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LODGING
Portal, Arizona
http://www.portal-arizona.com/Portal_Arizona_Lodging.html
Birder's Bed & Breakfast
http://www.birdersatportal.com/
Cave Creek Ranch
http://www.cavecreekranch.com/
Myrtle Kraft Cottage
http://www.myrtlekraftcottage.com/
Portal Peak Lodge
http://portalpeaklodge.com/
Southwest Research Station
http://research.amnh.org/swrs/lodging.htm
SHOPPING & DINING
Portal Peak Store and Cafe
http://www.portalpeaklodge.com/
scroll down page for store info and hours
WHERE IS PORTAL, ARIZONA?
Unofficial Portal, AZ Home Page
http://www.portalarizona.com/
Cochise County Website
http://cochise.az.gov/
Cochise County Land of Legends
http://www.explorecochise.com/
Official Website for Arizona
http://az.gov/webapp/portal/
Photo Journal - Choose Portal from menu on the left
http://www.desertaura.com/
PLACES & ACTIVITIES NEARBY
BOOK: Chiricahua (mostly about the Chiricahua National Monument which is nearby)
http://www.amazon.com/Chiricahua-Janice-E-Bowers/dp/0911408797/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217630103&sr=8-2
Birding in Southeast Arizona
http://hummingbirdworld.com/bsa/
MAPS
MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Portal&state=AZ&country=us
Portal, AZ Community Profile
http://arizona.hometownlocator.com/AZ/Cochise/Portal.cfm
HISTORY & NATIVE PEOPLES
http://www.chiricahuaapache.org/
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/apache/chiricahua.htm
http://www.cochisestronghold.com/stronghd/history.html
Geronimo
http://www.indigenouspeople.net/geronimo.htm
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Geronimo.html
BOOKS
Myths and Tales of the Chiricahua Apache Indians
http://www.amazon.com/Chiricahua-Indians-Sources-American-Literature/dp/0803286023
RESOURCES
Short video of the area
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1t6lGDszDY
The sky is DARK in Portal
http://www.arizonaskyvillage.com/
Coronado National Forest
http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/index.shtml
Southwest Research Station of the American Museum of Natural History
http://research.amnh.org/swrs/index.htm
DesertUSA on Cave Creek Canyon
http://www.desertusa.com/mag04/aug/cave_c.html
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Arizona
BOOK: Chiricahua Mountains, Bridging the Borders of Wilderness
http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/books/bid1499.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Chiricahua-Mountains-Bridging-Borders-Wildness/dp/0816522901
WEATHER
Enter: "Portal, AZ 85632" into any weather search engine. Results may show a different town name for this zip code because several towns in the area do indeed share the same zip code.
Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com/US/AZ/Portal.html
National Weather Service
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=twc&smap=1&textField1=31.91361&textField2=-109.14083
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