Arizona - Wandering Lady

Huge murals in Tucson are a whale of a lot more than “street art”

Unlike most of the murals in New Orleans which are on a much smaller scale and many appear to be done by gifted amateurs, these …

As some of you know I write a blog, Hot Gardens, about gardening in hot dry climates. When I began it 20 years ago the …

Normally, I don’t write about food, but as I have been travelling along, a late breakfast and an early dinner usually make up my food …

Just a few photos taken in gentrified downtown Tucson during the Folk Music Festival. It was a fun event although Folk Music purists would probably …

My sister, who lives in one of the small towns south of Tucson, suggested–actually insisted–that we go to Arivaca to have lunch. “Best burgers I’ve …

Glancing off to the west from the 19 Freeway, I glimpsed what the St. Xavier del Bac mission must have looked like in the 1700s: …

A year ago I took a trip up high in the mountains of southern Arizona to visit the legendary town of Tombstone. Here is what …

Visiting the border at Nogales was light years away from my experience at Calexico. First of all, I went across the border into Mexico to …

The city of Scottsdale claims to be a western town. Well, maybe it is if you consider it a 21st Century Western town. Not much …

While I was in Phoenix I made a quick visit to the Garden to see what was new. The entrance and the area right behind …

70 miles north of Phoenix, off a winding dirt road is the experimental village of Arcosanti. This collection of structures built into the side of …

Visiting the border at Nogales was light years away from my experience at Calexico. First of all, I went across the border into Mexico to …