Native American Skies: The View from Down Under
Last Sunday we watched the very popular new show, Cosmos, which is a remake of the famous Carl Sagan series from the 1980’s. In this...
Native American Skies: Perceiving Spring
Twice a year, a day comes along where the length of daylight equals the length of darkness. Today we call that day the “equinox”. We...
Native American Skies: Sacred Caves of Machu Picchu
“Suddenly, without any warning, under a huge overhanging ledge the boy showed me a cave beautifully lined with the finest cut stone. It...
Native American Skies: Machu Picchu Obelisk
“In the variety of its charms and the power of its spell, I know of no place in the world which can compare with it. Not only has it...
Shavano Valley Petroglyphs, Part 2: Rock Art Maps
Have you used Google Maps lately? How about AAA Triptiks. Remember Rand-McNally? Maps have been an essential part of the traveler’s...
Native Americans of the Northwest: The Potlatch
Imagine being invited to the house of the wealthiest person in town so that he could demonstrate his wealth by giving away expensive and...
Part 2: Quanah Parker, Diplomat and Businessman
Quanah Parker c1890 “Courageous and strong-willed, he was also a natural diplomat. Traveling numerous times to Washington D.C. to...
Part 1: Quanah Parker, Comanche Warrior
Recently, my wife and I drove from our home in southern Colorado through the Panhandle of Texas on our way to San Antonio. As we passed...
Native American Skies: Orion
If you are able to see the southern sky tonight (January), the constellation we call “Orion” is prominent. It is one of the easiest...