Two Houstons – A President and a City
I had a busy Christmas vacation going to Oklahoma to see the Price Tower in Bartlesville, but that wasn’t my only excursion away from Dallas. I also went to Houston […]
Tag Archives: History
Woods, Lakes, Rocks – Woolaroc
The famous Frank that made Bartlesville a destination before Mr. Wright was the Frank who founded Phillips Petroleum in the town 55 years before construction began on the Price Tower. Frank […]
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
The Ancestral Sonoran people known as the Hohokam once numbered as many as 50,000 people around what is now Phoenix. With this large population came expansive civilization with multiple large […]
Flagstaff’s Three National Monuments part 2
Continued from Flagstaff’s Three National Monuments part 1 posted 25 Nov. 2014 Sunset Crater National Monument One hypothesis of why the people of Wupatki left almost 1,000 years ago is […]
Grand Canyon – Desert View
The stained glass of my Sabbath’s cathedral was red and white and black and yellow rock. The buttresses and arches were walls etched by wind and rain and river. The […]
Hidden Treasures around Salt Lake’s Temple Square
If you’ve ever been to Salt Lake City for any period of time, you’ve probably been to Temple Square, which covers a couple of blocks in downtown. Not part of […]
Sardine Capitol of the World – Monterey, California
“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the […]
A Magnificent Edifice – Stanford’s Memorial Church
In 1891, Stanford University opened its doors. The university, sometimes ranked along side the Ivy League, was created as a tribute to Leland and Jane Stanford’s only son who died of […]
Nature’s Cathedral – Muir Woods National Monument
When we talk about ancient things, generally they aren’t living. However, in California you can find trees that have lived longer than the oldest buildings in North America built by […]
San Juan Bautista Mission and State Park
San Juan Bautista Mission and State Park Over the past couple of years, my brother-in-law has visited all 21 Spanish missions in California along historic El Camino Real. Two years […]
Adventure Patches 