Archive for the 'Arizona' Category
At the start of a hike up the Cave Creek trail in Spur Cross we ran into a forest service employee and got directions to some Petroglyphs in the Tonto Forest. It involved a trail that crossed Cave Creek three times. At the first crossing some of the expected stepping-stones had been washed out and […]
Ed had done a little Google Earth scouting and found another “edge of development” area to explore. We took Dynamite Rd east, past Alma School Rd, where it becomes Rio Verde. We parked just past 118th street. The map shows an actual street but so far its just a sign post on either side or […]
Well not exactly. We hiked a big loop in the open spaces between Happy Valley Road and Jomax Road (both are East-West) and east of Scottsdale Road. Only wildlife of note was a big owl (barn?) and some deer scat. A lot of open space but we stood in the middle of it imagining it […]
I love maps! Since I’ve been playing with Squidoo, and have an Arizona series of lenses going, well one thing leads to another … so I created a Maps of Arizona lens at Squidoo. The address is www.squidoo.com/arizonamaps. I decided to focus on different types of maps with only one or two per category. Any […]
Yesterday, Ed and I climbed to the top of Black Mountain. WOW. It’s not often I get to the top of a mountain peak with a full 360 view. Despite some haze/smog we could see Four Peaks to the Southeast; follow Cave Creek Road South into Phoenix, turn and watch the same road meander around […]