They Protected Pinnacle Peak and More! – Part 2
The Protected Pinnacle Peak and More! – Continued Published A Peek at the Peak magazine, September 2006 By Les Conklin Part Two Starts Here Water Jackpot! While vacationing at the Camelback Inn in Phoenix, Florence and Jerry Nelson, like K.T. Palmer more than three decades earlier, became “victims” of the desert’s irresistible charm. They quickly purchased 160 acres at the intersection of Pinnacle Peak Road (paved, two lanes)...
They Protected Pinnacle Peak, and More! – Part 1
They Protected Pinnacle Peak, and More! Published A Peek at the Peak Magazine, September, 2006 By Les Conklin Part One Starts Here This magazine is published by the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA), a 501 c (3) nonprofit educational organization. There wouldn’t be a GPPA, this magazine, and a distinctive desert community today had it not been for a far-sighted, dedicated, and talented group of residents who founded the...
Discovering the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive – Part 3
Discovering the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive – Continued By Les Conklin Published: Scottsdale Magazine/Summer 1996 The article is being published in three parts. Part 3. Starts Here Tonto and Yavapai Apaches moved into the foothills of the McDowell Mountains during the 1400s. The Apaches spent their summer and fall months moving slowly through these foothills gathering roots, stems, leaves, and fruits. The fierce Apaches...
Discovering the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive – Part 2
Discovering the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive – Continued By Les Conklin Published: Scottsdale Magazine/Summer 1996 The article is being published in three parts. Part 2. Starts Here Leaving the wooden sign, Bob and Geoff and I walk north a short distance to a small cleared area on the east side of Scottsdale Road. Two weeks before this adventure, Jo Walker, who as president of the Cave Creek Improvement Association shepherded...
Discovering the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive – Part 1
Discovering the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive By Les Conklin Published: Scottsdale Magazine/Summer 1996 The article is being published in three parts. Part 1. Starts Here Equipped with the old treasure map and a book on southwestern plants, I am eager to begin an unusual search in a place of unrivaled naturally beauty known as the Desert Foothills. A special place where the desert gradually rises to the mountains, creating...
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