I recently posted on Facebook this photo from a weekend walk in Payson, and it evoked quite a range of reactions. This prompts me to share a little more information about this gentle giant of the arachnid world. From Wikipedia I learned: Anecdotally, the term “tarantula” originally referred to wolf spiders around Taranto in southern […]
Wild Horses
Way back when I used to do more flying (well, “more” might imply I’m actually doing “some” flying now, sadly not the case), one of the many splendid and unique Arizona sights I enjoyed was the rare glimpse of wild horses on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community east of Scottsdale, and on the […]
Late Spring Hiking
This appeared as a slideshow on AZCentral, and a much more useful list in the print version of the Republic. It seems like it has been an unusually mild spring, but don’t let that fool you into not taking advantage of some of these fun activities before we get into the real heat of summer. […]