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On location with the Three Amigos
We all have our favorite movies. We feel a special connection to the characters, the story, and even the location or setting of the movie. We want to be apart of the story. One of the easiest ways to do so is to find and visit the location that th...
Because of heat
Ones loyalty to Phoenix comes into question every time this year. The memories of a 72 degree afternoon in January are all but melted away by the suffocating heat as you sweat your way home in triple digit weather. The fact that July set all kinds ...
The vastness that is the Grand Canyon
I went up to St. George to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of Norm Wahlstrom. Since I was driving alone I decided to make the most of it and visit the lonely North Rim on the way up and the South Rim on the way back. (Interesting Trivia: Did you kn...
Randomizer Volume V Series II
Because the thoughts keep coming and they are more then likely random. Plus I needed a breather from the immigration talk.Here's an excerpt from "The Eight Pillars of Greek Wisdom" regarding modern distractions and how the absence of them helped mak...
Saturday at the White Tanks
The most recent Washington Street activity had us visiting the White Tank Mountain Park about 25 miles west of Phoenix. Overall a pretty bland stretch of geography littered with granite mountains, saguaros, and assorted desert vegetation. What made...
Many planes in a big desert
Every time my dad comes down to visit Phoenix he always brings up the fact that he hasn't visited the Airplane boneyard at the Pima Air and Space Museum. This isn't entirely true because we've been to the museum a couple of times; but both times we ...
Phoenix from some new perspectives
According to my photography books the best pictures are taken in the early morning. Here are a couple of pictures taken at dawn just outside of Fountain Hills followed by a couple of panoramic pictures taken from Camelback Mountain.Fountain Hills Ca...
Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright's Super-Cool Adult Fort
The Washington Street foundation truly is the gift that keeps giving. I don't know about the kids but I'm sure getting a lot out of these field trips. This month it was a visit to the little villagethat Frankie built, all nestled up in the desert l...
