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
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
If you’ve ever been to Salt Lake City for any period of time, you’ve probably been to Temple Square, which covers a couple of blocks in downtown. Not part of your standard Temple Square tour are some fantastic little-known gems … Continued
“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and iron and rust and splintered … Continued
In 1891, Stanford University opened its doors. The university, sometimes ranked along side the Ivy League, was created as a tribute to Leland and Jane Stanford’s only son who died of typhoid as a teenager. After visiting the Hanna House, which … Continued
When we talk about ancient things, generally they aren’t living. However, in California you can find trees that have lived longer than the oldest buildings in North America built by the Ancestral Puebloans of the Southwest. Visiting a grove of … Continued
San Juan Bautista Mission and State Park Over the past couple of years, my brother-in-law has visited all 21 Spanish missions in California along historic El Camino Real. Two years ago when I visited we admired the Carmel Mission. This … Continued
How to Live in the Southwest – The David and Gladys Wright House I’ve had two opportunities in the last couple of months to revisit this fabulous home designed and built by America’s greatest architect. It is just one of … Continued
Working in an Architectural Masterpiece Five months ago I switched jobs. I no longer work at an art gallery in Old Town Scottsdale. Instead, I have a great job at a National Historic Landmark, which also happens to be the first … Continued