Walking Prescott

All about the flavor of a small mountain city and the surrounding outback: neighborhood surprises ... wildflowers and nature ... the forest ... people and events ... plus occasional comments on science fiction, music, and the Great Wide World Beyond

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Greater Cordes, pop. 11

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Continuing our ladies' outing adventure on Monday: here is Cordes, Arizona, established as a stage stop in 1883 by John and Lizzie Corde...

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Gelato & deli goodies

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Tombo posted quick reviews of several local restaurants this week, which prompted me to get out my pictures of a place that might well be o...

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Friday, May 25, 2007

Happy Birthday, Duke

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Of course, it's a little bit late to be ordering the tschotkes and memorabilia for your John Wayne's 100th birthday party, because ...

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Western Without the Staging

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Here in Prescott, as in many western towns, the pressure to Offer a Western Experience to the tourons is palpable. The response occasionall...

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Monday, February 12, 2007

False Fronts

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Thanks to Hollywood, the crude wooden building with a false front is cliche for Old West. In fact, the picture above is from Corriganville ,...

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Granny J: one-time journalist well into her Social Security years; loved Chicago but I like the SW mountains equally well

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