Hunting For The Elvis House

The Sedona Elvis House has been an internet sensation recently. YouTube videos of people hiking to the Elvis…

Prince Madoc and the Welsh Indians

In the harbor at Middle Bay, Alabama, the Daughters of the American Revolution have erected a plaque in honor of a Welshman who, legends claim, preceded the arrival of Columbus in the America’s by more than three centuries. The plaque reads, “In memory of Prince Madoc, a Welsh explorer who…

The Ghost Dance Religion and the Prophet Wovoka

Lord Gore and the Mountain Man

In the long and bloody history of the Wild West what was the goriest thing that ever happened? Why it was…

The Scandalous Life of Lola Montez

The great writer Aldous Huxley said, “When you met Lola Montez, her reputation made you immediately think of bedrooms.”

Born in1818 in Limerick, Ireland, Lola was the daughter of an Irish soldier and a Spanish beauty. Her father was Ensign…

Horseback Riding at Dead Horse Ranch State Park

Saguaro Fruit Harvest and O’odham New Year Celebration

For over 8,000 years the Tohonno O’odham have been celebrating their own unique version of the New…

Wild West Pugilists

Life on the Western Frontier was not only hard and dangerous, but frequently boring. Miners, cowboys, pioneers, and lumberjacks were all desperate for entertainment.

Nothing quite created the spectacle and excitement as a boxing match between two trained pugilists…

Apache Horses

It was Coronado who brought the first horses into the land of the Gran Apacheria. We have no record of what the Apache thought at…

The Man Who Killed Santa Claus

Santa Claus was killed in 1932 in Mesa, Arizona. Naturally this tragic event took place during the Great Depression. The horrific occasion was witnessed by hundreds and in fact was the climax of a Christmas parade. Traumatized children broke into uncontrollable sobbing as the tears fell like…