Les Conklin, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

Home » Posts by lescon

Feb28

Great Horned Owl Release to be Western Cookout Favorite on March 5th

Posted on Feb 28, 2016 | 0 comments

On Saturday, March 5th, at the Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure, Wild At Heart will be releasing a rehabilitated owl or hawk back to nature. It is something you should watch. You will not forget what you witnessed. Buy Tickets Information I’ve never forgotten the first time that I watched Bob Fox of Wild At Heart release a great horned owl. It must have been about 1995. My wife and I were guests attending a Desert Foothills...

Feb28

Vineyard Views Blog: You Won’t Believe This

Posted on Feb 28, 2016 | 0 comments

And you probably shouldn’t! Did you hear about the new resort that opened in Serengeti National Park? Watch “High Diving Giraffes” Video The Peak thanks Al DeVito of Vineyard Views Blog for sending this link to another entertaining and thought-provoking video. The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. Your email...

Feb28

See Sonoran and Exotic Reptiles at Cookout Adventure, Sat., Mar. 5th

Posted on Feb 28, 2016 | 0 comments

North Scottsdale Nonprofit to be an Exhibitor at Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure on March 5th Information and Tickets Alligators, crocodiles, turtles, snakes, and other reptiles are the focus of Phoenix Herpetological Society (PHS). PHS, which is based in north Scottsdale, will be exhibiting some of its reptiles at the 216 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure. PHS is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and is a statewide...

Feb28

Pinnacle Peak Homesteader and the Phoenix Handgun Ordinance

Posted on Feb 28, 2016 | 0 comments

In the early 1930s, K.T. Palmer homesteaded on the western slope of Pinnacle Peak. Later, he and Tom Darlington developed Carefree. Palmer thoughts and actions had a tremendous impact on the development of the Pinnacle Peak and Desert Foothills areas. But Palmer’s interesting life impacted many things and people, including the handgun ordinance in Phoenix. In February 2016, Scottsdale blogger Jim McCallister posted that story....

Feb28

Beat the Drums for Our Environment at Western Cookout Next Saturday

Posted on Feb 28, 2016 | 0 comments

Guests at Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure on March 5th can have fun beating a drum for a good cause in community drum circle. What is a drum circle? I have a simple answer. IT’S FUN! Bring your family and friends and find out for yourself. Buy Tickets Information By Les Conklin Wikipedia’s answer is longer and more sophisticated. “A drum circle is any group of people playing (usually) hand-drums and...