At the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail stands Loretto Chapel, but at least one part of its construction is shrouded in great mystery. In 1850, a Spanish Bishop was appointed to oversee the church in the New Mexico Territory. Bishop Lamy sought to spread the faith and bring education to the new territory [...]

The Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) is just one of many species of bats to inhabit the Southwest. Their fur is reddish to dark brown or gray in color. They have broad, black, forward pointing ears, and wrinkled lips. Their tails extend more than one third beyond the tail membranes; most other bats have tails [...]

The Santa Fe Trail, stretching 900 miles from Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and then on into Old Mexico, has a romantic place in the history of the Southwest. It was a trail to the future for many of thousands who followed it to create new lives for themselves. In search of the [...]

Known as the toughest dentist in the West, Dr. John Henry “Doc” Holliday, helped shape the legends of the most lawless town in the U.S. — Tombstone. Wyatt Earp once said of Holliday, “He was the most skillful gambler, and nerviest, fastest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever saw.” Holliday didn’t start out as [...]