Maxims Antelope Canyon SimonDecember 12, 20230 "A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever." John Keats Some places are so sublimely beautiful they defy...
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...
Health Care Corona Virus Day Seven SimonApril 1, 20201 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...
Hiking Table Mountain Tableau SimonMarch 14, 20200 Simon conquers Table Mountain. This was taken at the end of Table Mountain Trail. Of course it was at the end of...
Ideapreneur Micro Tourism Birds SimonFebruary 17, 20200 A nesting Great Horned Owl We spent the weekend in southeastern Arizona and stayed at the Casa de San Pedro....
Hohokam Words Seldom Seen: Picacho SimonNovember 18, 20190 Picacho Noun: Spanish word for peak. So the mountain near Tucson named "Picacho Peak" is redundant. Example:...
Hiking Desert Tortoise SimonNovember 13, 20190 "I got lucky and saw a Desert Tortoise." Or said another way: "I have hiked in the desert enough so that...
Hohokam Words Seldom Seen: Papago SimonNovember 11, 20190 Papago Noun: Archaic word referring to the Tohono O'odham peoples of Southern Arizona. Try not to use this word. It is...
Hohokam Shame SimonJuly 1, 20190 In 1924 American Indians were granted full citizenship by an act of the US Congress. It wasn't until 1948 that Arizona...
Simon Says Why I Live in Arizona Two SimonJanuary 21, 20190 My last post showed some negatives about living in snow country. Today's post will show some of the positives of living...