Colorful rocks named for a song

Most US 89 travelers well know Big Rock Candy Mountain between Marysvale and I-70 in the Sevier River Canyon.  Most travelers also know the name came from a song title.  Well, here's the full story of how that happened in the late 1920's...and a lot of other information, too.

http://us89history.blogspot.com/2018/01/big-rock-candy-mountain.html

Crossing The Colorado

Nowhere else along US 89 posed as formidable a challenge as crossing The Colorado River at Marble Canyon.  We put together an article for our History Pages which gives some background, provides additional resources & showcases old photos.  See:

http://us89history.blogspot.com/2018/01/navajo-bridge.html

Kinsleys - US 89's biggest roadside attraction

The Kinsley Ranch Resort south of Tucson at Arivaca Junction was definitely the biggest single US 89 roadside attraction from Mexico to Canada.     We put together a brief overview of Kinsleys Ranch Resort, as well as various resources for more in depth reading.

http://us89history.blogspot.com/2018/01/kinsley-ranch-resort.html