Desert Tortoise
"I got lucky and saw a Desert Tortoise." Or said another way: "I have hiked in the desert enough so that...
Category: Hiking
The Mystery Continues
In October we bushwhacked over to the structure we'd seen from the trail in September. We were able to confirmed that...
Snakes
We saw an angry rattlesnake on the Circumference Route at Piestewa a few weeks ago. Be careful out there. The sign was...
Hallucination or Ancient House
Walking down the circumference trail at Piestewa on Sunday September 29 I saw this odd pile of stones. I have walked by...
A Castle Walk
If you look carefully at the photo above near the center you can see the round towers of a Norman castle. The photo was...
Phoenix Water Data
According to SRP (Salt River Project) data: right now (May 20, 2019) the reservoir system is 81% full. Last year at...
Horton Creek Hiking
Well the hiking season with the Leisure Hikers of Brandeis has ended and it was another great year. There were of...
Saguaro Flower Festival 2019
Last year it was April 29 when I took the pictures for the Saguaro Flower Festival 2018. This year it was May 4. I...
Serendipity In April
April 2019 serendipity number one. Visiting the Rose Garden at the Huntington Library at the peak of the first...
Decline in February
"Die young as late as possible." Doug Ward Photo credit Lilli Burrow. Taken at MorningStar. The assisted living...
