The Southwest U.S. is famous for its turquoise. For thousands of years, it has been prized and used as a valuable trade commodity among the Native American tribes. Turquoise was left in rough nuggets and polished, carved into beads and strung together or used as inlaid mosaics. The fancy silver and turquoise jewelry so famous [...]
DATE: February 8, 2010 | FILED IN: The Southwest | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
The Joshua Tree is the largest of the yucca family of plants and is native to California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada. Also known as the Yucca Palm, Tree Yucca and Palm Tree Yucca, it received its official name of Joshua Tree when a group of Mormon settlers noticed the tree’s unique shape and it reminded [...]
DATE: January 27, 2010 | FILED IN: The Southwest | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
If you are looking for something fun and truly different to do in the Southwest, take a look at Ranchos Los Baños and Tierra Chamahua Eco Adventures. Located in Sonora, Mexico, just 60 miles south of the Arizona border, this ranch caters to individuals seeking adventures in the wilderness while respecting Nature. Rancho Los Baños [...]
DATE: January 14, 2010 | FILED IN: The Southwest | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
If you are looking for the perfect Christmas tree, look no farther than the Christmas Trees of the Southwest on the nearest mountain slope in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico or Arizona. Dressed in mantles of white during the winter months, the majestic blue spruce march down mountainsides and soar from valley floors, creating the perfect [...]
DATE: December 14, 2009 | FILED IN: The Southwest | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
When traveling in the Southwest, you will discover plenty of the geologic and landscape features that end with the word butte, mesa or plateau — for instance, Coyote Butte, Grand Mesa, Colorado Plateau. In each instance, these geologic features have a flat top surface with relatively steep sides. So if they all have flat tops [...]
DATE: October 19, 2009 | FILED IN: The Southwest | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
