Your Pets and the Desert by Howard Myers
Jun15

Your Pets and the Desert by Howard Myers

Your Pets and the Desert Originally published in a A Peek at the Peak, March 2010 Issue By Howard Myers   The upper Sonoran Desert where we live is a wonderful place; however, it does present some challenges for pets. With some simple precautions, your pet can enjoy a long and happy life in the Valley. Heat and Water Perhaps the most obvious problem is the oppressive heat. As difficult as it is for us, it is that much more...

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Wildlife Photos: Gifts of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Dec01

Wildlife Photos: Gifts of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

December 1, 2018 By Howard Myers These photographs were taken in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve over a number of years. The hawks in flight and turkey vulture drying its wings were taken at Little Granite Mountain just after the city bought the land and redid the trails. A once in a lifetime opportunity. No one was there then so these birds were close to the new trails. Don’t see them this close anymore. In one of...

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New PAC Seeks Public Vote on Desert Edge
Jan21

New PAC Seeks Public Vote on Desert Edge

January 17 Courtesy Preserve Our Preserve By Howard Myers NoDDC and Protect Our Preserve Launch Signature Gathering Campaign As you may know, the city wants to build a large tourist attraction in the Preserve called the Desert Edge (DE), formally the Desert Discovery Center (DDC). The claim is that it will educate both residents and visitors about the desert and also provide labs for ASU to conduct research from. They want to put it...

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12 Sedona Thanksgiving Photographs
Nov15

12 Sedona Thanksgiving Photographs

Originally Published December 28, 2014 Photographs by Howard Myers   In 2014, North Scottsdale residents Howard and Carol Myers enjoyed a beautiful Thanksgiving in Sedona. Howard is an avid photographer and was the grand prize winner of the 2014 Tony Nelssen Summer Fun Photography Contest. Thank you for sharing these images.     The Peak Welcomes Your Comment The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this...

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Photos: Flowers on the Road to Bartlett, Spring 2017
Jun02

Photos: Flowers on the Road to Bartlett, Spring 2017

March 2017 By Howard Myers The March 2017  issue of this magazine published photographs of flowers that I took in 2008 during a drive to Bartlett Lake.  We had quite a bit of rain this past winter and that usually means an unusually good year for flower blooms. My wife, Carol, and I decided to drive to Bartlett Lake to check out the flowers. It was a good decision. Below are some of the photographs that I took along the way. ...

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