Flagstaff fire is under control

After a number of tense days, the massive Schultz wildfire north of Flagstaff, Ariz., is finally contained. R. Sean Evans, an archivist at the Cline Library at Northern Arizona University in town, sent this e-mail on Thursday: The containment now is complete, and the total acreage burned is somewhere north of 15,000 acres (or 23 … Continue reading Flagstaff fire is under control

A pit stop for foreign travelers

The Santa Barbara (Calif.) Independent posted a story about the Bagdad Cafe along Route 66 in Newberry Springs, Calif. I knew that the little restaurant has become a big draw from foreign travelers, but this is astounding: “We had 13 tour buses here one day last week and five buses yesterday,” owner Andree (She’s also … Continue reading A pit stop for foreign travelers