Desert Tortoise
"I got lucky and saw a Desert Tortoise." Or said another way: "I have hiked in the desert enough so that...
Tag: Hiking
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...
Surprises
Pleasant surprises are the spice of life. On our tour in Normandy with Country Walkers we had several extremely...
Hengish Phoenix
At Cortez Park in Phoenix I came across this stone sculpture. It has a henge-like quality. The park is on the Arizona...
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...
Dreamy Draw Hike
On Thursday I hiked in Dreamy Draw with the Leisure Hikers a Brandeis Study Group. It was a beautiful day with a very...
Doug Ward RIP
Doug Ward 1947-2018 Doug and I shared an apartment for a year or so in the early 1970's. The exact date and...
Why I Hike
This question has come up a few times lately. My ready answer was "because I can." Eventually I had to give it some...
