Category Archives: Northern Arizona

How to become a Dark-Sky Community!

Posted on February 3, 2014 by rsingram

Wouldn’t it be nice to preserve the “Dark Sky” in your community? There is an international organization that supports a communities goal of preserving the night sky.  Too often both rural and urban communities allow big box stores, parking lots, … Continue reading →

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The Place Where Water Runs Through Rock

Posted on August 18, 2013 by rsingram

Antelope Canyon located in Northern Arizona is well known around the world! Just outside of Page, Arizona lies Antelope Canyon. Located on the Navajo Indian Reservation.  The Dine (The People as the Navajos call themselves), manage the use of the … Continue reading →

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Sunset Crater – Geologic past and an uncertain future?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by rsingram

The last great Volcanic period in Northern Arizona started in 1,064-65 AD. The Sunset Crater eruptions continued for 150 years on and off.  In Geologic time this is a blink of the eye!  Native Americans in nearby Wupatki  first inhabited … Continue reading →

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Wupatki National Monument, a Window to the Future

Posted on June 18, 2013 by rsingram

Nine Hundred years ago Native Americans braved the elements and survived in Northern Arizona. The climate they thrived in was different than it is today.  They were able to plant and raise crops that along with native plants and hunting … Continue reading →

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The Natural Beauty of the Reservation

Posted on June 4, 2013 by rsingram

The Rocks, the Animals, the Plants, the Culture are the mix of natural beauty found in and around the Navajo Nation Reservation of Northern Arizona

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Who Knows Which Way the Wind May Blow?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by rsingram

“You don’t need a weather man To know which way the wind blows” With these words, in his 1965 song “Subterranean Homesick Blues”, Bob Dylan stated eloquently the need for the younger generation to, make their own decisions. Knowing which … Continue reading →

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Sand and Rock

Posted on April 20, 2013 by rsingram

For Millenia wind and water has carved the rocks! In Northern Arizona lies a land of Sand and Rock.  The wind and water over the ages have carved and weathered the sandstone rocks into sand dunes, rocky outcrops and life … Continue reading →

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