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Jun15

Your Pets and the Desert by Howard Myers

Posted on Jun 15, 2019 | 0 comments

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...

Dec01

Wildlife Photos: Gifts of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Posted on Dec 1, 2018 | 2 comments

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...

Jan21

New PAC Seeks Public Vote on Desert Edge

Posted on Jan 21, 2018 | 0 comments

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...

Nov15

12 Sedona Thanksgiving Photographs

Posted on Nov 15, 2017 | 1 comment

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...

Jun02

Photos: Flowers on the Road to Bartlett, Spring 2017

Posted on Jun 2, 2017 | 0 comments

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. ...