In this newsletter: and much more! | | Latest from our world | We're back in Missouri, busily adding stories from our two-month journey. What a ride it was too, with some lessons learned...
Unknown roads into the mountains can be a little tricky, and maps don't always show that.
Dry camping is fine for a day or two, not for a 4 day weekend with campground quiet times, especially when you are in a different timezone.
If I'm from Missouri (Central Timezone), and in Nevada (Pacific Timezone), leaving for Northern AZ (WTF Timezone) on the day of the time change, passing through Utah (Mountain Timezone), you will travel through the Twilight Zone.
Here's part two of our Winter '21 Adventure through parts of 9 states.
| | Giant Rabbits and an Off-Road Nail Biter in Nevada - Aliens, Ghosts of Lake Meade, Valley of Fire, and venturing on to roads of adventure.
New articles from this segment:
Ghosts of Lake Mead – Lake Mead National Recreation Area provides numerous recreation areas, but water levels are creating “ghosts” in lost cities, places, people, & buildings.
Extraterrestrial Highway & Area 51– Stretching between Crystal Springs and at Warm Springs, Nevada for about 98 miles, the Extraterrestrial Highway, officially known as State Route 375, closely parallels the northern edges of the Nellis Air Force Range, commonly known as Area 51.
| | | | Do you know the way to Santa Fe? - From Pipe Spring National Monument to Santa Fe, we journeyed through more amazing scenery and American History on our final leg of the Winter '21 Journey.
New articles from this segment:
Aztec Ruins National Monument – Aztec Ruins National Monument, located in San Juan County, New Mexico, contains the remains of prehistoric Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) structures.
All in all, it was a great adventure, even with the snow and sad parts. We're already looking ahead to our next adventures this year.
Cya on the Road! Dave
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| | Legends of America Partners with HearHere | | This travel app for iPhone users (with Android in the works) has its sights set on revolutionizing the way we experience road trips.
Launched last summer, HearHere offers narrated stories, specifically tailored to the driver’s location and interests.
Co-Founder Kevin Costner and many others narrate your journey with content that you will “unlikely to get from a history book or visitor’s guide.”
Legends of America has partnered with HearHere, providing access to our 18 years of travel and history. | | | | We added a few other articles related and not related to our recent travel. | | The Rise & Fall of Lowell, Arizona – Lowell, Arizona a small neighborhood Bisbee features a restored mid-century street that is a photographer’s dream.
Ocate, New Mexico – Ocate, New Mexico is an unincorporated community and near ghost town in Mora County located on the Santa Fe Trail.
Clifton House, New Mexico– The Clifton House, an important overnight stage stop on the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail, was located on the Canadian River about six miles south of Raton, New Mexico.
Tiptonville, New Mexico – Extinct on the Santa Fe Trail– Tiptonville, New Mexico, located just northwest of Watrous, was once an independent town that serviced travelers and traders along the Santa Fe Trail.
May, Oklahoma Ghost Town – May, Oklahoma is a semi-ghost town in southern Harper County, that got its start after the Cherokee Outlet Opening of 1893. | | Helen J. Stewart: First Lady Of Las Vegas – (From author Anthony Dee Varrone) Helen Stewart played a key role in the development of Las Vegas, Nevada, and is dubbed the First Lady of Vegas for her lasting contributions.
The Charleston Tea Parties – (by Jordan Baker) Boston was not the first to oppose the importation of highly taxed tea. Charleston, South Carolina was the first colonial port to oppose Britain’s tea tax.
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| | | What our Readers are saying: | Very good, learned a lot that I never knew. As a retired UP employee I’m very interested in the Salt Lake Route history. Bob (Ref: Caliente - Steeped in Railroad History)
So grateful this article was out there for me to find! We just drove by March 21, 2020 and it is still standing. I wanted to stop and look around so badly! I settled for a Google search instead. Kristen (Ref: The Mystery of Eagle Nest Lodge, New Mexico)
When I was a boy in the 1950’s I use to go out to the Adobe Walls and recreate buffalo hunts and fighting “wild Indians”. In 2019 I took my wife to see the adobe sight. Being there brought back great memories of being a young cowboy out of Sunray, Texas. Dangerous Dave (Ref: Adobe Walls, Texas – Buffalo & Battles)
Fascinating and interesting article, thank you for sharing! Bubba (Ref: The True Account of William “Bloody Bill” Anderson)
Sad he was treated so poorly when he saved the lives of his men and allowed them to go on to fight another day. Sometimes the right decision by leaders isn’t rewarded fully. This should cause any of us to look back on history with an open mind. Thanks for posting this story. Josh (Ref: Marcus Reno – Indian Fighter at the Battle of the Little Bighorn)
Hi Dave & Kathy, Steve here from Little Old England, Hampshire on the South Coast to be exact. Just a note to say how much I love your site and EVERYTHING included on it.
History of the Native Indians, History of the iconic Outlaws, who were far less glamorous than their film counterparts, History of the towns that grew up during the migration West, Rout 66, The Gold Rush, The Cattle Drives and Cowboys associated with them, Your On Line Shop, complete with memorabilia etc.
Please keep up the good work, as there are lots of your admirers out there.
Kind Regards, Steve, Hampshire, UK.
I always enjoy your emails, but this one in particular caught my eye as you mentioned you’d been through Apache Junction. We’ve lived here for a little more than five years now, and love it. Goldfield is about four miles away, and we go there and to the Superstition Mt. Museum quite often. We full-time RVed for eight years, and I did workamping, and that’s how we discovered AJ. Have fun on the road and keep it between the lines! Alice
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