Anasazi Indian State Park is an intriguing place to visit to learn the history of the early dwellers of the Canyon Country of Utah. Located near Boulder, Utah, Anasazi Indian State Park is home to a pueblo village that was probably occupied from A.D. 1050 to 1200. [ad#Google Adsense]No Native American tribe ever referred to [...]
No symbol or legend in the American Southwest is as powerful as that of the cowboy. The cowboy is the quintessential American hero; the embodiment of rugged individualism and independence. Their lonely songs drifted across the range at night to clam the herds. Their faces, weathered by sun and wind, wrinkled and gap-toothed, grin at [...]
Nine Mile Canyon in Southeastern Utah is actually a canyon 40 miles long stretching through the counties of Carbon and Duchesne. It has been nicknamed “the world’s longest art gallery.” The canyon is known for its extensive rock art, most of it created by the Fremont culture and the Ute people. It has been estimated [...]
Santa Fe, New Mexico is recognized as one of the most intriguing cities in the nation, thanks in part to the preservation of many of its historic buildings, as we as to modern zoning codes with accounts for the city’s distinctive Spanish-Pueblo style of architecture. Santa Fe’s location in the foothills of the Sangre de [...]
Santa Fe, New Mexico, earned the nickname “The City Different” due to its unique architecture, as well as for its long and varied history. The name Santa Fe means “holy faith” in Spanish. The meshing of many cultures have given Santa Fe a distinct and beautiful appearance, and much of Santa Fe’s attractiveness arises from [...]
Thirteen years before Plymouth Colony was settled by the Mayflower Pilgrims, Santa Fe, New Mexico, was established with a small cluster of European style homes. Governor Don Pedro de Peralta established the capital (of Spanish Territory) to the present day site of Santa Fe in 1610. In the 400 years since its inception, Santa Fe [...]
Imagine a cowboy, seated on his horse at the end of a long day. Together, they stand on a ridge, overlooking the valley below. The sun setting beyond the mountains silhouettes them. Near the pair, also in silhouette, is a tall cactus with a couple of arms raised to the sky. The cactus is a [...]
Three million years ago, the Rocky Mountains were pushed up by plate tectonics, and the Arkansas River rose with them. Over the millions of years, the stream cut a 10-mile lone channel for itself through the surrounding granite. Because the stone is so hard, the erosion was very slow and precise, which causes the canyon [...]
If you love heights and love the feel of looking down over vast amounts of land, then a trip on the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will amaze you! The aerial tramway transports you above deep canyons and breathtaking terrain for a distance of 2.7 miles — the world’s longest passenger aerial tramway. [...]
Once upon a time, a husband and wife bought an out-of-the-way 4,200-acre ranch deep in the Book Cliffs region of Utah. As three generations of family lived on and worked the land, they also kept an amazing secret. The ranch snaked for 12 miles along Range Creek, where rock walls towered over the creek bottoms [...]
