Arizona – Simon Burrow

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

SimonDecember 11, 20200

Most of what people call "desert" is not desert it is dry land forests. Some are Saguaro Forest, some are Joshua...

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

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...

SimonFebruary 17, 20200

A nesting Great Horned Owl We spent the weekend in southeastern Arizona and stayed at the Casa de San Pedro....

Hohokam

SimonNovember 18, 20190

Picacho Noun: Spanish word for peak. So the mountain near Tucson named "Picacho Peak" is redundant. Example:...

Hiking

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

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

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

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...

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