Wickenburg AZ

 Wickenburg was founded in 1863 on the banks of the Hassayampa River.  It went through many trials and tribulations in its first decades, surviving the Indian Wars including repeating Indian raids, outlaws, mine closures, drought, and a disastrous flood in 1890 when the Walnut Creek Dam burst, killing nearly 70 residents. In the 1950s and 1960s it capitalized on its western heritage becoming the “Dude Capital of the World. To this day the strong western vibe can be seen through out the town. 

We had an excellent guide 

Tim Cox is a self taught artist. His mother recalls that even before he started kindergarten, he was already sketching cowboys, cows, wild animals, and horses. He painted the environment that he grew up in. 

Tim Cox  The Heritage Herd

Tim Cox Another Day Gone Forever

Photographer Werner Segarra work, Cowboys from the Cross of the Devil transports us into the hidden world of the vaquero from the Sonoran region of northern Mexico. Through Portraits of place, work, and community, Segarra brings to vivid life this emblematic figure of the desert frontier. I was impressed sharp detail in the photos that are 3 to 4 feet across. Our guide told us that Wener uses a Danish Phase One medium format camera. 

John Nieto Yaqui Deer Dance 

Kim Douglas Wiggins

Cardenas at the Grand Canyon 1540 AD

Wickenburg of yesteryear

 

The old general store with a very informative hologram presentation.

Pick your wire

What a great museum

A walk around town

Everett Bowman All around champion cowboy 

of the world 1935-1937