Photo: Site of the damaged bridge. The rock work is a reproduction built as part of a trail maintenance program that began when this section of the Butterfield Route was set aside for hiking.
Hysterical Journey To Historic Places November 29th 2012 <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BASCOM AFFAIR
Lt George N. Bascom graduated from West Point second from the bottom of his class in 1858. He was posted as a shavetail to the 7th Infantry at Camp Floyd in Utah before his outfit was transferred in 1860 to Fort Buchanan in what was then still the Territory of New Mexico. New Mexico extended all of the way fro ... read more
North America » United States » Arizona » Willcox Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
When I retired a few years back my little bride insisted that I find something to do so that I would not get underfoot in such a way that it might bring about marital discord. I am all for that. Leukemia is a piece of butterscotch pie compared to marital discord. Anyway I have bought a camera and a laptop and have set off to locate sites that are of interest to me. I take pictures at those sites and write short little stories about what took place there. My cousin, Bill, has encouraged me to start a blog, whatever that is, so that I can share my adventures. Next summer, 2013 will be th... full info