travel beyond the obvious
Obviously snowbirds from the Midwest weren’t the first people to land in Arizona. Various people have lived here for thousands of years, but from about 900 to 1350 AD one particular group, known to us Read More …
Mission San Louis Obispo de Tolosa has undergone many physical changes over time, leading to a church where past and present merge in interesting ways today. Past and present merge at Mission San Luis Obispo Read More …
My cholla cactus encounters continued as we explored Usery Park in the Superstition Mountains — but this time I managed to keep a safe distance between us! Maintaining enough distance from them was a challenge Read More …
Having been told that a herd of wild horses roamed not far from our Airbnb near Arizona’s Superstition Mountains, we headed out early a couple of mornings to see if we could find them. This Read More …
I had planned to make my usual quick winter trip to Arizona to visit my parents and as many friends as we could, but the cheapest air fare I could find required a 10-day stay. Read More …
At the edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area, the Superstition Mountain Museum in Apache Junction, Arizona, keeps the spirit of the old west alive through exhibits, demonstrations, and stories about the mountains and the people Read More …
For years my Dad had four-wheel drive vehicles that never, ever were driven beyond a maintained road, so when I was in Arizona with my girlfriend, we arranged for our Dads to join us for Read More …
I linger over breakfast with my folks, so the sun is already far above the horizon when my Dad and I reach Boyce Thompson Arboretum.I am hoping to find lots of wildflowers in bloom, but Read More …
Art and architecture in the heart of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona, is not known for either its art or architecture, but it should be. There is plenty of both, as we discover on a jaunt into Read More …