This Week’s Pic & Last Week’s Winner
The weather is getting pretty warm so we thought we might cool you off today. Does anyone know where this is? This is another lovely Campsite if you like some seclusion and hiking. HINT: No water here and a high clearance vehicle is recommended. (Think Cochise County) Send your best … Continue reading
“Don’t Let The Sun Step Over You”: A White Mountain Apache Book
A great deal has been written about Chiricahua Apaches, probably because they so completely terrorized settlers for a quarter century (1861-1886) and were the last Native American tribe to surrender to the United States government. However, most of these books were written by Anglos. No matter how diligent the authors’ … Continue reading
A Targeted Killing: How Cushing Street Got Its Name
In 1942, Eve Ball, author and friend to many Mescalero Apaches (NM), convinced Asa (Ace) Daklugie, a Chiricahua Apache, to tell her the stories of his people’s war with the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico (1861-1886). These stories had been told many times by White Eyes: … Continue reading
Hummingbird Plants of the Southwest; A Review
Hummingbird Lovers: Book Lovers: A book by Marcy Scott is out. It is an exhaustive compilation of hummingbird plants in the Southwest. Everyone loves hummingbirds. Their beauty, size, energy and performance antics inspire us. Marcy Scott has written a book about these endearing critters; their description, environment, migratory patterns, as … Continue reading
A Parade & Ceremonial Sword: Tucson Honors The Wrong Man … Again!
“No white man who ever in the service, or employment, of the United States … can keep pace with an Apache on foot when he is in a hurry …” Lt. Charles Gatewood from His Apache Wars Memoir. **************** I have often thought that if Tucsonans knew the actual history … Continue reading
A Story of Miracle Mountain in the Mule Mountains near Bisbee, AZ
Southern Arizona is an interesting mix of modern life and ancient tradition. Here is one of those stories in the Mule Mountains close to Bisbee. Enjoy. Mike Foster, San Pedro River Videos, is an ardent supporter of the Friends of the San Pedro River which serves to educate people … Continue reading
Hiking Aspen #93 and Marshall Gulch on Mt. Lemmon
First published June, 2015. One of the more popular summer hikes on Mt. Lemmon is the loop beginning and ending at the Marshall Gulch Picnic Area at the end of Sabino Canyon Park Road, the narrow paved road that runs through the village of Summerhaven. This loop sports great views … Continue reading
How Two Historic Tucson Neighborhoods Got Their Names
In the mid-19th century, in the remote southwest desert that was Arizona Territory, there were not many ways to earn a fortune. Life was mostly a struggle just to survive, let alone prosper. In the early 1850’s, 10’s of thousands of young men from the eastern United States, Midwest, and … Continue reading
The Western Coral Bean or Chilicote, Harbinger of the Monsoons
In this video, Mike Foster talks about the Western Coral Bean and it’s connection to the more tropical mountains of Mexico. Chilicote is a shrub or small tree in more tripical regions of Mexico, leafless much of the year and bright red flowers in June in advance of the monsoons. … Continue reading
The Devastating Southern Arizona Earthquake of 1887
Editor’s Note: at the time of the devastating Southern Arizona Earthquake of 1887, there were only about 90,000 people living in all of Arizona Territory. The following account was written by Henry Bethea for The Copper Chronicles, a joint project of the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum & Bisbee’s KBRP … Continue reading
