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Where has the time gone?
In the last month I’ve spent entirely too much time having fun. I’ve been busy enjoying the beautiful Arizona weather, hiking, visiting family and friends, and trying to squeeze in some baseball...
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Ghost Stories
During our time in Arizona, we made a side trip down to Tombstone, site of the famous OK Corral shootout. The town of Tombstone is a tourist mecca, and much bigger than I expected. Most of the...
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Heroes
“He was ninety percent hotshot, and the ten percent was left for us. But he loved me more than I’ve ever been loved in my life.” Amanda Marsh, widow of Eric Marsh, Granite Mountain Hotshots’ Founder...
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A Day on the Range
For my birthday the year before last my husband bought me a Smith and Wesson. Yep. A gun, and not just a gun, an automatic. My dear father taught me how to shoot a rifle when I was about ten, and for...
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Whiskey/Whisky Part 2
On our last visit to Prescott we strolled into Matt’s Saloon on Whiskey Row on a late afternoon. We sidled up to the bar and ordered a couple of beers. A few minutes later, an older (as in...
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Caverns and a Coach
I spent another day goofing off instead of writing. This morning I toured the Rotunda and the Throne Room at Kartchner Caverns in southern Arizona. Two young spelunkers discovered the caverns in 1974...
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The Game that Won (and Sometimes Lost) the West
It’s not often I stumble across a topic that indulges both my interest in the Regency era and in the American West. Today, I’m talking about gambling and the game of faro. Last week, my blogaholism...
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