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Visiting Death Valley, CA

California's Death Valley is a national park whose location encompasses the lowest point in North America. This popular travel and vacation destination has many interesting sights such as Badwater Basin, the moving rocks and the Amargosa Opera House.

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The Majestic Saguaro Cactus

Mention the word cactus and, for most people, the first thing that comes to mind is the mighty saguaro cactus. Thanks largely to western movies, the saguaro has become synonymous with cactus, despite the...

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10 Cities to Visit in Arizona

Arizona is a really beautiful state with a lot that is interesting for a visitor to see. What is really great about Arizona, though, is that you can see many different types of things within a fairly small...

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Top 10 Environmental Degree Programs in the Southwest

The Top 30 Cities for Jobs are best for number of reasons. One major reason is that these cities are home to universities and colleges that offer degrees in sustainability. The Southwest is leading the US in biofuels and other alternative energy sources with the first School of Sustainability.

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Kokopelli in Canyonlands National Park88

Kokopelli, the humpbacked figure with a flute and a libido is an ancient enigma.

Kokopelli has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the US Southwest. He appears on everything from cups to caps, from T-shirts to tiles, from pottery to placemats. His modern incarnation is usually a...

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Native Americans in Western Novels

I did not discover the part of my heritage that is Native American until the mid-1990s. There had been some vague references during my early childhood to one of my...

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12 Must-Read Books Featuring the American West

Novels about the American West may feature explorers, settlers, religious outcasts, cowboys, miners, fortune seekers, scoundrels, or outlaws. But the common thread that binds these books together is landscape, which becomes a character unto itself.

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The Gay, Gay, Gayer Than Gay Flight Attendant

I know that I myself have been deemed effeminate and I've been made fun of most of my life because of it so in general I try to stay away from topics that concern specific people but on a recent Southwest...

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  Earliest known discovered single hole mudstone whistle used by an ancient Anasazi shaman to call the great spirit.81

Ancient Anasazi artifacts discovered in Southwest Colorado

Back in 2003; while working as a ranch hand in Southwest Colorado, ancient artifact tools were being discovered scattered and buried throughout the property, giving evidence of this undocumented site as...

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Top 10 Hot Jobs In Lake Charles LA

This review of the City of Lake Charles contains unique videos of Urban Performance Art, entitled Vibes of the City (video shown below); a local song called Lake Charles by artist Lucinda Williams (video),...

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