Excavating Pinnacle Peak Village, 2 Parts Start Here
Part 1. Pinnacle Peak Village, the archeological site, is located 1.5 miles southeast of Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale, Arizona. In this multi-part series, A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) is re-publish past articles about the site supplemented by information and photographs from “Pinnacle Peak, Images of America” that was written by the current editor of The Peak in 2011. We begin with Bob Mason’s article that...
Ft. McDowell Patrol Reports: 1870
July 2020 Reported by Edited by Bob Mason These are two others in a series of rare patrol reports written by the officer in charge immediately after the return to Fort McDowell. They offer a first-hand look at a soldier’s life at that location. The exact grammar and punctuation are reproduced. Parenthetical remarks are by the reporter for clarity. Some extraneous comments are omitted and indicated by “…” H’d Qrs. Camp...
Harris’ Hawks, The Wolfpack of the Desert
July 31, 2019 By Bob Mason The mental image of a pack of wolves chasing, harassing, and finally subduing their prey is a familiar one to us. Those of us who live in the Sonoran Desert have the opportunity to see this elemental demonstration of cooperative hunting. We see it in action almost every time we are observant enough to notice two or more Harris’ hawks perched on a wire or on desert vegetation. Physical Characteristics The...
Ft. McDowell Patrol Report, July 11, 1866
By Bob Mason Published in A Peek at the Peak, December 2007 This is another in a series of reports written by the officer in charge immediately after the return to Fort McDowell. The exact grammar and punctuation are reproduced. Parenthetical remarks are by the author for clarity. Camp McDowell, A.T. (Arizona Territory) July 11, 1868 To The Post Adjutant Camp Mc Dowell A.T. Sir: I have the honor to report that in obedience to...
Excavating Pinnacle Peak Village, Part 2
Part 2 of 2 In Part 1 of this series, we published the beginning of Bob Mason’s article “Florence and Jerry Nelson Preserve History at Troon Village.” Part 2 is the rest of Mason’s article, which describes additional types of artifacts found at the site and the open house that was for the public held at the site in March 1988. Florence and Jerry Nelson Preserve History at Troon Village – Continued...
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