Many have called the red rock country of Sedona the most beautiful scenery in Arizona. But the drive up State Route 89A, which winds for 24 miles through scenic Oak Creek Canyon, is just as memorable, which is why Frommer’s has listed it among the 5 Most Scenic Drives In Arizona. Oak Creek Canyon is […]
In the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains, 100 miles east of Sacramento, the Emigrant Trail Museum, located at Donner Memorial State Park, tells the story of one of the most tragic events of the Old West. In the mid-1800s, lured by the promise of cheap land and a better life for their families, thousands of pioneers […]
Note: This story is from the September-October, 2013 issue of the Gypsy Journal. You don’t have to be British to appreciate tea. Just ask the folks at Celestial Seasonings in Boulder, Colorado! Started by hippies gathering herbs in the Rocky Mountain foothills in 1969, with a vision of making the world a better place by […]
Note: This story was in a previous edition of the Gypsy Journal. Hollywood and pulp fiction have glorified and made him out to be a hero, but in truth Billy the Kid was a ruthless runt who killed not only for money, but just for the thrill of killing. More then one unlucky cowboy met […]
Note: This story appeared in a previous edition of the Gypsy Journal. In Oklahoma City we toured one of the best military museums we have ever seen, and learned about one of the most valiant military units in our nation’s history. The Militia of the Territory of Oklahoma, later called the National Guard, preceded the […]
Maybe I’m just weird, but while most young boys my age were lusting over Annette Funicello or Sky King’s niece Penny, I was in love with Morticia Addams, the matriarch of the Addams Family on our old black and white television. Maybe it was her high cheekbones, or the long black hair, or those octopus […]
During the second half of the 1880s, entrepreneurs set up trading posts on many Indian reservations to supply everything from food staples and tobacco to farming equipment. Many times the traders accepted animal furs, Indian artwork, and crafts in lieu of cash for payment. One of the most famous of these trading posts was the […]