It has been a while since our last vehicle review, and this vehicle–the 2021 Buick Envision–is a little more sophisticated than those which normally take us to the trailhead. I’ve been impressed with Buick’s styling of late. Their exterior design manager, Christine Cheng, is featured prominently in marketing materials for the Envision, and I appreciate […]
Works Progress Administration
I was cycling in North Tempe yesterday along an unusually narrow stretch of sidewalk along the west side of Mill Avenue north of Curry Road. I noticed a stamp in the concrete at the end of the more narrow section, as I was about to transition onto a wider, more modern bit of sidewalk, It […]
King of Saguaros
Within the past year I’ve happened upon TWO “cristate,” or “crested” saguaro cacti. This one is just off Apache Trail near Roosevelt Lake. The crest mutation is currently thought to occur in one out of about 10,000 or so individuals. Over 2000 examples have been documented across the Sonoran Desert by the Created Saguaro Society. […]