Blooming Desert – Apache Trail
It’s weekend again and we have time to head off to another trip. Today it’s the Apache Trail. We have done it at least 3 or 4 times already (the first time in 2003) but…
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Blooming Desert – Lost Dog Wash Trail
This morning, while the temperature is still in the low 70s (20 degree celsius) we head north again towards the McDowell Mountain, park the car at the Lost Dog Wash Trail Head (and believe me,…
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Blooming Desert – Peralta Canyon
Today we explore a different area that promises a nice blooming: Peralta Canyon, which is about 40 miles from here and east of Mesa. Legend suggests that the Peralta family from Mexico established a gold…
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Spring has arrived at the Desert Botanical Garden
Today is another free day at the Desert Botanical Garden - we leave early to avoid the crowds and the heat later in the day. Spring has definitely arrived - many plants and shrubs are…
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Blooming Desert – Bartlett Lake
After getting a lot more rain than usual in the past few months and especially last fall, we experience a beautiful Spring - even here in the desert. Now is the time when the flowers…
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Sunsets at Eldorado Park
Eldorado Park is an outdoor sanctuary offering fishing lakes, a pool & fields for sports such as softball & soccer - it is just around the corner from where we live. In recent days we…
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In Memoriam
A little more than a year ago my dad got diagnosed with an elevated PSA level. His doctor told him "nothing to worry about this can happen at your age. We will check it out…
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