Just West of My Heart

The American West, old and new, offers fertile ground for a dreamer's imagination. Here, visit the settings of past range wars or gunfights; take a trip back to the average person's daily life in the old west; or learn about historical episodes. Amazon affiliate: Author may receive compensation for Amazon products linked on this site.

Friday, July 4, 2025

Arizona Achievement Level Unlocked! The Sting of the Bark Scorpion

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My interpretation, done in Polychromos Pencil on Rembrandt Industrial Grey Paper. Drawing these creatures reminds me of their crawdad-like c...
Friday, March 7, 2025

Tombstone's "T Mountain", aka Comstock Hill

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 Just across Highway 80 from Boot Hill, rising to 4,573 feet and marked by a serif-enhanced white "T" on the slope, is the distinc...
Saturday, December 7, 2024

An Ignominious Death for an Old Gunfighter

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  The grave of Arizona Ranger William "Billy" Old, Pearce, Arizona. On a quiet patch of flat, dusty earth on the fringes of Pearce...
Sunday, November 10, 2024

The Bloody Tragedies at Dragoon Station: The Attack on the Butterfield Employees

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 I've got a lengthy Arizona historical bucket list, and one location that has long been on it is Dragoon Station. At long last, I checke...
Saturday, October 5, 2024

The Confederate State of Arizona

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The ruins of Fort Bowie, Arizona, not far from the site of the Bascom Affair.  It may come as surprise to most Arizona residents that the lo...
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Heading Out to Dos Cabezas Pioneer Cemetery

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  Nestled into the Dos Cabezas Mountains toward the northeast corner of Cochise County lie the remains of some of Arizona Territory's mo...
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