Castle Rock has been used as a landmark for several hundred years. In the 1800’s Castle Rock was a landmark on the Butterfield Overland Despatch route. Castle Rock received its name because it is said to look like a castle rising above the prairie. This interesting chalk formation is on private range land. The two rut path leading back from the dirt road is quite rough, portions of the track having up to 18 inch deep ruts. Read More …
My wife and I spent the night here at Muley Point at an elevation of 6,230 feet inside the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area just down/up the road from Goosenecks State Park outside of Mexican Hat, Utah. It was a very peaceful rest over night. We woke up before sunrise and made our way to Flagstaff, Arizona. Muley Point is a wonderful place to just get away from all the hustle and bustle the life Read More …
The current Surf Ballroom reopened on July 1, 1948. The building project cost approximately $350,000. The Surf is closely associated with the event known as “The Day the Music Died” – early rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bopper” gave their last performances at the Surf on February 2, 1959. The Surf Ballroom still hosts numerous events year round and has a seating capacity of 2,100 and a 6,300-square-foot dance floor. Clear Lake, Iowa is spectacular in Read More …
This Monument commemorates the final surrender of the famous Chiricahua Apache Chief Geronimo to General Nelson Appleton Miles on September 6, 1886, occurred at the western edge of Skeleton canyon. As the surrender site is now on private property, commemorative monument has been erected to the northwest along SR 80, where it intersects with Skeleton Canyon Road.
