Southwestern Art and Lore

2011-12-14T14:07:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Events

NOW Until January 8, 2012 Jingle Rails - Great Western Adventure Indianapolis, IN
NOW Until February 19, 2012 21st Annual Trappings of the American West Prescott, AZ
NOW Until March 25, 2012 The Cowgirl Who Became a Justice: Sandra Day O'Connor Fort Worth, TX
NOW Until March 30, 2012 Envisioning the West Oklahoma City, OK

NOW Until September 2, 2012 Bolo Tie Exhibit at the Heard Museum Phoenix, AZ

NOW Thru November 2012 Many Mexicos: Vista de la Frontera Tucson, AZ

December 30, 2011 - January 1, 2012 Indian America New Year's Competition Pow Wow Tucson, AZ

January 1, 2012 American Indian Culture Days for Families Los Angeles, CA

January 2, 2012 Celebrate Trigger and the Roy Rogers family in Pasadena's Tournament of Roses 123rd Rose Parade Pasadena, CA

January 20-22, 2012 Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering Golden, CO

January 21, 2012 The Story of The Visalia Stock Saddle with Griff Durham Santa Barbara, CA

January 28-29, 2012 22nd Annual High Noon Western Americana Antique Show & Auction Mesa, AZ

February 2-19, 2012 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo San Antonio, TX

February 3-5, 2012 20th Annual Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering Sierra Vista, AZ

February 17-19, 2012 Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering Ellensburg, WA

February 21, 2012 Mardi Gras New Orleans, LA

February 23-26, 2012 12th Annual Saddle Up Pigeon Forge, TN

March 10-11, 2012 Antiques, Objects & Art L.A. Glendale, CA

March 10 - May 27, 2012 Cowgirls with a Camera Wickenburg, AZ

March 18, 2012 Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition Los Angeles, CA

April 26-28, 2012 Gathering of the Nations Powwow Albuquerque, NM

May 19, 2012 An Evening with the Cowboys Santa Barbara, CA

May 28-29, 2012 21st Annual Chuck Wagon Gathering & Cowboy Festival Oklahoma City, OK

June 16-17, 2012 Plains Indian Museum Powwow Cody, WY

June 22-24, 2012 Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction Denver, CO

July 19-22, 2012 California Rodeo Salinas Salinas, CA

Send event submissions to SmokeSignals@highnoon.com

2011-09-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

Upcoming EventsNOW Until October 2, 2011 Pendleton Round Up Pendleton, ORNOW Until March 30, 2012 Envisioning the West Oklahoma City, OKSeptember 20-23, 2011 Bit Making: Form & Function Workshop (TCAA) Oklahoma City, OKSeptember 20-24, 2011 Rendezvous Royal Cody, WY September 23, 2011 Tequila and Tapas Santa Ynez, CA September 23, 2011 Buckaroo Bash Indianapolis, IN September 24-25, 2011 Montague County Western Heritage Roundup Bowie, TX September 29-October 19, 2011 19th Annual Will James Gathering Elko, NV September 30, 2011 Backstage with Annie Oakley Cody, WY October 6-9, 2011 20th Annual Nebraska Cowboy Poetry & Old West Days Valentine, NB October 8-9, 2011 Golden California Antiques Show Glendale, CA October 14-15, 2011 Traditional Cowboy Artists Assoc 13th Annual Exhibition, Sale, and Seminars Oklahoma City, OKOctober 14-15, 2011 46th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Sale & Exhibition Oklahoma City, OK October 14-16, 2011 Holiday Country Expo and BBQ Fest Ontario, CA October 15-16, 2011 Austin Chocolate Festival Austin, TX October 15-16, 2011 Calabasas Pumpkin Festival Calabasas, CA October 20-23, 2011 9th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium Cartersville, GA October 21, 2011 The West Select Art Sale & Exhibition Phoenix, AZOctober 22, 2011 Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Hollywood, CAOctober 26 - March 25, 2012 The Cowgirl Who Became a Justice: Sandra Day O'Connor, a 30th Anniversary Celebration Fort Worth, TX November 1-6, 2011 Annual Heber City's Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair Heber City, UTNovember 3-6, 2011 9th Annual Cave Creek Wild West Days Cave Creek, AZ November 4-6, 2011 Tombstone Western Music Festival Tombstone, AZNovember 5, 2011 Celebration of Roy Rogers 100th Birthday Apple Valley, CA November 10-13, 2011 17th Annual Cowpoke Fall Gathering Loomis, CA November 19, 2011 - September 2, 2012 Bolo Tie Exhibit at the Heard Museum Phoenix, AZ December 1-10, 2011 National Finals Rodeo Las Vegas, NV December 1-10, 2011 Cowboy Christmas Las Vegas, NV December 2-4, 2011 Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival Monterey, CADecember 7, 2011 We Pointed Them North Art Show & Event Fort Worth, TX January 1, 2012 Celebrate Trigger and the Roy Rogers family in Pasadena's Tournament of Roses 123rd Rose Parade January 28-29, 2012 22nd Annual High Noon Western Americana Antique Show & Auction Mesa, AZFebruary 2-19, 2012 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo San Antonio, TX Send event submissions to SmokeSignals@highnoon.com

Coming Events

2011-06-17T17:29:00.000-07:00

Upcoming Events

NOW Until August 7, 2011 Red Black Related Through History Indianapolis, IN
June 3 - October 2, 2011 Dressed Just Right: An Evolution of Western Style from Function to Flamboyance Cody, WY
June 10-September 5, 2011 Prix de West Art Show - National Cowboy Museum Oklahoma City, OK
June 24-26, 2011 Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction Denver, CO
June 28-July 4, 2011 Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest Rodeo Prescott, AZ
July 7-24, 2011 Reining by the Bay Woodside, CA
July 8-17, 2011 Calgary Stampede Calgary, Alberta
July 15-17, 2011 Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering Encampment, WY
July 21-24, 2011 101st California Rodeo Salinas Salinas, CA
July 23-31, 2011 Durango Fiesta Days Durango, NM
August 3-7, 2011 Old Spanish Days Santa Barbara, CA
August 5-7, 2011 Great Southwest Antique Show Albuquerque, NM
August 11-13, 2011 Antique Ethnographic Art Show Santa Fe, NM
August 11-14, 2011 26th Annual Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering Lewistown, MT
August 12-21, 2011 Objects of Art Antique Show Santa Fe, NM
August 14-16, 2011 Antique Indian Art Show Santa Fe, NM
August 19-20, 2011 Reno Cowboy & Music Gathering Reno, NV
August 27-28, 2011 Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo San Juan Capistrano, CA
September 8-11, 2011 23rd Annual National Cowboy Symposium & Chuck Wagon Cook-off Lubbock, TX
September 10, 2011 Banning Stagecoach Days Parade Banning, CA
September 11-October 9, 2011 Quest for the West Art Sale & Show Indianapolis, IN
September 14-17, 2011 Pendleton Round Up Pendleton, OR
September 20-23, 2011 Bit Making: Form & Function Workshop (TCAA) Oklahoma City, OK

September 20-24, 2011 Rendezvous Royal Cody, WY

September 29-October 19, 2011 19th Annual Will James Gathering Elko, NV

October 8-9, 2011 Golden California Antiques Show Glendale, CA

October 14-15, 2011 Traditional Cowboy Artists Assoc 13th Annual Exhibition, Sale, and Seminars Oklahoma City, OK

October 14-15, 2011 46th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Sale & Exhibition Oklahoma City, OK

October 15-16, 2011 Austin Chocolate Festival Austin, TX

November 1-6, 2011 Annual Heber City's Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair Heber City, UT

November 4-6, 2011 Tombstone Western Music Festival Tombstone, AZ

November 5, 2011 Celebration of Roy Rogers 100th Birthday Apple Valley, CA

December 1-10, 2011 National Finals Rodeo Las Vegas, NV

December 1-10, 2011 Cowboy Christmas Las Vegas, NV

December 2-4, 2011 Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival Monterey, CA

January 28-29, 2012 22nd Annual High Noon Western Americana Antique Show & Auction Mesa, AZ

February 2-19, 2012 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo San Antonio, TX

Send event submissions to SmokeSignals@highnoon.com

THE FAMOUS 6 HORSE CONCORD COACH

2011-04-19T16:48:00.000-07:00

The Concord Coach is the corner stone logo of our factory. We have sold them to the Wells Fargo bank for their lobby and boardroom as well as to many others.

Built high and wide to handle the rough, rutted roads of a new country, the design of a classic American vehicle was perfected in Concord, New Hampshire. Carriage builder J. Stephens Abbot and master wheelwright Lewis Downing built the famed stagecoaches of Wells Fargo & Co. For more details see:

http://theconcordcoach.tripod.com/abbotdowning/.

EVENTS

2011-04-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

Upcoming Events

NOW Until May 15, 2011 To Picture the Words: Illustrators of the American West Oklahoma City, OK
NOW Until August 7, 2011 Red Black Related Through History Indianapolis, IN
April 15, 2011 Cowboy Culture Celebration Dublin, TX
April 15-16, 2011 13th Annual Missouri Cowboy Poetry Festival Mountain View, MO
April 16, 2011 Western Heritage Awards Oklahoma City, OK
April 27-May 1, 2011 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival Santa Clarita, CA
April 28-30, 2011 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow Albuquerque, NM
April 29-May 1, 2011 Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival Santa Maria, CA
April 29-September 15, 2011 Arapaho Journeys: Photographs and Stories from the Wind River Reservation Cody, WY
May 1, 2011 The Autry Celebrates Earth Day Los Angeles, CA
May 1-2, 2011 137th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival Los Angeles, CA
May 6-8, 2011 DesignAmerica-Texas Grapevine, TX
May 7, 2011 Fiesta of the Spanish Horse Burbank, CA
May 24-29, 2011 Bishop Mule Days Bishop, CA
June 3-5, 2011 Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival Oklahoma City, OK
June 3 - October 2, 2011 Dressed Just Right: An Evolution of Western Style from Function to Flamboyance Cody, WY
June 10-September 5, 2011 Prix de West Art Show - National Cowboy Museum Oklahoma City, OK
June 24-26, 2011 Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction Denver, CO
June 28-July 4, 2011 Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest Rodeo Prescott, AZ
August 3-7, 2011 Old Spanish Days Santa Barbara, CA
August 5-7, 2011 Great Southwest Antique Show Albuquerque, NM
August 11-13, 2011 Antique Ethnographic Art Show Santa Fe, NM
August 11-14, 2011 26th Annual Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering Lewistown, MT
August 12-21, 2011 Objects of Art Antique Show Santa Fe, NM
August 14-16, 2011 Antique Indian Art Show Santa Fe, NM
August 19-20, 2011 Reno Cowboy & Music Gathering Reno, NV
September 11-October 9, 2011 Quest for the West Art Sale & Show Indianapolis, IN
September 20-23, 2011 Bit Making: Form & Function Workshop (TCAA) Oklahoma City, OK

September 20-24, 2011 Rendezvous Royal Cody WY

September 29-October 19, 2011 19th Annual Will James Gathering Elko, NV

October 8-9, 2011 Golden California Antiques Show Glendale, CA

November 1-6, 2011 Annual Heber City's Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair Heber City, UT

November 6-8, 2011 Tombstone Western Music Festival Tombstone, AZ

December 2-4, 2011 Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival Monterey, CA

January 28-29, 2012 22nd Annual High Noon Western Americana Antique Show & Auction Mesa, AZ

Send event submissions to SmokeSignals@highnoon.com

2011-03-08T10:47:00.000-08:00

NOW Until May 15, 2011 To Picture the Words: Illustrators of the American West Oklahoma City, OK
March 10-13, 2011 8th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering Cartersville, GA
March 19-20, 2011 Antiques, Objects and Art in LA Glendale, CA
March 24-27, 2011 Palm Springs WestFest & Rodeo Palm Springs, CA
April 9, 2011 Roy Rogers Centennial Auction New Braunfels, TX
April 15, 2011 Cowboy Culture Celebration Dublin, TX
April 15-16, 2011 13th Annual Missouri Cowboy Poetry Festival Mountain View, MO
April 16, 2011 Western Heritage Awards Oklahoma City, OK
April 27-May 1, 2011 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival Santa Clarita, CA
April 28-30, 2011 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow Albuquerque, NM
April 29-May 1, 2011 Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival Santa Maria, CA
April 29-September 15, 2011 Arapaho Journeys: Photographs and Stories from the Wind River Reservation Cody, WY
May 6-8, 2011 DesignAmerica-Texas Grapevine, TX
May 7, 2011 Fiesta of the Spanish Horse Burbank, CA
May 24-29, 2011 Bishop Mule Days Bishop, CA
June 3-5, 2011 Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival Oklahoma City, OK
June 3 - October 2, 2011 Dressed Just Right: An Evolution of Western Style from Function to Flamboyance Cody, WY
June 10-September 5, 2011 Prix de West Art Show - National Cowboy Museum Oklahoma City, OK
June 24-26, 2011 Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction Denver, CO
August 3-7, 2011 Old Spanish Days Santa Barbara, CA
August 5-7, 2011 Great Southwest Antique Show Albuquerque, NM
August 11-13, 2011 Antique Ethnographic Art Show Santa Fe, NM
August 11-14, 2011 26th Annual Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering Lewistown, MT
August 12-21, 2011 Objects of Art Antique Show Santa Fe, NM
August 14-16, 2011 Antique Indian Art Show Santa Fe, NM
September 11-October 9, 2011 Quest for the West Art Sale & Show Indianapolis, IN
September 20-23, 2011 Bit Making: Form & Function Workshop (TCAA) Oklahoma City, OK
November 1-6, 2011 Annual Heber City's Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair Heber City,Ut

Tucson Rodeo

2011-01-29T08:04:00.000-08:00

The dust will fly when expert riders and ropers compete in thrilling Old West contests — like bull riding, barrel racing, and steer wrestling — during the 86th Tucson Rodeo & Parade, a top-25 professional event, at Tucson Rodeo Grounds, February 19-27. Ride 'em cowboys and cowgirls!

Coming Events

2010-12-15T11:01:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Events

NOW thru January 9, 2011 21st Century Regionalists: The Art of the Next West Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, NY
December 18, 2010 Native American Community Drumming Circle Indianapolis, IN
December 28-January 1, 2011 60th Annual Arizona National Stock Show/Cowboy Classics Phoenix, AZ
January 21-22, 2011 22nd Annual Colorado Cowboy Gathering Denver, CO
January 24-29, 2011 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Elko, NV
January 29-30, 2011 High Noon 3-Day Western Americana Event Mesa, AZ
February 3-6, 2011 3rd Annual Texas Crossroads Cowboy Gathering Van Horn, TX
February 3-20, 2011 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo San Antonio, TX
February 10-13, 2011 63rd Annual Gold Rush Days Wickenburg, AZ
February 15-18, 2011 (TCAA) Steel Engraving for Bit & Spur Makers Workshop Oklahoma City, OK
February 18-20, 2011 Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering Ellensburg, WA
February 19-27, 2011 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros Rodeo Tucson, AZ
February 24-27, 2011 Saddle UP! Pigeon Forge, TN
February 25-27, 2011 25th Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering Alpine, TX
March 10-13, 2011 8th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering Cartersville, GA
March 19-20, 2011 The Golden California Show Glendale, CA
March 24-27, 2011 Palm Springs WestFest & Rodeo Palm Springs, CA
April 27-May 1, 2011 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival Santa Clarita, CA
April 28-30, 2011 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow Albuquerque, NM
May 6-8, 2011 DesignAmerica-Texas Grapevine, TX
June 24-26, 2011 Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction Denver, CO
September 20-23, 2011 Bit Making: Form & Function Workshop (TCAA) Oklahoma City, OK

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John Wayne is coming

2010-12-04T10:25:00.001-08:00

After many months of negotiation with John Wayne Enterprises of Newport Beach, CA, we have been granted a license to create metal art images such as the light sconce shown here.

We are starting to build the collection and as soon as possible we will add the pieces on our website with prices that also reflect the contribution we are making to the John Wayne Cancer Foundation.

This effort started because one of our principals, Jim Watson, used to play chess with Wayne way back in the '60's while on the set of the movies John Wayne was making here in Tucson.

We will try very hard to make top quality works that you fans of this great American can be proud to own.

DISCOVERING THE CHEROKEE NATION

2010-10-14T14:51:00.000-07:00

In 1830, President Andrew Jackson forced a new piece of legislation through Congress called the "Indian Removal Act" of which the very large and powerful Cherokee nation was the target. The legislation called for all Native-American tribes to give up their lands east of the Mississippi in exchange for lands to the west. Jackson said that this was for the tribe's protection, but there was an ulterior motive - Euro-Americans settlers were anxious to take over their land, particularly in Northern Georgia where gold had been discovered. A number of Indian nations made attempts at non-violent resistance, but eventually felt that this was an inevitable removal and that there was no way to stop the federal government.

The Cherokee Nation of 22,000 citizens, based in Georgia, the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee, decided to take their protest all the way to the Supreme Court. Considered one of the "civilized" tribes of the Southeast, they had adopted Euro-American practices of large-scale farming, Western education, slave-holding, and even published an English language newspaper. The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee, saying that they had a constitutional right to stay in their ancestral land. In the end, President Jackson refused to enforce the law.

In 1838, the federal government sent in troops, who forced the Cherokees into stockades at bayonet point. They were not allowed time to gather their belongings and their homes were looted. It was then they began the forced thousand-mile march to an area in present-day Oklahoma. Over 4,000 out of 16,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, exhaustion and disease. The Cherokee people call this journey the "Trail of Tears," - a journey that saw more people die than perished in the attacks of September 11, 2001.

The Cherokee Nation Today

Today the Cherokee Nation is the second largest Indian tribe in the nation. There are more than 280,000 tribal members, 70,000 of which reside in the 7,000 square miles of the Cherokee Nation. Soon after the Cherokee arrival, they transformed the area, creating a progressive court and education system with a literacy rate higher than the rest of the U.S. Many white settlements took advantage of their superior schools, and paid tuition to have their children attend the Cherokee schools. Oklahoma grew up around the nations of the Indian Territory, and that influence can be seen today.

Tahlequah - home today to the Cherokee Nation, is located in the heart of the Oklahoma's Green Country, an area of rolling pastoral hills and more than half of the state's parks and lakes. The area's attractions give visitors an inside look at the Cherokee way of life, both past and present. The Cherokee Heritage Center tells the story of this amazing tribe. The Center was built on the original site of the Cherokee National Female Seminary. Offering exhibits, cultural workshops and events, the center includes the Adams Corner Rural Village, Cherokee Family Research Center and Cherokee National Archives. The Cherokee National Museum houses a special exhibit gallery, two Native American art shows, and the award-winning Trail of Tears interpretive exhibition - an experience that will stir you to the depths of your soul. Ancient Village features replicas of traditional homes from the time of intense cultural transformation. Guides and villagers demonstrate traditional Cherokee crafts as basketry, pottery, field games and blow guns. The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum is the oldest government building in Oklahoma. Today, both the Supreme and District Courts still hold sessions here.

For further information on visiting the Cherokee Nation visit: www.CherokeeTourismOK.com

From: "High Noon Smoke Signals"

Corley Winery News

2010-07-27T12:10:00.000-07:00

Chris Corley and President George H.W. Bush (left to right)

“The Culture of Wine” – The Original Monticello Press (1981-2006)

“The Culture of Wine” – The Original Monticello Lab (1981-2009)

February 11th, 2010
Posted By : Chris Corley

This past weekend, we flew out to College Station, TX to host a series of wine events at the George H.W. Presidential Library and Museum. Mark Burns, a family friend and wine broker for Monticello, has recently put together a fantastic wine exhibit which is on display at the library. It’s called “The Culture of Wine”, and represents the California / Napa Valley wine industry in the 1980s, shortly after the famous 1976 Paris Tasting that put California, and specifically Napa Valley, on the global stage in terms of winemaking excellence

We donated a lot of equipment to the exhibit, which Mark painstakingly refurbished to be put on display. The press in the exhibit is the actual Bucher RPM250 that we used at Monticello from 1981 until 2006, when we replaced it with a current model. I’ve spent the better part of 15-16 years crawling around in that press, pulling seeds and grapeskins out of my beard and hair. I hardly recognized it after Mark had spent so much time preparing it for the show. The lab equipment, the pumps, and even some of the grapevines in the show are the real deal from Monticello. We’re very proud of what Mark Burns accomplished with this exhibit and are proud to have been able to contribute to his efforts. You can see more of the exhibit, including video and photos at www.thecultureofwine.com.

We had a couple of opportunities to host seminars as well. On Thursday evening, I had the wonderful experience of addressing a group in the auditorium at the Library. In addition to the general audience in attendance, we had faculty and students from Texas A&M University that joined us for the evening. I particularly enjoyed speaking to and with the staff and students from the Viticulture/Enology and Mechanical Engineering departments. As I never really went to college, the irony of me speaking to a ‘degreed’ group of teachers and students was not lost on me.

On Friday morning, we had a really great experience in visiting President George H.W. Bush in his private offices in Houston. After checking in with the Secret Service (they didn’t even make me check my beard at the door!) we toured his private offices and visited with his staff and then visited with the President for about a half-hour in his private office. It was an absolute honor to spend personal time with the President. He even gave us a Presidential seal of approval on the wine that we had blended specifically for his Library and Museum foundation – the 2006 Monticello Vineyards Presidential Red Wine – Bush Library Designation. The 2006 PresRed is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc and was tasting great throughout the weekend in my unbiased opinion.

News from High Noon

2010-06-13T16:52:00.000-07:00

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Subject: 11 days 'til Denver's 3-Day Shopping Event
We hope you are all coming to Denver June 25-27 for Brian Lebel's Old West SHOW and AUCTION. All of us Western collectors and shoppers will be there.

If you love horses, western style, Indian and cowboy art and artifacts and especially Roy Rogers, be sure to check out the website: http://www.facebook.com/l/8bfec;www.denveroldwest.com for details.

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Coming Events from Smoke Signals

2010-06-09T11:25:00.000-07:00

NOW thru June 20, 2010 Space Silence Spirit - Maynard Dixon's West - The Hays Collection Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA
NOW thru June 30, 2010 Traditions Art Alive - The Art of Sharon Brening Corsicana, TX
NOW thru June 30, 2010 Colorado & The West Scottsdale, AZ
NOW thru June 30, 2010 Wild New Ways: Maurice Sendak's Animal Kingdom National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
NOW thru July 31, 2010 Art of the Western Saddle American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame, Amarillo, TX
NOW thru August 22, 2010 Home Lands: How Women Made the West Los Angeles, CA
NOW thru September 6, 2010 Georgia O'Keefe and the Faraway: Nature and Image Exhibit
Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Ft. Worth, TX
June 4-30, 2010 WAOWing The Golden State - Women Artists of the West Olaf Wieghorst Museum, El Cajon, CA
June 11, 2010 An Evening With The Cowboys at The Carriage and Western Art Museum Santa Barbara, CA
June 11-13, 2010 14th Annual Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering Fort Scott, KS
June 11-13, 2010 Prix de West Invitational Exhibition Opening Weekend Oklahoma City, OK
June 18-20, 2010 Red Earth 24th Annual Native American Festival Oklahoma City, OK
June 20, 2010 Al Shelton, Cowboy Artist to the Stars Los Angeles, CA
June 25-27, 2010 Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction Denver, CO
July 2-4, 2010 Home of Champions Rodeo Red Lodge, MT
July 8-10, 2010 National Quarter Horse Association Summer Horse Show Elko, NV
July 9-18, 2010 Calgary Stampede Calgary, Alberta, Canada
July 14-15, 2010 High Noon & Christie's The Roy Rogers Museum Sale Manhattan, NY
July 19-22, 2010 Wild West History Association Roundup Ruidoso, NM
July 22, 2010 Cheyenne Frontier Days Cheyenne, WY
July 23, 2010 Flying High and Crash Landing: Bull Wrecks in Rodeo Oklahoma City, OK
July 24, 2010 National Day of the American Cowboy Cerritos, CA
July 24, 2010 National Day of the American Cowboy Ft. Worth, TX
July 24, 2010 National Day of the American Cowboy Celebration Spearfish, SD
July 24-August 1, 2010 Durango Fiesta Days Durango, CO
August 6-8, 2010 The Great Southwestern Antique Show Albuquerque, NM
August 12-17, 2010 27th Annual Antique Ethnographic Art Show Santa Fe, NM
August 13-14, 2010 Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering Prescott, AZ
August 13-22, 2010 The Santa Fe Show: Objects of Art Santa Fe, NM
August 15-17, 2010 32nd Annual Invitational Indian Art Show Santa Fe, NM
August 19-23, 2010 Crow Fair 2010 Crow Agency, MT
October 20-24, 2010 Grand National Rodeo San Francisco, CA
December 10-12, 2010 Monterey Cowboy & Music Festival Monterey, CA

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New Products--Sports

2010-04-01T12:55:00.000-07:00

These are new ideas from our factory here in Tucson. They are not old west like most of our items but they are made here, so I will include them on our web site. If I can get them licensed by the MLB they will sell in every baseball franchise in the USA. These are only two of the many we hope to produce.

COMING EVENTS

2010-03-09T11:33:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Events
NOW thru April 3, 2010 Where The Legend Lives: Masterpieces of the Permanent Collection The Museum Of Western Art, Kerrville, TXNOW thru May 2, 2010 Kenneth M. Freeman Legacy Exhibition - Artists At Work Booth Museum, Cartersville, GANOW thru May 16, 2010 Human/Nature: Artists As Explorers in the Early American West Rockwell Museum, Corning, NYNOW thru May 16, 2010 The Photographs of Edward Sherriff Curtis Rockwell Museum, Corning, NYNOW thru May 30, 2010 The Art of Native American Basketry: A Living Tradition Exhibit Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CANOW thru June 20 Space Silence Spirit - Maynard Dixon's West - The Hays Collection Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CANOW thru July 31, 2010 Art of the Western Saddle American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame, Amarillo, TXNOW thru September 6, 2010 Georgia O'Keefe and the Faraway: Nature and Image Exhibit Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Ft. Worth, TXMarch 2-21, 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Houston, TXMarch 6 thru June 11, 2010 All Aboard! The Life and Work of Marjorie Reed Prescott, AZMarch 12-14, 2010 Palm Springs Wild West Fest Downtown Palm Springs, CAMarch 13-28, 2010 Tales of an Urban Indian (Not for children-Sat & Sun's at 2 pm) Los Angeles, CAMarch 17-20, 2010 March in Montana Show & Auction Great Falls, MT March 19-21, 2010 36th Annual Denver March Powwow Denver, COMarch 19-21, 2010 Western Antiques and Collectibles Show (Info: 580-875-3080) Amarillo, TXMarch 20, 2010 The Art of Hopi Wicker Basketry Autry National Center (Museum of the American West) Los Angeles, CA March 26-28, 2010 COWGIRL UP! Creating an Uproar for Women of the West! Wickenburg, AZApril 22-25, 2010 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival Santa Clarita, CAMay 6-9, 2010 Celebrating the Western Woman Pendleton, ORMay 7-9, 2010 Traces of Tradition Festival Cody, WYJune 3-5, 2010 Western Clippings/Memphis Film Olive Branch, MSJune 11, 2010 An Evening With The Cowboys at The Carriage and Western Art Museum Santa Barbara, CA June 25-27, 2010 Brian Lebel's Old West Show & Auction Denver, COJuly 14-15, 2010 High Noon & Christie's The Roy Rogers Museum Sale Manhattan, NYJuly 24, 2010 National Day of the Cowboy Ft. Worth, TX
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The Saguaro Cactus of the Southwest

2010-02-09T17:38:00.000-08:00

The state flower of Arizona is the saguaro cactus flower.

The biggest saguaros are about 200 years old. They have more than 50 arms. Saguaros can grow to over 50 feet tall, but they are not the largest in the world. There are about 50 varieties of tree-like cacti found in the desert and some of them in Mexico and South America are even taller than the saguaro.The biggest saguaros are about 200 years old. They have more than 50 arms. Saguaros can grow to over 50 feet tall, but they are not the largest in the world. There are about 50 varieties of tree-like cacti found in the desert and some of them in Mexico and South America are even taller than the saguaro.

A saguaro's arms usually begin to grow only after it is about 15 feet tall and around 75 years old.

The saguaro is found only in the Sonoran Desert, which includes about 120,000 square miles of California and Arizona. Most of Baja California and half of the state of Sonora, Mexico is also included. You won't find saguaros above an elevation of about 3,500 feet since they can't handle much frost.

Saguaro is an Indian word. The correct pronunciation is "sah-wah-ro" or "suh-wah-ro." The formal name is Carnegiea gigantea. It is named for Andrew Carnegie.

Facts and Photos
By Judy Hedding, About.com Guide

Indian Spirit Guide

2010-02-09T15:12:00.000-08:00

This is an Indian Spirit Head metal wall decoration as seen on our web site. This one has an eagle under the wolf; can you see it ?!

Spirits have a special place in Indian culture. I have found an extensive list which is worth a look and includes the two shown here.

I had no idea how much thought has gone into these.

http://www.manataka.org/page236.html

History of the rodeo bull

2010-01-30T11:03:00.000-08:00

This site is for those who want to know the amazing history and current state of this very specialized breed of bull.

http://www.corrientecattle.org/

A Tucson artist of note

2010-01-30T10:39:00.000-08:00

Check out this talented lady @ http://shop.anniemargarita.com
for some very nice artwork. The site is offering 25% discounts until February 15 2010.

Artists of Tucson

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Hi western lovers ! In the coming days I am going to add information on some of the many great artist's websites for our local talent. I am not sure why we have so many good ones here but we do. We even had 20 artists come to Tucson from Paris, France, in November, for 10 days. It was organized by my friend Hana Ripp, in an exchange which will send 10-20 of our's to Paris next year.
(http://www.hanaepi.com/)

Also I have a great site for you all to check out that I found on Face Book: http://www.highnoon.com/
It has great articles and schedule of coming events for Southwestern Lore.

e.t.

Western events you should know about

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NOW thru January 03, 2010 Arte en la Charrería: The Artisanship of Mexican Equestrian Culture National Cowboy Museum, Oklahoma City, OKNOW thru January 10, 2010 Charles M. Russell Retrospective Denver Art Museum, Denver, CONOW thru January 10, 2010 American Legacy: Our National Parks Plein Air Painters of AmericaThe Haggin Museum, Stockton, CANOW thru May 30, 2010 The Art of Native American Basketry: A Living Tradition Exhibit Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CAJanuary 16-18, 2010 Winter Storytelling Festival: Sharing Our Stories National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC January 30-31, 2010 20th Annual High Noon Show & Auction Mesa, AZFebruary 12 thru September 6, 2010 Georgia O'Keefe and the Faraway: Nature and Image Exhibit Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Ft. Worth, TXFebruary 25-28, 2010 10th Annual Saddle Up! (Western Musicians & Cowboy Poetry) Pigeon Forge, TNMarch 2-21, 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Houston, TXMarch 12-14, 2010 Palm Springs Wild West Fest Downtown Palm Springs, CAApril 22-25, 2010 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival Santa Clarita, CAJuly 24, 2010 National Day of the Cowboy Ft. Worth, TX
Send event submissions to SmokeSignals@highnoon.com

The Indian, a short history

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The Indian, was named by Columbus on his arrival in 1492, believing he had found a short route to India !

Most of us have seen the Indian depicted in the movies either as an attacker of the settlers as they moved West, or as a Warrior in battle trying, with honor, to protect his land.

Those famous Tribes we see depicted the most, actually came from as far away as Florida and had only been in the West for 100 years or so.

Until Columbus introduced the horse to the Americas in the 1500's the native peoples were pretty busy just trying to stay alive and spent their days hunting or farming.

The horse changed everything.

It meant that The Men, instead of taking all week to bring home the ''bacon'', could go out and be back the same or in the next days !

Well, since they didn't do ''Women's work'' what were they going to do for the rest of the week ?

I know, lets go raid another tribe and steal their Women !

And so the Warrior class came to be.

Most Indian tribes remained peaceful and were themselves the victims of the other tribes.

By the time the settlers started to ''invade'' these newly occupied lands, some of the nations were getting pretty good at fighting each other. Now they could turn their attention to the arriving intruders.

The rest, as they say, is history !

See also: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Tribes.html

The Cowboy

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The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century became a figure of special significance and legend.[1] A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls, first defined as such in the late 19th century, had a less-well documented historical role, but in the modern world have established the ability to work at virtually identical tasks and obtained considerable respect for their achievements.[2] There are also cattle handlers in many other parts of the world, particularly South America and Australia, who perform work similar to the cowboy in their respective nations.
The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain and the earliest settlers of the Americas. Over the centuries, differences in terrain, climate and the influence of cattle-handling traditions from multiple cultures created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world, the cowboy's equipment and techniques also adapted to some degree, though many classic traditions are still preserved today.

Bronc Riding the Old West Way

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The following article was excerpted from http://www.cowboyshowcase.com

Bronc Riding the Old West WayElko, Nevada, holds a special event that recreates the old-timer's way of topping off the rough string. The Silver State Stampede Association in Elko, Nevada, sponsors a special event in conjunction with its annual PRCA rodeo held in July. This event is called Old West World Championship Bronc Riding. Beginning in 2003, twenty top bronc riders came from several western states, out of remote ranches and cows camps with names such as, State Line Camp, Kitchen Meadows, White Horse Ranch, and Devil’s Corral to ride the “bad ones”. These twenty bronc riders each put up a $400 entrance fee, with no stock charge, for a chance to ride for $8,000 in prize money and a World’s Championship buckle.
Saddle bronc riding is the classic event in professional rodeo. This Old West version of the event takes bronc riding back to its origins when the big outfits sent their top “bronco men” to town to compete against each other. At the turn of the twentieth century, there were hundreds of cowboys working on cow outfits in the Elko area. It was a practice for neighboring cowboys to get together and ride the “rough string” to see who was the best.
The Silver State Stampede is the oldest rodeo in Nevada. The tradition of an annual rodeo in Elko started in 1913, sponsored by G.S. Garcia, world famous bit, spur, and saddle maker. Garcia, who owned the G.S, Garcia Harness and Saddle Shop in Elko at that time, figured the rodeo would get northern Nevada cowboys gathered for a good time, and it would provide entertainment and income for the townspeople.
Bronc riding, at that time, had a minimum of rules. Of course, the cowboy who made the wildest and showiest ride usually took home the money. The hands in the region would plan all year to attend this rodeo and try their luck. There have been many saddle bronc riders who came out of Great Basin high desert country to go on to the big time in the professional rodeo circuit. Names like Marvel, Wines, Slagowski, Gardner, and others are well known throughout the West in bronc riding circles.
Fifty years ago, the Prunty Brothers trailed their native bucking stock over 100 miles from the Diamond A Desert, which straddles the Nevada-Idaho border near Charleston, Nevada, to put on the Silver State Stampede. Continuing this tradition, the bucking stock for the Old West Bronc Riding this year was furnished by Wally Blossom from Owyhee, Nevada. The broncs used were a mixture of big strong horses that had bucked before and some young horses that had only been bucked out of a chute once or twice before.

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TOMBSTONE ARIZONACOMING EVENTSSee all current area events in each issue of Tombstone Times
Red Cross Tombstone Blood Drive ~ September 15, 2009 - Help Save a Life! Donate blood at the Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday September 15 from 1:00pm - 6:00pm at the American Legion Hall - 2nd & Allen Streets, in Tombstone. For more information call John at the Tombstone Pharmacy(520) 457-3543.
Historic Gleeson Jail Open House ~ October 3, 2009 - The "Grand Opening" of the newly restored Gleeson Jail House will take place on Saturday October 3rd from 10am until 4pm with historical photos, documents and artifacts on display. Local ranchers, residents, and area historians will be in attendance, with visitors invited to bring a picnic lunch and lawn chairs to experience a hint of times gone by. For more information visit the Gleeson Arizona Jail's webiste at: www.gleesonarizona.com
Corvettes & Ghost Riders ~ October 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2009 - Events include an Early Cowpoke Redezvous, Welcome Rustlers Corral, People's Choice NCCC Car Show, Saloon Stroll Poker Rallies, Wyatt & Doc's Cowboy Merrymaking, Tombstone History Walk and more!! For further information call "Tex" at (602) 808-9352, Denise at (480) 888-9459 or visit their website at: www.corvettesandghostriders.com
True West’s Great American Adventures ~ Wyatt Earp's Vendetta Ride ~ October 12-16, 2009 - This five-day ride takes you to the Chiricahua, Dragoon and Whetstone Mountains, through the high country around Tombstone, visiting spots where Wyatt and his posse killed Florentio Cruz, "Curly Bill" Brocius, plus Johnny Ringo's gravesite and more. Horses, tack, food, provided. For more info visit www.Great-American-Adventures.com
HELLDORADO DAYS! ~ October 16, 17 & 18, 2009 - Tombstone's Oldest Celebration. Started in 1929 as the town's 50th Anniversary celebration. Events include Reenactments, Fashion Shows, a Carnival, Live Music, Street Entertainment, Food, Beard contest and a Parade. Contact Steve Reeder at (520) 457-3291 or visit their website at: www.tombstonehelldoradodays.com
Tombstone Gun Show ~ October 17 & 18, 2009 - Guns, Knives, Jewelry & more! In the old High School Gymnasium - 6th & Allen Streets. Open at 9:00 am both days! Presented by McMann's Roadrunner. For more information, or to reserve a table, call (602) 843-5303. You can also visit McMannsRoadrunner.com for a coupon worth $1.00 off your admission.
Tombstone Western Music Festival ~ November 6, 7 & 8, 2009 - This Eighth Annual event features Three Days of Live Western Music, Vendors, Evening Concerts in historic Schieffelin Hall, Free Daytime Stages, Street Events, Cowboy Church. Headliners scheduled: Syd Masters and the Swing Riders, The Desert Sons, Jon Messenger, Call of the West, Jim Wilson, Journey West, Keeter Stuart, Trails & Rails, Katy Creek, Tom Hiatt and the Sundown Riders, Patty Clayton, Jim Jones, Doc Stovall, Mike Moutoux and Kerry Gromacher. For more information call (520) 457-2295 or visit their website at tombstonewesternmusicfestival.org.
All event information is thought to be correct at the time of publication, however typos do occur and schedules, services and prices do change. Please be sure to use the contact information prior to your visit to verify the accuracy of event schedules. If you know of an upcoming event that should be listed here, let us know at
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The QuailThe California Quail is a highly sociable bird and one of the daily communal activities is the taking of dust baths.

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The California Quail is a highly sociable bird and one of the daily communal activities is the taking of dust baths. A family of quail will select an area where the ground has been newly turned or is soft, and using their underbellies, will burrow downward into the soil some 1-2 inches. They then wriggle about in the indentations they have created, flapping their wings and ruffling their feathers, causing dust to rise in the air. They seem to prefer sunny places in which to create these dust baths, and an ornithologist is able to detect the presence of quail in an area by spotting the circular indentations left behind in the soft dirt, some 3-6" in diameter.
One of the male Quails is designated as the family guard. He perches atop a fence post, tree branch, or even a telephone pole to keep a close watch on his clan, emitting a variety of calls to inform them of approaching dangers, or to keep in verbal contact with other Quails. Quails are members of the pheasant family.
We have noted that male quails are also often designated baby sitters, and several 'uncles' may be seen guarding baby quails on their walks. Baby Quails are able to fly just a few days after hatching, and this is vital. Because the California Quail is not the best flier - but rather spends much of its time on the ground, it is essential that it be able to fly up quickly away from danger.
These clever, sensitive and beautiful birds are excellent spouses and parents. We would like to add that we at American Bird Guide deplore the practice of viewing Quails as a food source. They belong in the wild, living in their productive family groups. Quail ornaments, quail flags, quail stamps, plush quails, and quail gifts all celebrate the special charm of this beloved bird. Your local wild bird supply store should be able to offer you quail seed, as well.

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Buzzard can mean:
A vulture, particularly the American Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture, or as a general term for vultures.
In parts of the United States where they are considered pest, particularly in rural areas, a derogatory term for certain birds of prey, such as the Chickenhawk (a common colloquial name referring to both the Red-tailed Hawk and the Cooper's Hawk), or the Duck hawk (known elsewhere as the Peregrine).

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History of the Zia

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Archaeologists believe that the Keresan-speaking residents of Zia are descendants of the Ancestral Puebloan people of the Four Corners region who migrated to the Jemez River Valley sometime in the thirteenth century.[4] Spanish explorer, Antonio de Espejo first encountered the Zia in 1583 when he noted that the bigest pueblos was the one the natives called, Tsiya, which the Spanish later altered to Zia.
Spanish settlers and their religious orders slowly took control of the region and outlawed traditional Zia religious ceremonies. The first missionary was assigned to the Zia in 1598 by Don Juan De Onate, and by 1613 a church and convent had built by tribal members.[1] Tensions between the Spanish and Zia continued to build until 1689 when a regional uprising led by, a Tewa religious leader, Popé overthrew the Spanish regime. The uprising was successful and the Spanish were forced to flee south. The Pueblo Indians acquired horses from the Spanish, thus allowing the further spread of horses to the Plains tribes.[5]
It was another nine years before they returned laying siege to Zia Pueblo in 1689. Soldiers led by Governor Domingo Jironza Petriz de Cruzate sacked the pueblo, killing 600 people and taking 70 Zia Indians captive.[6] Three years later the Spanish had crushed any Publeo resistance and convinced the Zia people and their leader, Antonio Malacate, to return to their homes but fighting and disease had taken their toll with only about 120 people left living in Zia in 1892.[7]

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Native American Hoop Dance is a form of storytelling dance incorporating anywhere from 1 to 30 hoops as props, which are used to create both static and dynamic shapes, or formations, representing various animals and storytelling elements. It is generally performed by a solo dancer with many hoops.
During the dance, shapes are formed in storytelling ritual such as the butterfly, the eagle, the snake, and the coyote, with the hoop symbolizing the never-ending circle of life.[1] Native American Hoop dance focuses on very rapid moves, and the construction of hoop formations around and about the body. The hoops used are typically of very small diameter (1-2.5 feet). In elaborate sequences of moves, the hoops are made to interlock, and in such a way they can be extended from the body of the dancer to form appendages such as wings and tails. The hoops are often handmade by the dancers out of simple plastic piping (though some are made of wood) and wrapped in colorful tapes, similar to the construction techniques used by modern hoopdancers.
Native American Hoop Dance has been formally recognized as a cultural heritage, embodied in both documentary films and as a living tradition in formal competition. The most popular competition occurs annually at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Up to 80 dancers have participated on any given year,[2] and the competitions have drawn as many as 10,000 spectators.

The Coyote

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[edit] Character in mythology

Coyote tries to persuade Opossum to let him have some persimmons, in a Caddo story.
Main article: Coyote (mythology)
Traditional stories from many Native American nations include a deity whose name is translated into English as "Coyote". Although especially common in stories told by southwestern Native American nations, such as the Diné and Apache, stories about Coyote appear in dozens of Native American nations from Canada to Mexico.
Usually appearing as a trickster, a culture hero or both, Coyote also often appears in creation myths and etiological myths. Although usually appearing in stories as male, Coyote can also be female or a hermaphrodite, in some traditional Native American stories

Coyote vs Roadrunner

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The Roadrunner

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"Road Runner" redirects here. For other uses, see Roadrunner (disambiguation).
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner

Wile E. Coyote (left) and Road Runner (right) in Adventures of the Road-Runner.
First appearance
Fast and Furry-ous (September 16, 1949)
Created by
Chuck Jones
Voiced by
Wile E. Coyote: Silent until 1952, then:Mel Blanc (1952 - 1989)Joe Alaskey (1990 - 1995)Dee Bradley Baker (Duck Dodgers)Maurice LaMarche (1990 - current)The Road Runner:Paul Julian (1949 - 1995)Mel Blanc (1969 - 1989)Dee Bradley Baker (1995 - current)
Wile E. Coyote (also known simply as "The Coyote") and The Road Runner are cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Brothers, while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese. The characters went on to star in a long-running series of theatrical cartoon shorts (the first 16 of which were written by Maltese) and the occasional made-for-television cartoon.
What the E stands for is never indicated in the cartoons - a 1975 comic book story has it standing for 'Ethelbert' - it is a play on phonics for the phrase "Wiley Coyote". Although the coyote's last name is routinely pronounced with a long "e" as in the real-life animal (e.g. "ky-O'-tee"), in at least one case (To Hare is Human), the character himself is heard pronouncing it with a long "a" (e.g. "ky-O'-tay") in an attempt to sound refined or intellectual.
The Coyote has separately appeared as an occasional antagonist against Bugs Bunny in five shorts: Operation: Rabbit, To Hare is Human, Rabbit's Feat, Compressed Hare, and Hare-Breadth Hurry. While he is generally silent in the Coyote-Road Runner shorts, he speaks with a refined accent in these solo outings (except for Hare-Breadth Hurry), introducing himself as "Wile E. Coyote - super genius", voiced by Mel Blanc.[1] The Road Runner vocalizes only with a signature sound, "beep, beep", and an occasional tongue noise. The "beep, beep" was recorded by Paul Julian.[2]

Arizona Game and Fish Department

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Javelina

Habitat

Arizona Javelina

The collared peccary, or javelina, evolved in South America and migrated north, only recently arriving in Arizona. Javelina bones are not found in Arizona archaeological sites and early settlers made infrequent references to their occurrence. It's possible that the peccary spread simultaneously with the replacement of Arizona's native grasslands by scrub and cactus. The collared peccary has one of the greatest latitudinal ranges of any New World game animal, occurring from Arizona to Argentina. The range of the peccary is still expanding, primarily northwestward. In the United States, the collared peccary only occurs in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.Life HistoryAdult javelina generally weigh 35 to 60 lbs, the male being slightly heavier than the female. New born javelina weigh about one pound. They are tan to brownish in color with a reddish dorsal stripe. They acquire adult coloration at three months. The salt and pepper appearance of adults is due to whitish bands on the black hairs. These hairs are up to six inches long, with the mane being blackest, longest, and erectile. In the winter, the coat is very dense and dark and the "collar" is visible. In summer, the javelina sheds hair. The shorter hairs are lighter and the collar frequently is not visible.
Javelina continue to grow until they reach adult height in about 10 months. At this age, the javelina are sexually mature. Being of tropical origin, peccaries are capable of breeding throughout the year, the only wild ungulate in the western hemisphere with a year long breeding season. This long breeding season, early maturity, and the ability to have two litters in one year gives them the greatest reproductive potential of North American big game.
Breeding peaks in January, February, and March. After a 145-day gestation period, most births occur in June, July, and August. This peak corresponds with the maximum rainfall period. Two is the most common number of young. Unlike other animals, the javelina does not lick the offspring at birth, but rolls or tumbles it. The young are precocial, following their mothers shortly after birth and are usually weaned at six weeks.
While javelina have lived to 24 years in captivity, the average life span is closer to seven or eight. Predation on javelina is common from mountain lions and bobcats. Coyotes and golden eagles are effective predators of juvenile javelina.
Since javelina are found in so many habitats, its natural that their foods should vary. Javelina are opportunistic feeders eating flowers, fruits, nuts, berries, bulbs, and most succulent plants. Prickly pear cactus makes up the major portion of their diet.Hunt HistoryJavelina were not legally designated as big game until 1929, when a season from November 1 through January 31 was authorized and a bag limit of one javelina a year was imposed. Hunter interest gradually increased, particularly among non-residents, and the javelina became an important game animal in Arizona after World War II. By 1950, hunters were purchasing nearly 10,000 javelina tags and taking more than 1,000 animals a year. In 1959, an archery javelina season was initiated, and by 1971 more than 30,000 hunters were harvesting more than 6,000 javelina a year. This pressure was deemed excessive in some game management units, and permit-only firearm hunting was instituted in 1972. To further curtail hunt pressure and better distribute hunters, permit-only HAM (handgun, archery, and muzzleloader) hunts were initiated in 1974, and archery hunting was limited to permit-only hunting in 1992. In 2006, Arizona began offering javelina permits for fall seasons as well as spring seasons.BehaviorJavelina are herd animals with herd sizes averaging 8 to 9 animals. Territories are set up using droppings and the dorsal scent gland to mark these areas. Aggressive displays will be made to intruding javelina. Territory size varies with the productivity of the habitat, but averages about 750 acres.
Summary
Breeding Period: Year Round
Young Appear: Year Round
Average Number of Young: 2
Distribution: 1K-6K ft,mostly south of Mogollon Rim
Habitat: Desert, chaparral, and oak-grasslands
Food Preference: Cacti, insects, fruits, and seeds in season
Range: 4 sq. miles
Live Weight: M-65lbs.; F-50lbs.
Predators: Coyote and mountain lion
Updated April 2009

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The Stagecoach in America

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] Concord stagecoaches
The first Concord stagecoach was built in 1827. Abbot Downing Company employed leather strap braces under their stagecoaches which gave a swinging motion instead of the jolting up and down of a spring suspension. The company manufactured over forty different types of carriages and wagons at the wagon factory in Concord , New Hampshire . The Concord Stagecoaches were built so solidly that it became known that they didn't break down but just wore out. The Concord stagecoach sold throughout South America, Australia, and Africa. Over 700 Concord stagecoaches were built by the original Abbot Downing Company before it disbanded in 1847. Mark Twain stated in his 1861 book Roughing It that the Concord Stagecoach was like "a cradle on wheels".
The term "stage" originally referred to the distance between stations on a route, the coach traveling the entire route in "stages," but through constant misuse it came to apply to the coach. A stagecoach could be any four wheeled vehicle pulled by horses or mules - the primary requirement being that it was used as a public conveyance, running on an established route and schedule. Vehicles included buckboards and dead axle wagons, surplus Army ambulances, celerity [or mud] coaches, and the deluxe Concord. Selection of the vehicle was made by the owner of the stage line, and he would choose the most efficient vehicle based upon the load to be carried, the road conditions, and the weather; and used a two, four or six-horse team based upon those factors and the type of car.

See also: George Chorpenning; Central Nevada Route; Pony Express; Wells Fargo; Butterfield Overland Mail
At a time when sectional tensions were tearing the United States apart, stagecoaches provided regular transportation and communication between St. Louis, Missouri, in the Midwest along the Mississippi River, and San Francisco, California, in the West. Although the Pony Express is often credited with being the first fast mail line across the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast, stagecoach lines operated by George Chorpenning and the Butterfield Stage predated the Pony Express by nearly three years.
Butterfield Overland Stage began rolling on September 15, 1858, when the twice-weekly mail service began. A Butterfield Overland Concord Stagecoach was started in San Francisco and another Overland Stage in Tipton, Missouri, they ran over the better roads. As the going got rougher, the passengers and mail were transferred to "celerity wagons" designed for the roughest conditions. Each run encompassed 2,812 miles and had to be completed in 25 days or less in order to qualify for the $600,000 government grant for mail service.
In March 1860, John Butterfield was forced out because of debt. The beginning of the American Civil War forced the Stage Company to stop using the ox bow route and to use the central overland road instead. The Eastern end of the central route, St. Louis to Denver, Colorado was taken over by Ben Holladay. Ben Holladay is characterized as a devoted, diligent, enterprising man who became known as the Stagecoach King. At the western end, Denver to San Francisco, the Stage Company was taken over by Wells Fargo due to large debts that Butterfield owed. Wells Fargo commandeered the monopoly over long-distance overland stage coach and mail service with a massive web of relay stations, forts, livestock, men, and stage coaches by 1866. Transcontinental stage-coaching came to an end with the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869.

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This is a picture of the original Dodo as discussed in our Garden art section. It has been extinct for several centuries hence the saying, ''Dead as a Dodo".

Iguana

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Reptiles: Iguana
Range: southeastern Canada to Central and South America, the Galápagos Islands, some Caribbean islands (such as Cuba, Jamaica, and the Anegadas), Fiji in the South Pacific, and Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa.Habitat: found in habitats from tropical and subtropical forests to deserts and along the seashore.
What is an iguana? Take a closer look...
The iguana family includes some of the largest lizards found in the Americas, with their whiplike tails making up about half of that length. Like other reptiles, iguanas are cold-blooded, egg-laying animals with an excellent ability to adapt to their environment. Species of iguanas vary greatly in size, color, behavior, and their endangered status in the wild. Some species, like the green iguana Iguana iguana, are quite common; other species, like the Fijian banded iguana Brachylophus fasciatus, are endangered.

Gold in them thar hills !!

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Leaving Phoenix behind, you are slowly transported back in time. Driving west, you begin to notice the desert is covered with the giant and majestic "Saguaro" cactus. You marvel at the number of different plants and animals that inhabit Arizona, and begin to drift back in time, to the State's Wild West past.

In 1862, Paulino Weaver - a paid Army scout and mountain-man explorer, led a gold prospecting party deep into what would become the "Weaver Mountains." Weaver's party camped for the night below the Western face of a "small hill." Some of the men in the party went down to a little creek below the hill to pan for gold. They were quickly rewarded with thick flakes and pickers in their pans.
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Late that night, burros and horses broke away from camp during a windstorm described in one diary as, "hellacious." The next morning, Weaver sent a couple of his cowboys to look for them. They spotted the livestock at the top of the hill. When the cowboys rode to the top they saw, “..hundreds of gold nuggets the size of potatoes!", said one soldier’s diary, "all over the top of the hill!"
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*Not even two-hours after leaving Phoenix, you'll arrive in the 1860's gold mining town of Congress, with Rich Hill beckoning you just five-miles across the open desert to the east! You’ll find your heart is pounding a little quicker and your breathing will be a wee-bit fast and shallow. You'll be excited. Just remember, your Arizona Gold Adventures expedition is just getting Started!
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BOOKING NOW FOR FALL / WINTER 2009-2010.
Email: Info@ArizonaGoldAdventures.com

Arizona Gold Adventures Inc. is the leading provider of private, fully outfitted, ground and helicopter gold prospecting day trips and vacations throughout the state of Arizona, Five-day/Five-night Vacations starting at $1,899.98 per-person / $2,299.00
double occupancy!
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AGA “Daycation” DAY TRIPS!

If you are going to be in the Phoenix / Scottsdale / Tucson area for business or pleasure, come out and prospect with us! Please try and make your reservation IN ADVANCE! We do not want to disappoint you by being booked solid for the day you want to come.
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Our “Daycation” Gold Prospector’s Day Trips start at just $349.00 And include:

Your Personal AGA Certified Gold Prospecting Instructor and Claim Guide.
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Nugget Shooting with Personal Instruction and Use of a specialized gold finding metal detector.
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Personal Gold Panning Instruction and use of a re-circulating sluice box and Dry washer.
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Both options include a full day of supervised and instructional placer gold mining -
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SAVE $150.00 OFF Our Regular Price For A LIMITED TIME! Book a Special Two-day Weekday or Weekend trip - Overnight lodging included:
just $599.00 + tax per-couple!

AGA Prefers your personal check (please allow Five-business days for your check to clear our bank, made payable to: Arizona Gold Adventures Inc.)
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We also accept all Major Credit Cards through www.PayPal.com PayPal is a safe and secure method of payment. We have been Members since 2002.

Please ask! We love to answer your questions.
We urge you to reserve your dates as far in advance as you can. Call Terry at: 914-589-3985 or Email: Info@ArizonaGoldAdventures.com

Want gold? Call us!
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Arizona Gold Adventures (AGA) offers personalized gold prospecting & panning day trips and vacations less than two-hours from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona - and now Tucson, as well!

Stay as long as you like; One-day, or a month! We are ready to provide you with:

A Personal, Certified AGA Gold Prospecting Instructor & Gold Claim Guide. This is not a “Group” excursion. We never throw 20- strangers together on a “Common Dig.” Your Certified AGA Prospecting Instructor wants you to find gold, and will teach you – hands on, how and where to find it!

Specialized gold finding VLF and Pulse Induction metal detectors like the Minelab 4000, and Fisher Gold Bug 2 machines. These two gold detectors alone would cost you over $5,000 to purchase on your own!

Gold Panning/Recovery equipment. The classic Gold Pan; Drywasher; Automated Gold Panning Wheel; Dredge; the Re-circulating Sluice and more!

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A Full-Year Membership in a Arizona Gold Prospecting Club! That means you can come back on your own and prospect on premium gold claims as many times as you like over the next year!
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Full Week Vacations start at just $1,899.98 per-person / just $2,299.00 double occupancy - and include: Five full days of prospecting; Use of all gold mining equipment and training; a full-year Arizona Prospecting Club Membership; and Lodging at an AGA Partner Motel!

Call: Terry @ (914) 589-3985 for more information, pricing and reservations.
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SINGLES! – Join our “Partner Up” program and split the cost of your Arizona Gold Adventures Helicopter or Ground gold mining vacation! Take advantage of AGA Couple Discounts by partnering with another prospector – and, you get your own room! Email: info@ArizonaGoldAdventures.com today for more details!
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Print out our Required AGA Liability Waiver/Release and, our AGA Business Agreement here: http://arizonagoldadventures.com/_wsn/page12.html

On Stanton Road at 6:00am, headed to Rich Hill, AZ to find some GOLD!
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Why Vacation with Arizona Gold Adventures?
Arizona Gold Adventures, Inc., has one focus, one mission: Providing our guests with an unmatched, fully instructed and guided gold prospecting experience in Arizona! Your Arizona Gold Adventures Certified Prospecting Instructor and Gold Claims Guide, is fully outfitted with all the AGA required gold mining equipment needed to find, and help you recover placer gold throughout the Great State of Arizona! AGA Certified Gold Prospecting Instructors and Gold Claim Guides have years of gold prospecting experience, belong to the best Recreational Gold Mining Clubs in Arizona, prospect the best gold claims and are all fully-insured and vetted by Arizona Gold Adventures, Inc.
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY DESERT SPECIAL!
Book your AGA Gold Prospecting Trip for Two by August 14th, and we'll give you FOUR-days and FOUR-nights at Rich Hill, Arizona for just $1499.95 + tax!
All Equipment; Training; Private Instruction; Gold claim access and private guide; lodging and more! Call Terry (914) 589-3985
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Southwestern decor tips

2009-07-09T15:09:00.000-07:00

Looking for a Little Southwest in Your Home? What do you think of when you think about the Southwest? Do you see images of cactus, open desserts, saloons and gun-slinging cowboys or galloping horses? Southwest décor adds all the best of the Southwest in one great style you can use to decorate your home or office.
You can use Southwest home decor in your living room, family or sitting room or a den to create a homey feel and also to elicit conversation when visitors come over. The bright colors and interesting patterns are great conversation starters. Some examples of colors that are predominant in a southwestern theme include reds, oranges, yellows and greens. You may also enjoy turquoise or even browns blended with the brighter colors.
Southwest decor is a fabulous way to spruce up your home or office in a beautiful, rustic style you can enjoy. Colorful rugs and throw rugs add vibrant Southwestern style to the room and you may enjoy many Native American themed items and objects in the room. Hand made Native American throw rugs, wall decor and even Native American drums make great decoration and conversational pieces.
When it comes to furniture in your Southwest room, you may have a hard time finding prints in the style that you want so you can also use slipcovers over your couch and other furniture. You can then use brightly colored throw pillows and maybe even a woven blanket in Southwest style over your chair or couch.
Dark woods and distressed woods work great in Southwest decorated homes, as well as rustic, cabin styled furniture. You might choose a large pedestal Native American drum for use as a table. You can have a unique item that is also a part of a beautiful heritage you can share with your family for many generations to come.
Lastly, you will need fine Southwest accessories. You can find many great items to choose from at Unique Decor Online. For example, metal wall art such as this metal sun face is very popular in Southwest styles. You can choose to cover your walls with paintings and wall art like these beautiful wild Native American ponies.
There are tons of great creative items to choose from for your home while style staying in your desired theme. You can find lizards, roadrunners, pottery and painters, horses, feathers, cactus and so many other great themes and items. Begin building pieces for your Southwest room today.
Use your creativity and you can design the most beautiful, Southwestern decor themed room imaginable.
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The Southwest is coming to you

2009-05-27T14:24:00.000-07:00

COMING SOON

Hi

My name is Todd Corley, I plan to have some fun with this site. I will be putting in articles about the Southwest, its history, artists and talented people that live here in the Tucson area and anything I can think of that you might like to know about this "Last of the Old West" place.

Believe me, this is it and the people here still feel that they are a part of the "Old West" !

I consider Tombstone part of the Tucson environ; I will include news and features of the "Town Too Tough to Die" !

Gold mining and information on how and where to find it will be a feature; who doesn't fancy finding a nugget in their gold pan !!

I might even throw in some real estate news; the boom is about to start up again !!

Anything you want to contribute or ask , please do... and come back often !!