Tag Archives: Grand Canyon National Park
The Glowing Hogan; An Afterthought
The BP gulf oil spill should prove how little the English businessman cares about the American environment. BP was originally labeled the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, an organization directed by the English Crown to extract as much of Iran’s petroleum as … Continue reading
The Glowing Hogan (part three)
Mining in the Grand Canyon is hardly a recent concept. The ruins of the Orphan Lode Mine remain standing where John Hogan and Henry Ward filed their claim in 1893. Their workings of a copper outcrop in the Coconino Sandstone … Continue reading
Hubris
Hubris is a word which came into common usage in American English with the demise of the George W. Bush Presidency, and has often been used in conjunction with it. Pride, arrogance, insolence, and blindness to one’s own ambition; a … Continue reading
