Quirky thoughts from an old man.
“A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever.”
Some places are so sublimely beautiful they defy description. Antelope Canyon is one of them.
I took the photo five years ago the last time we visited. Hopefully in the next day or two I will be back there with my brother Tom. Life is good,
Most of what people call “desert” is not desert it is dry land forests. Some are Saguaro Forest, some are Joshua Tree Forests, some are Mesquite Forests and there are many other varieties and of course lots of Mixed Cactus Forests. Once you start to see Arizona as a forest it can change the way you see our terrain. “Look there’s a grove of Teddy Bear Cactus.” or “See how the Ocotillo stand is growing on the north side of the wash.”
I’m feeling less fatigue this morning. I do feel a little bit achy but I’m old and some is expected. I may be a day or two from being symptom free.
The photo this morning is of an open pit copper mine in Bisbee AZ.
Simon conquers Table Mountain. This was taken at the end of Table Mountain Trail. Of course it was at the end of the trail near the car. We had a great hike but did not get to the top of Table Mountain. Most of the hike was in a beautiful Saguaro Forest.
We spent the weekend in southeastern Arizona and stayed at the Casa de San Pedro. One of the main activities there is bird watching because there are a lot of birds. The high point for us was seeing the Sandhill Cranes returning from their morning feed.
Lots of people Come to the area around Bisbee but there really isn’t a lot to do. Which makes it perfect for micro tourism. I bought a fleece at the gift shop and they gave me some free postcards.
Noun: Spanish word for peak. So the mountain near Tucson named “Picacho Peak” is redundant.
Example: Picacho Peak is a famous picacho.
“I got lucky and saw a Desert Tortoise.”
Or said another way:
“I have hiked in the desert enough so that statistically I was likely to see a Desert Tortoise.” Continue reading “Desert Tortoise”
PapagoNoun: Archaic word referring to the Tohono O’odham peoples of Southern Arizona. Try not to use this word. It is a derogatory Pima word meaning “bean eaters” and was picked by the Spanish and then the Northern Europeans. To the Tohono O’odham it is the “N” word.
Example: Do the Papago, I mean the Tohono O’odham, have a museum?
In 1924 American Indians were granted full citizenship by an act of the US Congress.
It wasn’t until 1948 that Arizona allowed Indians to vote.
From The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer Continue reading “Shame”
My last post showed some negatives about living in snow country. Today’s post will show some of the positives of living in Arizona. Continue reading “Why I Live in Arizona Two”