Today we are heading south to South Mountain Park - it's a mountainous area of 16,283 acres (65.89 km2) of native desert vegetation and it's located south of central Phoenix. Beyond the roads leading to…

Our community pool and park are separated by a narrow flower bed with a variety of cacti. This week we have been following the blossom of different cacti plants. As gorgeous as they are, unfortunately…

We actually planned to hike the Go John Trail at the Cave Creek Regional Park, but our navigation system directs us to a slightly different place (still in the same area though). First we end…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…