Escape the cold winters and come to the wonderful high desert of Wickenburg. This is one of the best-kept secrets for vacationing or retiring in Arizona. Since Wickenburg is only 45 mins from Phoenix you can get to the airport by shuttle bus, but enjoy cooler temperatures in the summer because Wickenburg is at a higher elevation, where you get cool mountain breezes. also there are resorts nearby for golfing, or you can go hiking at Vulture mountain, or visit the Vulture Gold Mine Museum or look for gold nuggets on nearby "Rich Hill" where nuggets magically come to the surface after a good rain and you can pick them up with your metal detector. In February there are the "Gold Rush Days" where some 50,000 [people come to see the rodeos , parades and events.
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