Prisoner of Hopes

Tag: History

  • Random Stop at the Chandler Museum: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Random Stop at the Chandler Museum: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    A random stop turns into a profound learning experience as we face history and our current national condition

  • Inari Tokyo: Travel Goals Japan

    Inari Tokyo: Travel Goals Japan

    I am drawn to sacred spaces, especially if they are authentically in use. While I know little about Shinto, I can relate to the seeking and penitent hearts.

  • Dove of the Desert: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Dove of the Desert: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    A beautiful church in the desert provides refuge for an Indian nation. I am moved by its elegance and authenticity.

  • Casa Grande: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Casa Grande: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    It was supposed to be a road trip to visit lesser known national parks. But a government shut down causes to think even more outside the box. Local color saves the day.

  • Verde to Tonto: Rural Road Trip Arizona

    Verde to Tonto: Rural Road Trip Arizona

    I wouldn’t call us aimless. But we have no plan other than to enjoy this beautiful weekend. The weather is perfect. Blue skies. Cool breeze. And we have a whole day ahead of us to enjoy whatever we can.

  • Jerome: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Jerome: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Jerome is a little city with a big past and tenacious residents. It is built on a steep hillside. Some might call it a mountain. It once was the center of a mining empire. Today it is best known as a ghost town. There are only dozens of people who call it home. I drive…

  • Hopi Ruins: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Hopi Ruins: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    After standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona for about as long as we care to, we head out of town on Route 66. Within a few minutes, we find a trading post that sells native made products. I leave with a lighter wallet and some beautiful jewelry. The shop keeper recommends that we visit…

  • Trading Post: Rural Road Trip Arizona

    Trading Post: Rural Road Trip Arizona

    On our way to Canyon de Chelly, we stop at the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic site. To get here, we drove though miles of Navajo Country, wdesert and across a tiny one lane bridge. On the outside, the building looks as it once did. Adobe bricks baked by the sun form crude walls. A…

  • Old Town Charm: Rural Road Trips New Mexico

    Old Town Charm: Rural Road Trips New Mexico

    Sometimes a road warrior just needs a little down time. In old town Albuquerque, a quiet stroll and a leisurely meal fit the bill. The old section of town is a bit ragged around the edges. Shops have closed and the tourist traffic is light. But the streets and adobe buildings have a magic all…

  • The Canyon Remembered: Rural Road Trip Texas

    The Canyon Remembered: Rural Road Trip Texas

    We are standing in Palo Duro Canyon. A roadrunner follows us around the parking lot. He assumes an assertive stance on the red dirt hill just off the sidewalk and challenges us to follow along the trail to the river. Of course I tag along. He is cute and I love to hike. It is…