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The Wigwam Resort & Spa in Litchfield Park is going to be auctioned by a bankruptcy court today. The Wigwam is the crown jewel of the West Valley, ugly step sister to the East Valley and its many 5 star resorts.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. executive Paul Litchfield opened the Wigwam in 1918 as an executive retreat for the company, which relied on cotton grown in nearby fields. The 24-room resort opened to the public on Thanksgiving Day 1929. At the time, guests would receive their room key and a horse for transportation.

We were over there one Friday night a couple of weeks ago. The bar was pretty empty except for a few locals. The Wigwam is decked out it in its best Christmas outfit, but looks sadly like a place that’s all dressed up with no place to go.

Yesterday my cousin Nancy and I went to take some pictures at the pond in Litchfield Park. We got there kind of late, and the haze brought dark quickly as the sun set. Since it was too dark to take pictures of anything else, we ended up playing with shutter speed as we took pictures of the fountain.

 

I've recently been traveling the world through photoblogs. It's an incredibly awesome (and fuel efficient) way to travel the world, see the sights, and learn about the culture. I've decide to feature daily photoblogs here from a different city each month. If you click on the link located on the upper far right in the sidebar, you will be taken to the latest picture. This month I'm starting with Paris and the Daily Photo in Paris photoblog.

Those of you who know me know that I am a shutterbug. I don’t call myself an “amateur photographer”. That would be taking myself too seriously. Shutterbugs take pictures. Photographers create art. I aspire to be an amateur photographer, but I’m not sure I’ll ever get there. You might also know that I love water. I love streams, creeks, lakes, oceans. If there’s water in it, I love it; and if the water is moving I love it even more.

The other day I learned for the first time about Clark Little, a photographer who takes amazing pictures of ocean waves along the North Shore, but he doesn’t stand on the beach and take your typical ocean pictures. Take a look.


This is crazy good stuff because it combines two of my passions, photography and water. I doubt he’ll be bringing his show to the desert, but I can’t wait to buy the book!  More amazing pictures like those below can be seen on his website gallery.

I no longer want to be an amateur photographer when I grow up – I want to be Clark Little!