Fading Glory

Douglas is one of the most southerly towns in Arizona, just a few miles from the border with Mexico. On … More

Copper Queen

Travelling south from Tombstone, I passed through Bisbee. It is an old mining town which now feels more like an … More

One of the most famous shoot-outs was at the OK Corral between the Earp and the Clanton factions in Tombstone, … More

Catalina State Park is between the Biosphere 2 and Tucson. Having enjoyed my hike in Picacho Peak State Park, I … More

There are five separate biomes in the biosphere – Rainforest, Ocean, Mangroves, Savannah and Desert. We walked through each and … More

On my way to Biosphere 2 I kept wondering where biosphere 1 was, to learn that the researchers working at … More

One of the things I really enjoyed while travelling by train around the US was the stations. I suppose one … More

In the Gulf of Mexico, a couple of hours down the coast from Houston, the USS Lexington (CV16) is moored … More

There is a road in Houston’s Montrose district called Sul Ross. Not Sul Ross Street or Sul Ross Boulevard or … More

6th Street in Austin is an attraction in itself for its architecture, history and bars. I fell in love with … More