The Mission San Xavier del Bac is an active Catholic mission that dates back to 1692, with the current building started in 1793. It is a unique National Historical Landmark with its combination of ongoing masses open to everyone, but marriages, baptisms, and its own school […]
The All Souls Procession has been around since 1990, growing every year into a Day Of The Dead party that encompasses a parade with many thousands of lost souls walking the streets of Tucson Arizona. It incorporates interactive art reminiscent of Burning Man on a small scale, […]
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was an interactive and immersive “living museum” that revolved around the animals, plants, and insects of the Arizona desert. It is more of a low-key zoo than what most people would think of as a museum. The facility can be found on […]
The Sabino Canyon Recreation Area was a pretty and accessible example of Sonoran Desert, located northeast of Tucson Arizona in the Coronado National Forest.
At the Visitors Center, an open air tram (truck pulling trailers with open air rows of seats) was available that drove to the end of the road, […]
For the full high definition movie please click here, and then on the Youtube page that appears immediately go to the lower right corner of the video player window and select both “1080p” plus the 4-arrows symbol. This presents it to you in full screen high definition […]
Double Bluff State Park is a long beautiful stretch of southwest facing tideland beach in Freeland on Whidbey Island. Parking and restroom facilities are available, and then the public beach stretches for a couple miles west below slowly eroding bluff cliffs above. Driftwood, sea life, and birds abound, […]
Ever since 1915, the Maxwelton 4th of July has been an annual tradition on south Whidbey Island. It’s a low key but fun affair with lots of family entrants, tail wagging dogs, light costumes, old cars, and music. It usually attracts over 2,000 people, which is a big […]