Remember the previous post on Lake Havasu, Arizona’s vacation destination and version of Daytona Beach? Well… Lake Havasu is the…
13-miles east of Quartzsite is a tiny little, dust covered area called Brenda. If you are on the I-10 heading…
This town looks like a ghost town: creaky old sun bleached building are boarded up, fliers flap in the wind…
Compared to California, Oatman’s Gold Rush came late and helped to pack a lot of history into one town’s lifespan….
As you meander down Route 66 towards Arizona from California, you’ll inevitably stumble upon a little place called Ludlow. There…
The Calico Ghost Town by itself told me very little about the silver mining community that once existed there. The…
I left Route 66 and headed into the Mojave Desert to check out a former mining community now known as…
I’m sure that you’ve all heard the term mother lode. The term comes from the world of mining and refers…
I’m introducing a new adventure series to my site. This week I was upgraded to a new “special” car: a…
Part 1: Almaden Quicksilver Park I mentioned in my last post that the New Almaden Mines were in operation from…
The drive to the Almaden Quicksilver Park is breathtaking… but nothing compared to a hike though the park. I “walked”…
The only stop on the Prairie Railway Excursions journey is Big Valley — a cute little town on the verge…