For more than 1,000 years, the Hohokam peoples occupied the land that would become Phoenix and The Valley of the Sun. These amazing people created 135 miles of irrigation canals, growing crops and building a great civilization. Their irrigation channels were eventually modernized and adapted by several companies in Phoenix to continue carrying water to [...]
Snowbird, Utah, was named the No. 1 ski resort in North America in 2008 by Outside Magazine, and was named one of the top skiing destinations in North America by Mountain Magazine in 2010. It also has a dozen other awards and accolades, making it a fantastic ski getaway spot. Just 30 miles from Salt [...]
There are six known supervolcanoes on dry land, while some six more are located under the oceans. Three of these supervolcanoes are in the United States: Yellowstone in Wyoming, Long Valley in California, and Valles Caldera in New Mexico. A supervolcano is capable of producing a volcanic eruption with ejecta greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers [...]
Arizona has a turbulent geologic past — covered by large inland seas on several occasions, uplifted, stretched, squeezed, uplifted again, rocked by thousands of volcanic explosions, weathered and worn. Thanks to these titanic forces, it also has a huge diversity of minerals found in few other places on Earth. In particular, the state of Arizona [...]
According to the legend, a huge pile of silver from the Lost Opata Mine remains buried and is guarded by the skeletal remains of a Mayo Indian Princess. Both the silver and the princess lie hidden somewhere near the Tumacácori Mission, 45 miles outside of Tucson, Arizona. When the Spanish missionaries moved into the area, [...]
Each year around the middle of January, the four-day Winter X-Games competition is held in Aspen, Colorado. The events is nothing short of sheer fun … high flying, death-defying, out-of-control, snow madness! Each year, more than 200 of the best action sports athletes (and growing each year) compete in the winter events including skiing, snowboarding [...]
