A battle and a double dose of grandeur – part 3

The only sign of Montezuma is the sign. As I continued my northward drive toward the Grand Canyon, my next stop would be Montezuma Castle National Monument. There’s an old joke that I first saw on a Benny Hill show …

A battle and a double dose of grandeur – part 2

First ruins of the day – the Big House. Not too far north of Picacho Peak you can find the mysterious Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. In fact, one sentence in the brochure distributed by the National Park Service describes …

A battle and a double dose of grandeur – part 1

Based on the end of yesterday’s entry, it shouldn’t surprise you that one of the doses of grandeur referenced in today’s headline is the Grand Canyon. This is where I’ll end the day but there’s some other grandeur to see …