Plaza delivers Tucson's finest local boutiques, galleries, and restaurants – many with peaceful outdoor dining options. You'll delight in the colorful gardens, tiled courtyards, beautiful fountains, and mission-style architecture of St. Philip's Plaza.
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7366 N. Paseo del Norte (5.3 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
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Spanish Trail Outfitters
8500 E. Ocotillo Drive (7.1 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
(520) 749-0167
It doesn't get much better than horseback riding through the majestic Catalina Foothills. Local riding trails offer a unique opportunity to view the diversity of the Sonoran Desert, and are just minutes from the resort. Enjoy the cooling shade of mesquite woodlands interspersed with giant saguaro cacti and an ancient Hohokan village site.
Plaza Colonial
2870 E. Skyline Drive (1.2 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
(520) 577-0163
This historic locale draws on the architecture of Spanish Colonial Mexico, with the main Plaza building topped with an Old World-style copper dome. This newest addition to the Foothills area includes clothing boutiques, a bank, both med spa and day spas, galleries, and restaurants.
Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 N. Alvemon Way (6.6 miles from the Westin La Paloma Resort)
(520) 326-9686
The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a historical oasis in the heart of Tucson. These Gardens deliver a sense of beauty, inspiration and education about the natural world. There are sixteen different gardens within the grounds, which represent a variety of horticultural traditions and botanical themes.
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM (FULL Day adventure)
The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is a world-class natural history museum and is one of Tucson's most beloved treasures. Noted as "the most distinctive zoo in the United States," it is a combination zoological park, natural history museum and botanical garden. Visitors have the opportunity to view the Sonoran Desert's collage of desert wonders – through flora, fauna, and geologic displays. Docents are on hand to answer questions and often have a bird, reptile or mammal out for guests to meet face to face. Gift shops and lunch are also available.
Acclaimed as finest example of mission architecture in U.S. southwest of Tucson on Tohono O'odham Reservation. Active parish. Gift shop. arts, crafts shop. Cafe nearby. For the first time in its 214-year history, free guided tours are now available. The 45-minute tours are led by specially trained, volunteer docents, who explain the Mission's history and its lavishly decorated interior, the richest and most ornate in the Southwest. For current schedule, please go to their website and click on "Docent Tours Info."
Biosphere 2 is the largest man-made, self-sustaining ecosystem ever built. You will see one of the apartments where the Biosphere inhabitants lived for one and a half years, the farm area where they grow their crops and the kitchen where they cooked their meals. You will experience firsthand this engineering marvel. The trail system then travels along the forty-foot ocean cliff where you can look down into the million gallon tropical ocean. You'll descend into the lower savanna along the mangroves, then through the tropics and into the fog desert.
The Kartchner Caverns shine with a kaleidoscope of color. You'll discover 100-foot high ceilings dripping with multi-hued stalactites and floors jutting up with matching stalagmites. Kartchner is a wet "live" cave meaning water still percolates from the surface and calcium carbonate features continue to grow. The Rotunda/Throne Room Tour is a ½-mile, 1 ½-hour walking tour and includes an intimate look at a variety of formations and the colors that makes this cave one of the top ten in the world.
If you plan to be in the Tucson area, a visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum is a must. From the alien surface of Mars and the vast reaches of space to its modern beginnings in the Wright Brothers' triumph of flight, over 100 years of Aerospace history and 300 aircraft on 80 acres can be explored at the Pima Air & Space Museum. The Museum is open seven days a week, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Last admission at 4:00 p.m. The Museum is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Parking is free. The Museum is a pet-friendly facility.
Mt. Lemmon (FULL DAY ADVENTURE)
Mount Lemmon with a summit elevation of 9,159 feet (2,792 m), is the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains. It is located in the Coronado National Forest by following Catalina Hwy up to Summerhaven, a small town at the top of the mountain near Ski Valley. Along the way, visitors will experience dramatic variations in temperature, as well as flora and fauna. Plan to stop at the Mount Lemmon Station Observatory, Windy Point Lookout and numerous camping and picnic options along the way and bring snow clothes during cold winter months!
Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter is an exceptional science learning facility located at Steward Observatory's "sky island" observing site just north of Tucson, Arizona. The SkyCenter builds upon the uniqueness of the 9,157 feet summit of Mt. Lemmon and on the extensive knowledge base at the University of Arizona. SkyNights is a night-time observing program that provides the opportunity to peer beyond the blue horizons of our southwestern skies and explore astronomical wonders through the LARGEST public dedicated telescope in the Southwest.
Ride the Ski Lift in summer or winter and experience the beauty of fall colors or winter snow. The ride to the summit takes about 1/2 hour and covers approximately 1 mile. You depart at the base of the ski area near 8200 foot elevation and climb to 9100 feet. The drive up to Ski Valley along the Catalina Highway takes approximately 1 hour from The Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa and will encompass varied elevation changes and temperatures. A restaurant, snack bar and general store are located in the small city of Summer Haven and Ski Valley area.
Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation's largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. These majestic plants, found only in a small portion of the United States, are protected by Saguaro National Park, to the east and west of Tucson. Here you'll have a chance to see these enormous cacti, silhouetted by the beauty of a magnificent desert sunset and enjoy a roadside picnic or nature hike in stunning landscape. Hint: Take plenty of water with you, and tell the front desk or family member if/where you plan to hike, and when you plan to return.
Colossal Cave is one of the oldest established attractions in Arizona. The Cave temperature presently hovers between 70 and 71°F and stays the same year-round. The surrounding park which offers riding stables and trail rides is open every day of the year with summer and winter hours. Regular Cave Tours are offered to the public and no reservations are required, or select from more adventurous choices such as candlelight tours, ladder tours or the Wild Cave Tour where you can follow in the footsteps of early explorers through rarely seen passageways.
The world's largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert under some of the finest night skies in the world. Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, is home to twenty-four optical and two radio telescopes representing eight astronomical research institutions. The Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center is open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's day. Guided tours are offered daily at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. and group tours are available by appointment.
Just fifteen minutes from Tucson at the base of the Tucson Mountains is a preserved slice of Americana, Old Tucson. Passing through the gates of a western frontier town, visitors from around the globe are transported back to a time when fearless men with six shooters ruled the Old West and the setting for the more than 300 movies and television productions filmed at the location since 1939. Enjoy world famous stunt shows, gunfights, and high kickin' saloon girls in musical revues along with unique shops and restaurants, horseback rides, a vintage carousel and more!
Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa continues to be a leader in corporate and incentive recognition as well as other resort awards representing achievements in leisure travel, dining, golf and the environment.
2014 AAA Four Diamond
2014 Pinnacle Award – Successful Meetings
2014 Gold Key Award – Meetings & Conventions
2014 Golf Tee Award – Meetings & Conventions
2014 Golfweek's Best Resort Courses
2014 IAGTO Sustainability Award
2014 Open Table Diner's Choice Awards
2014 TripAdvisor GreenLeaders Designation
2014 Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association Green Certification
2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
2014 One of Top 3 Resorts in Tucson by US News & World Reports
2014 Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
Awards by Category (Including Prior Year Awards)
- '2014 Four Diamond', 2013-2011 Four Diamond, AAA
- '2014 Top 3 in Tucson', 2014 'Top 25 in Arizona', US NEWS & WORLD REPORTS – Travel
- '2013 Circle of Excellence', TRIPADVISOR.COM
- Elite Names in Travel Top 500
- '2014 Diners' Choice Award', OpenTable
- '2012 Top Rated Restaurant', RESTAURANT.COM
- Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award 2014
- Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award 2009 and 2010
- Meetings and Conventions Magazine's Gold Key Award 2014, 2013, 2012
- Meetings and Conventions Magazine's Gold Tee Award 2014, 2011
- Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine's Greens of Distinction
- Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine's Paragon Award 2009
- '2014 Best Resort Courses', '2013 Best Resort Courses Award', '2011 Best Courses Distinction Award' & 'America's Best', GOLF WEEK Magazine
- 'Top 75' Resort Courses in the US and one of the 'Top 10' courses in Arizona, Golf Digest
- 'Silver Medal Award', GOLF Magazine
- 'Top 25' courses in US & Mexico, GOLF RESORT GUIDE
- 'Top 100' Women-Friendly Courses, GOLF FOR WOMEN Magazine
- '100 Best Golf Shops', Golf Week and Golf World Business
- 'Top 100 Golf Resorts', CONDE NAST TRAVELER
- 'International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) Sustainability Award' with emphasis on community engagement
- 'Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary', Audubon Society
- 'Silver Level GreenLeaders Status', TripAdvisor


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Customer Rita Robbins, left, Elgin, kisses employee Kathy Lippradt, 66 from Elgin, at the Hostess Bakery Thrift Shop in Elgin Friday afternoon after the company announced it is going out of business. November 16, 2012. | John Konstantaras~For Sun-Times Media
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ELGIN — Lisa Kemp of Carpentersville and two of her neighbors were on a quest Friday — looking for stores in the area that still had Twinkies, Ho Hos and other Hostess brand snack cakes on their shelves.
That quest brought them to the Hostess Outlet store at 425 Airport Road in Elgin.
"I've lived here for 25 years and I had never been here myself," said Kemp's neighbor, Sam Podraza. "I just knew it was here."
After hearing the announcement Friday morning that Hostess planned to go out of business, the two started their Twinkie quest at the Jewel store in West Dundee, where they bought the last of the Ho Hos — the chocolate and cream cake rolls — or at least what they had stocked on the shelves, Kemp said.
They then ran back home to drive to the Elgin store with another neighbor, Matthew Sikes.
"I am highly in favor of the holy quest to find the Twinkie," Sikes said.
They planned to check other area grocers to stock up on Twinkies.
So, it appears, have many other area residents. According to cashier Mary Richardson, there was a line at the Hostess store when she opened up on Friday morning and the crowd had remained constant throughout the day.
She and her other co-workers do not know how much longer they will have a job, Richardson said.
"My boss called this morning, but I was too busy to talk to him," and find out further details on their future, Richardson added.
They have been told that what is on the shelves now is all that they will be selling — no more deliveries are expected.
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Sikes had the last full box of chocolate Zingers, and he was still hoping to find a full box of Hostess Cupcakes in chocolate.
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How Organizing for Change Is Very Different Than Winning Elections
"Raising Hell" is what the title of Jane McAlevey's new book says she spent her time in the labor movement doing, and she isn't joking.
In the book, Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement, out now from Verso, McAlevey names names and shares secrets about organizing within the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union. The book ranges from the mess that was the 2000 election in Florida, to winning battles for public housing with workers in Connecticut, to her years in Las Vegas fighting for healthcare workers, to battling her own higher-ups and union members in the power struggle that eventually drove her out of SEIU. But what she really wants to talk about is organizing: how to do it right, how the Democratic Party gets it wrong, and why there's no substitute for face-to-face conversations with workers.
McAlevey sat down with AlterNet to talk about organizing in so-called "right-to-work" states, the too-close relationship between unions and Democrats who leave them high and dry, the brutality of fighting the boss, and why the worst thing to happen to labor in the U.S. might just have been purging the Communists from the movement.
Sarah Jaffe: You start the book out with the aftermath of the 2000 election in Florida, and of course we just finished a presidential election where organized labor went all-out to elect President Obama. Having come through the 2000 battle, I'd love to hear your thoughts on labor and elections.
Jane McAlevey: The point I'm really trying to raise is that the Democratic Party has way too much control over what the AFL-CIO and the other unions are doing. Instead of labor telling the Democratic Party what they're going to do, the Democratic Party scripts out for labor what they're going to do. Which isn't really working for unions very much at all.
In Florida it was a slightly different situation, but it's reflective of the same problem we have right now. Many of us could see that it was going completely wrong, that we needed to be in the street, doing street theater. We had a million ideas a day about what we needed to do to turn the heat up, that this was going to be a political fight, not a legal fight. But there was just no possibility. Just none. And I was just so naïve back then. Super naïve that we were actually going to break and have a different idea.
So the purpose of the opening of the book is to say that the relationship is way too close and if anything it needs to flip, who's telling who what to do.
There's a big debate about 2008, what role labor played in the victory. I think it's actually more clear that they did play a big role this time. In '08 half the planet was voting for Obama, he was still so exciting, but this year, in the cutthroat fights in the battleground states, yeah, he's damn lucky that he had unions.
But there's never been any evidence that that's going to change the tenor of the relationship. Unions in this country have never had the chutzpah to say there's a threat every year. If you look back over time, like late August heading into Labor Day the year before elections, Trumka in this case, Sweeney in the past, Lane Kirkland in the past, they'll all start "We're not going to get kicked around by the Democratic party this time because we didn't get anything, we're thinking of endorsing someone else." It's like this scripted joke, because everyone knows it's a joke. It doesn't ever happen.
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Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes are finally in a position to challenge Red Bull for the Constructors' Championship in 2014.
Mercedes finished as the runner-up to in the Constructors' Championship in 2013 after winning three times during the year, and with the new regulations that comes into effect in 2014, Rosberg believes the Brackley outfit is in a position to close the 200-point gap they finished behind Red Bull.
"We've made massive progress and really everybody believes that this team can do it and beat Red Bull," he told ESPN.
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"[2014 is] a great opportunity for us to close that gap to Red Bull and make a big step. It's a great opportunity not only for the car but also the engine and getting it together is a massive mission for everybody. But I think we're ready for such a mission and it's good that it didn't come a year before because that would not have been so good. It's the right moment and we're ready for it."
The German added that he is looking forward in to the challenges the rules changes would pose, particularly the change from V8s to 1.6 litre turbo-charged V6s.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Fifteen years ago, Brunella Gualerzi of Italy opened one of Grand Junction's finest restaurants, il Bistro Italiano. The recipes are from northern Italy, a region known for its cuisine, and after all these years owner Gualerzi can still be found in the kitchen cooking alongside employees, making sure the food is perfect.
As a business owner, Gualerzi has employed dozens of people; she volunteers in the community; and for 22 years has paid taxes.
And now, she can also vote.
Gualerzi, 49, was one of 18 people from 13 different countries who became U.S. citizens after taking the oath at a naturalization ceremony Wednesday at the Wayne Aspinall federal courthouse one block away from Gualerzi's restaurant.
"I've always wanted to do it," Gualerzi said. "I've been here almost half of my life. My family (in Italy) says I speak Italian with an American accent."
Gualerzi had previously worked as a travel agent both in Italy and in the United States. She came to Grand Junction nearly 23 years ago to visit a friend, and with a study visa she enrolled in Mesa State College's travel management program. After graduation, she obtained other visas that allowed her to work in the U.S. And then, in 1999, she married an American, Ron Hall.
After the travel company where Gualerzi worked sold, she decided to open an Italian restaurant with money she inherited from her father.
"I wanted a real Italian restaurant with real Italian cuisine," Gualerzi said.
"I come from an area of Italy famous for its food. It's where balsamic vinegar comes from; where parmesan cheese comes from. Lasagna was invented there. I grew up making pasta, everything from scratch."
Gualerzi searched for more than a year for the perfect location for her restaurant.
"During that time I had a visa to stay while I explored business opportunities without being (allowed) to work," Gualerzi said. "And, I had to renew my visa every three months."
Finally, in November 1997, three weeks before her final visa was set to expire, Gualerzi bought the building at 400 Main St. in downtown Grand Junction. With a solid business plan and a place to open her restaurant, Gualerzi was then able to get an entrepreneur visa; she opened il Bistro in 1998.
Gualerzi obtained a green card and became a permanent resident - the first step toward citizenship - and it was a long and arduous process, she said.
"It has to be more reasonable," the path to citizenship, Gualerzi said. "We need workers. People pay taxes, they want to be part of this society. This country was started with immigrants."
Gualerzi started the process when she became eligible in 2006, but then stopped after learning her nephew needed a kidney transplant. Gualerzi donated one of her kidneys to him, and she needed to be able to travel freely to and from Italy.
She postponed the process again in 2009 when that same nephew gave Gualerzi and her husband a trip to anywhere in the world. She chose Maldives, an archipelago south of India.
Finally, with her green card set to expire this year, Gualerzi once again set out on the path to citizenship.
There are several requirements applicants must meet, including being able to read, write and speak English, being a person of good moral character, and possessing a knowledge and understanding of U.S. history and government.
"My working life has been in this country. If I travel outside of it, I want to be able to come back," Gualerzi said.
"Plus, I want to vote - that's a big thing."
Gualerzi stood with the 17 other immigrants - from Australia, Cambodia, Romania, China, El Salvador, New Zealand, Philippines, Czech Republic, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine and Vietnam - and repeated the oath read to them by U.S. Magistrate Judge Gordon Gallagher. They came from around Colorado's Western Slope.
Judge Gallagher told the new citizens, "first and foremost become an informed citizen, and vote in every election."
Know what's going on in government, volunteer your time ("we're all busy, that's how life is"), he added.
Ah, yes, the rumors are true. Il Bistro is for sale, including those delicious recipes from Italy.
Gualerzi and her husband - the restaurant's affable maitre d' - are ready for a vacation.
"Ron hasn't seen a lot of the U.S.," Gualerzi said. "We plan to buy a trailer and tour the U.S. and see this country with our two dogs.
"After the tour, we may spend a little time in Italy."


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