Ever since rafting on the Li River on New Year’s Day in 2012, I’ve wanted to make each New Year’s Day a day of adventure to set the next 365 days off to a great start. Two years ago for … Continued
Continued from the last post – “the tree that escaped the crowded forest” The Experience I stayed in one of the converted office spaces on the 8th floor on the northeast side of the tower, so my views were of … Continued
Standing in a small town in northern Oklahoma is the only realized skyscraper designed by one of America’s greatest architects. Its creator called it “the tree that escaped the crowded forest,” though a small grove has grown up next to … Continued
The Ancestral Sonoran people known as the Hohokam once numbered as many as 50,000 people around what is now Phoenix. With this large population came expansive civilization with multiple large communities or pueblos. With petroglyphs being part of the Taliesin … Continued
Continued from Flagstaff’s Three National Monuments part 1 posted 25 Nov. 2014 Sunset Crater National Monument One hypothesis of why the people of Wupatki left almost 1,000 years ago is the significance of the neighboring Sunset Crater National Monument. This … Continued
When most people think of North American civilization, they often think in terms of the last few hundred years when the pilgrims settled Plymouth or the Spanish conquered Mexico and began exploring and colonizing in what’s now California and Texas. … Continued
To celebrate my 300th post, first, I want to say thank you to all of my followers. Thank you to those who subscribe and receive my posts in your email. Thanks for letting my thoughts and pictures claim a little … Continued
The stained glass of my Sabbath’s cathedral was red and white and black and yellow rock. The buttresses and arches were walls etched by wind and rain and river. The clouds were the soaring frescoes and triumphal dome. And my … Continued
How does one describe the Grand Canyon? Words fail and images, no matter how spectacular, only capture a minute glimpse of the majestic work of creation. I will do my best to share my experience through both word and image, … Continued
A faux log cabin Flagstaff, Arizona has its roots as a lumber town, which is kind of ironic since it is now a town full of hipsters and environmentalists. The lumber industry is what helped the town grow and get … Continued