Southwest history - Lauren Danner

Montezuma Castle National Monument

By Lauren Danner | April 3, 2019May 13, 2021 by Lauren Danner

With a 45-minute cushion built into our drive to the Phoenix airport, we wanted to visit the two units of Montezuma Castle National Monument. Lace up your sneakers and get ready to walk fast!

What I’m reading | House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest – Craig Childs

By Lauren Danner | July 26, 2017May 6, 2024 by Lauren Danner

A must-read before your next trip to the Southwest.

American Southwest national parks

Pecos National Historical Park

By Lauren Danner | June 29, 2017May 6, 2024 by Lauren Danner

Take two millennia of Pueblo history. Stir in Spanish invaders. Add a major Civil War battle, the birth of modern archaeology, and a 1940s movie star, and you’ve got Pecos National Historical Park.