Old Tucson Movie Studios, Arizona copyright by Manuela Schneider/2018 Many of us remember the times of playing Cowboys and Indians inspired by watching movies and series like Lone Ranger, Stagecoach, gun smoke, Bonanza and many more. If you ever come to Arizona you should plan to spend a full day at Old Tucson Movie Studios …
Jerome, Arizona, another mining boomtown of Wild West heydays When you drive towards the town of Jerome, nestled against the slopes of Cleopatra Hill you immediately feel like travelling back in time. Originally the town was founded on top of a vast deposit of copper. But one is mistaken when you think the white settlers …
There are many mysteries among the Southwest of the United States. Some sceneries are almost haunting in their beauty. But there are buildings that do not lack the same fascination. Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe/New Mexico is one of them. Originally the settlement of Santa Fe was dedicated to the faith of Francis di Assisi …
The first time I came to Sedona was in 1986 during my first round trip in the USA. I was baffled by its beauty right away. Meanwhile I have been to that place at least 15 times during the past 20 years, if not more. I stopped counting. I actually even consider to set up …
The inspiring people who keep the Old West alive Rick Harker and his Western Town in Tucson, Arizona I met Rick a few years back. We got in touch by pure chance as I looked for some Tucson people I had met in Tombstone and unfortunately misplaced their name card. He helped me out and …
Seldom has a place touched me so deeply like Mesa Verde. The drive along the winding road leads you higher and higher onto the top of a plateau in Colorado. Mesa Verde means “green table” and one can imagine how green it must have been up here. Nowadays the brush and woods still show the …
