Archive for February, 2010
Carr House
It was a sunny afternoon in June, and my old pickup truck rattled along the narrow Forest Service road. I was headed for Carr House, in Carr Canyon 2.1 miles west of Highway 92. The pavement ended as we entered the Coronado National Forest. The trees became dense, stately oaks and pines whose generous canopies converged above the narrow road, providing welcome shade from the warm summer sun. Read the rest of this entry »
Exploring an Arizona Empire: Empire Ranch
Cattle ranching in early Arizona was an important economic activity that helped shape Arizona’s landscape and culture.
The historic Empire Ranch was one of southeast Arizona’s largest cattle ranches. With more than a million acres of rich grassland it extended from the goldfields of the Santa Ritas to the Whetstone Mountains. A working cattle ranch, it is now part of the federal Bureau of Land Management’s 49,000 acre Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. Read the rest of this entry »
Kentucky Camp: An Authentic Ghost Town in Southeast Arizona’s Gold Country
Of all the minerals in Arizona’s rich mining heritage, nothing excites the imagination like gold. In southeast Arizona, the most prolific gold producing area was the Greaterville Mining District. Gold is found in many parts of Arizona, usually in small amounts, often a by-product of hard-rock copper mines. Read the rest of this entry »