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Heart of India Photo Journal Four: 14 Snapshots Along the Way
Dec23

Heart of India Photo Journal Four: 14 Snapshots Along the Way

  By Les & Judy Conklin and David & Catalina Preskill This is the last in the series of photographs that were taken by my wife, Judy, me, Catalina Prescott, and David Prescott in India. With a guide, our group of 14 visited Delhi, Jaipur, Pushkar, Ranthambore National Park, Khajurah and Varanasi during October and November of 2014.  During our amazing journey, managed by Overseas Adventure Travel, we travelled by air,...

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Remove Controversial Zoning Switch from State Land Plan
Dec22

Remove Controversial Zoning Switch from State Land Plan

By Les Conklin for Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA The current proposal from the state takes advantage of a note in the 2002 Scottsdale General Plan and “moves” the commercial and resort/tourism zoning from east of Pima Road to east of Scottsdale Road, between Happy Valley and Jomax Roads. The proposed zoning shift is a mistake. It creates more problems than it solves and that is why Friends of the Scenic Drive and the...

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A Very Long Walk
Dec17

A Very Long Walk

 From Vineyard Views By Al DeVito Thursday, December 11, 2014 A very long walk Paul Salopek is walking from the Great Rift Valley of Africa, across the Middle East, through Central Asia to the tundra of Siberia, eventually hopping a boat across the Bering Strait to North America, and trudging from there down the entire length of the New World. It’s 22,000 miles and it will take him, he estimates, seven years. He is recreating...

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Heart of India Photo Journal Three: 18 Images of People, Places, Monkeys Too
Dec16

Heart of India Photo Journal Three: 18 Images of People, Places, Monkeys Too

By Judy Conklin, Les Conklin, Catalina Preskill and David Preskill We’ve been home more than a month. We’re still “processing what we learned and the mental images that we brought back from India. Modern India attacks the senses and India’s past stimulates the mind. Presented below are 18 photographs that we’ve selected from the hundreds that we took. #1. Qutb, near Delhi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site....

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Heart of India Photo Journal Three: 18 Images … Continued
Dec16

Heart of India Photo Journal Three: 18 Images … Continued

Continued from Heart of India Photo Journal Three: 18 Images of People, Places, Monkeys Too   By Judy Conklin, Les Conklin, Catalina Preskill and David Preskill     #11. These moneys are enjoying the sun at Ranthambhore Fort.  Ranthambhore Fort, built in the 10th century, is located in the center of Ranthambhore National Park, which is also a tiger preserve. The fort complex covers more than seven square...

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