Bob Difley

Bob Difley
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Explore the other-worldly depths of Arizona’s Kartchner Caverns

What was originally known as the "Secret Cave" was discovered by Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts in November 1974 when exploring the limestone hills...

Visit Patagonia Lake SP in December for weekend boat tours and programs

Weekends in December: Pontoon Boat Tours at Patagonia Lake SP Tucked away in the rolling hills of southeastern Arizona is the hidden treasure of Patagonia...

Learn about Sacajawea and the Lewis and Clark expedition at the Sacajawea Interpretive Center in Salmon, Idaho

When the Lewis and Clark  Corps of Discovery--31 men, one woman, and one dog--set off from Fort Mandan on April 7, 1805 to explore...

City of Rocks: New Mexico’s fantasy town of nature-sculpted rock formations

At the apex of a triangle formed by Deming and Lordsburg, Silver City is the gateway to the 3.3-million acre Gila National Forest, sixth...

Visit Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) for a quick Mexico winter escape

It may be Margaritaville to the college set, but it is also a winter escape for snowbirds, a dose of salt and sea air,...

Finney Lake an ideal stopover on the way to your snowbird destination

The snowbird migration is about to begin with RVers from the Pacific Northwest working their way through the Los Angeles basin south to San...

Maryhill Museum of Art

Sam Hill was a dreamer, and also rich. This allowed him to purchase thousands of acres of parched dry land in the east end...

Crazy like a fox: Did miner Burro Schmidt uncover riches in hand-dug tunnel?

William Henry Schmidt, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 1871 possessed none of the qualifications to become a high desert prospector, but having a...

Mission San Xavier del Bac

If you are a history buff, you know that in the west, unlike along the eastern seaboard or New England, you don’t see many...

Connecticut’s RV-Friendly Welcome Centers

As an RV-friendly welcome to the state of Connecticut, the Department of Transportation has extended the welcome mat to self-contained RVers. Visitors to the...

Lake Erie Prehistoric Forest & Mystery Hill

If you fondly remember when family entertainment was simpler, the days before CGI sci-fi movies like Avatar and expensive video games that mesmerize the...

Pioche: The true Wild West

The law in remote Pioche, southeastern Nevada's richest mining town in the 1870s, was often determined by the fastest gun. The nearest population...