Southwest Stories - The Magazine

05/16/2024

Join us in safeguarding the Santa Cruz River, which flows north along Tubac, for the benefit of generations to come! We represent a coalition of thousands of residents in Santa Cruz and Pima Counties who are dedicated to advocating for the establishment of the Santa Cruz River Urban National Wildlife Refuge. This vibrant waterway is steeped in centuries of history, from Indigenous stewardship to Spanish, Mexican, and American colonial influence, serving as a living testament to our rich cultural heritage.

Through innovative conservation initiatives as part of a community-led project, we are working to restore the river's vitality and create thriving habitats for wildlife. Explore the beauty of the Santa Cruz River corridor by engaging in activities such as birdwatching, cycling, and walking along the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, which offers endless opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts.

Join us in order to protect the Santa Cruz River!
https://santacruzriver.org/letter-of-support/

Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona, Inc. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

03/16/2024

Dick Dale left us five years ago today. I was honored to know him and to have spent some time with him. He was an extremely talented musician, but he was also a deep and multifaceted person who had developed his own philosophy for life. He was, and is, a cultural treasure, for the desert and the world.

03/06/2024

Maynard Dixon translated Nevada’s great wide open like no other artist. "Sagebrush and Solitude: Maynard Dixon in Nevada" illuminates the Silver State wanderings of this San Francisco-based painter between 1901 and 1944. This groundbreaking exhibition and book feature vivid landscapes, nostalgic homesteads, and the wild horses of the West. Come experience these scenes of enduring enchantment for yourself.

[Maynard Dixon, "Cowboy and Packhorse", 1934, Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches. Ray and Kay Harvey Collection]

01/07/2024

It's official. I will be the featured speaker at the Friday at the Museum series at the Old Schoolhouse Museum in Twentynine Palms.

The talk will feature stories of my work as a desert journalist, as well as my personal life and experiences in, and far beyond, the desert, from 2000 to the present. There will be a cast of thousands, with stories from the heartfelt and touching to the apocryphal. Copies of my book will be available for sale at the event, and for those who pre-ordered copies through Indiegogo.

Desert Dreams: 20 Years in the Mojave

Twentynine Palms Historical Society's
Friday at the Museum series

Friday, March 8, 2024

7 PM, doors open 6:15 PM

Old Schoolhouse Museum

6760 National Park Drive

Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

Free admission

Thanks to the Twentynine Palms Historical Society for hosting this event!

https://www.southweststories.us/single-post/book-talk-signing-desert-dreams-20-years-in-the-mojave

10/04/2023

While you're out and about on the Hwy 62 Open Studio Art Tours, we hope you'll stop at Copper Mountain College for our Student Art Show & Sale, and all the activities going on at the college during the three weekends of the Art Tours.

One of the activities taking place all three weekends, is 20,000 Roads, an interactive memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Gram Parsons in Joshua Tree.

The memorial will include mementos of Gram, including items provided by Gram Fest producer, Jon McKinney. It will include other desert musicians, artists, and personalities as well.

The public is invited to bring mementos of their own loved ones who have passed, to include in the memorial, and the memorial will be open to the public throughout the hours of the Hwy 62 Open Studio Art Tours. At the end of the Art Tours mementos left for the memorial will be donated to art students to be used in creative projects.

20,000 Roads will be located outside of the Greenleaf Library in the 300 Quad on CMC's Joshua Tree campus.

10/04/2023

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01/29/2023

A local paleontologist is credited with finding the first dinosaur unique to the state of Nevada.

01/22/2023

Remembering Dirt!

01/12/2023

We're very sorry to report that our favorite Nevada cat, Dirt, has died at age 15. Dirt was the semi-feral boss cat of the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely, winning the hearts and minds of railroad staff and visitors from around the world, since 2008. We greatly enjoyed meeting Dirt and loved seeing a cat with so much obvious pride in being the boss cat of the railroad.

12/05/2022

12/04/2022

A federal judge has ordered the lawyers for two failed Arizona Republican candidates to pay the legal fees of attorneys for the Maricopa Counties.

12/01/2022

Due to a leak in the park, there is no water at the Library. Unfortunately, we must cancel this evening's lecture, "The History of Hi-Jolly and the Great Camel Experiment of the Southwest." We are sorry for the inconvenience.