When Silvia’s car breaks down, the traveling siblings are forced to find an auto body shop. Fortunately, this happens near Bakersfield, California, a freeway-filled city with no shortage of automobile services. Located about 100 miles north of
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Flagstaff, Arizona: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”
Posted by Grace Mattioli in The Places in "Discovery of an Eagle" | 0 commentsAfter their visit to the Grand Canyon, Silvia and Cosmo travel to Flagstaff, Arizona. Established in 1882 as a railroad stop, this charming city today has a population of just over 67,000 and is home to Northern Arizona University, Lowell
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Hopi, Arizona: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”
Posted by Grace Mattioli in The Places in "Discovery of an Eagle" | 0 commentsThere are few places in the world as sacred and culturally rich as the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Located in the northeastern part of the state and entirely surrounded by the much larger Navajo Nation, the Hopi Reservation has been
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Gallup, New Mexico: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”
Posted by Grace Mattioli in The Places in "Discovery of an Eagle" | 0 commentsAfter a long day of driving, Cosmo and Silvia stop in Gallup, New Mexico for dinner. Founded in 1881 as a railhead for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, Gallup is now the largest city between Albuquerque and Flagstaff, with roughly one-third of
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Tucumcari, New Mexico: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”
Posted by Grace Mattioli in The Places in "Discovery of an Eagle" | 0 commentsCosmo and Silvia make a stop in a charming town just west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, modeled after Tucumcari. Named after a nearby mountain, this small city exudes Southwest charm, featuring vintage hotels and restaurants built as early as the
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