Manzanar, meaning “Apple Orchard” in Spanish, was founded in 1910. Within a year, it had a population of approximately 200. Trees lined the streets, and meadows, corn and alfalfa fields surrounded the community. It was a pretty place with apple, peach, and pear orchards. A two-roomed schoolhouse, general store, a post office and even a town hall was built to…
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Mining towns and sites we have discovered end up being in the most remote, but also the most beautiful places. Mainly due to the geological forces of the past that drew the miners to these locations. Here at the Catwalk in New Mexico though, there is something a little extra special. Is it the bubbling brook that cascades gently throughout…
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When you’re on the road, every once in a while, you”ll pass through a place that grabs you. Something about it pulls you in and takes over your thoughts, and you become fascinated. Out in the middle of nowhere on the fringes of no man’s land, we entered the town limits of just such a place. Its name was Yeso….
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Driving a lonely highway past seldom visited towns with fewer residents than digits on your hands, the scenery is starkly different than what we are accustomed to. The pine trees break only momentarily for a glimpse at a small patch of tall grass where you may get a brief glance of wild horses. Suddenly in an unassuming little turn-off, a…
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We awaken in a landscape of red bluffs and buttes where the early morning suns rays delightfully play with the shadows on their faces. Our goal today is to visit Montezuma and retrace the footsteps of the Sinagua People. In a relatively small corner of this enchanting land are some exciting places of historical significance. There are lots of mysteries in…
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