Ghost towns of the Southwest

Ghost towns of the Southwest

DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. (AP) — The Amargosa Hotel was once a hub of activity, the Spanish Colonial-style buildings filled with workers from the Pacific Coast Borax company. Once the mine shut down, the people left, leaving the U-shaped hotel and the opera house...
Park the car and visit the Grand Canyon by rail

Park the car and visit the Grand Canyon by rail

Grand Canyon Railway GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — The drive to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim is easy enough. Get to Flagstaff and it’s only about 90 miles across Arizona’s high country. But why drive when you can ride a train, especially one like the Grand Canyon Railway?...
Family carries on Davidson’s tradition

Family carries on Davidson’s tradition

Pat’s Run 2014 TEMPE, Ariz. — Jenn Goins entered the stadium as the workers started tearing down the barriers, two hours after the elite runners had finished, behind the kids’ race, seemingly No. 30,998 out of 31,000. She approached the edge of the grass, set...