Once, a government sponsor invited me to a post club dinner for the “Cowboy Poets” society and they had a guest who spoke, garbed in the US Military clothing of the wild west time of the US soldiers chasing the Mexican bandits and IIRC some talk about Geronimo, etc....it was fascinating - sabres, pistols, heavy wool tunics, etc.
From his talk, I opined that the territory was ecologically different than today. A little more lush with some local rivers, and perhaps some green areas, too. If you drive up on the old part of the post at Huachuca near the downrush from the nearby hills, you'll see greener areas and some very old living trees you don't see anywhere else. I don't know exactly why, but I've come to an opinion that the local ecology has changed since then, likely because of the harnessing of the Colorado river to a more manageable existence by the Hoover Dam.
Once, a government sponsor invited me to a post club dinner for the “Cowboy Poets” society and they had a guest who spoke, garbed in the US Military clothing of the wild west time of the US soldiers chasing the Mexican bandits and IIRC some talk about Geronimo, etc....it was fascinating - sabres, pistols, heavy wool tunics, etc.
From his talk, I opined that the territory was ecologically different than today. A little more lush with some local rivers, and perhaps some green areas, too. If you drive up on the old part of the post at Huachuca near the downrush from the nearby hills, you'll see greener areas and some very old living trees you don't see anywhere else.
I don't know exactly why I formed this opinion, but I eventually came to believe that the lands in Arizona changed ecologically because of the harnessing of the Colorado River's unpredictable behavior with floods, uncontrolled dispersion, etc., by the Hoover Dam's construction.....changing the green-ness in some parts to equalize for others. I don't have any proof of this, however.
My Oklahoma State Cowboys will be going for the hat trick against the Wildcats in the second game of the season. I’m glad they got to experience the LRC - I did it three times while in ROTC and it is a great test of reactive leadership. Given Rich Rod’s recent lack of success with other teams, I think my Cowboys stand a good chance for success when they visit Tucson.
I broke my leg on that course back in 1997 when I slipped and struck the edge of the pool. I stuck it out and finished the course after bracing my leg. The doctor wasn’t real happy with me.
I got to love that area. It is actually where I want to retire when the time comes.