From its earliest inhabitants, as far back as 12,000 years ago, to today’s modern humans, Utah draws people from far and wide to its natural beauty and resources. Here are SeeTheSouthwest’s top 10 picks (in no particular order) of things to see and do if you visit Utah. 1. Bryce Canyon National Park Hoodoo! Sound …
Colorado Springs was founded in July 1871, by General William Palmer. He intended the town to be the setting of a high-quality resort community, which turned out to be very successful. In its early days, the town earned the nickname “Little London” because of the many English tourists who visited. Nearby Pikes Peak, the Garden of …
Who would guess that in the Spring, wildflowers bloom in profusion, even in the deserts areas of Arizona? Yet Arizona is famous for its yearly displays of color. However, there are two distinct wildflowers seasons, owing to the ranges in altitude. Therefore, we’ve broken this article into two sections — the top 5 place to …
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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 …
Nestled in some of the most rugged and towering peaks in the Rocky Mountains, Ouray, Colorado is a unique vacation destination. As though some giant had scooped a huge bowl in the earth, the town of Ouray, sits at the bottom of 1,300-foot-tall red rock cliffs, that seemingly enclose and protect this intimate community from the outside …
Adopted as the official state bird of Colorado on April 29, 1931, the Lark Bunting is actually a migratory bird. Flocks arrive in April and inhabit the plains regions and areas up to 8,000 feet in elevation, then fly south again in September to north and central Mexico. The Lark Bunting lives in meadows, prairies …
Cattle drives, open range, cowboys … these are the images we bring to mind when we think of the Old West. It is an image that might have endured into modern times had the winter of 1886 not happened. The winters leading up to 1886 had been relatively warm and mild, so ranchers stopped stocking …
Arizona is a land of contradictions. For many people, the state is synonymous with hot, low-elevation deserts, covered with cacti and creosote bushes. In point of fact, more than half of the state lies at an elevation of at least 4,000 feet above sea level, and it possesses the largest stand of evergreen Ponderosa Pine …
Who would guess that in the Spring, wildflowers bloom in profusion, even in the deserts areas of Arizona? Yet Arizona is famous for its yearly displays of color. However, there are two distinct wildflowers seasons, owing to the ranges in altitude. Therefore, we’ve broken this article into two sections — the top 5 place to …
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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 (240 cubic …