Hiking Words Seldom Seen: Ignoble SimonAugust 5, 20210 Ignoble Adjective: Not honorable in intent or action Example: "It is an ignoble act to willfully harm a...
Hiking Words Seldom Seen: Cochineal SimonJuly 1, 20211 Cochineal Noun: An insect that lives on Prickly Pear Cacti. It can be spotted because it covers itself with a...
Words Seldom Seen Words Seldom Seen: Sclerotic SimonMay 6, 20210 Sclerotic Adjective: losing the ability to adapt. becoming rigid. Example: "As we age we tend to become...
Hiking Pricks SimonFebruary 3, 20210 "Life is like a cactus, full of pricks but also very beautiful." Variously...
Hiking Arizona SimonJanuary 27, 20210 “He’d always had a quickening of the heart when he crossed into Arizona and beheld the cactus...
Hiking The Universe SimonJanuary 13, 20210 "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir Cactus Forests exist. In...
Hiking Not Just Desert SimonDecember 11, 20200 Most of what people call "desert" is not desert it is dry land forests. Some are Saguaro Forest, some are Joshua...
Hiking Cactus Forest, Arizona SimonDecember 1, 20200 "Don't call it Desert. Call it a Cactus Forest." It turns out that there is a town called Cactus Forest in...