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The Peak
The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 3 of 4
Aug17

The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 3 of 4

The article “The Original Owners of DC Ranch” by Nancy Lucas was published in the June 2003 issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine.  GPPA is re-publishing the article online, in four installments, as a series of blog posts. The series begins with The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Introduction. Ed. The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 3 By Nancy Lucas New Generation Takes Over DC Ranch Brownie and wife, Merle, had four...

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The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 2 of 4
Aug16

The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 2 of 4

The article “The Original Owners of DC Ranch” by Nancy Lucas was published in the June 2003 issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine.  GPPA is re-publishing the article online, in four installments. The series begins with The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Introduction. The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 2 By Nancy Lucas Over time, the ranch grew to 44,000 acres, 23,000 acres were deeded, and the remainder was state and...

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The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 1 of 4
Aug14

The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 1 of 4

The article “The Original Owners of DC Ranch” by Nancy Lucas was published in the June 2003 issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine.  GPPA is re-publishing the article online, in four installments, as a series of blog posts. The series begins with The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Introduction. Ed. The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 1 By Nancy Lucas Prologue Last year, The Peak ran a story about E.E. Brown, the original...

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The Original Owners of DC Ranch, An Introduction
Aug14

The Original Owners of DC Ranch, An Introduction

Brown’s Ranch Trailhead opened to the public on June 10, 2013. From the trailhead in north Scottsdale, visitors can enjoy hiking, trail running, bicycle riding, horseback riding, rock climbing, sightseeing, and bird watching in Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve.  A signature trail, the 5- to 6 mile Granite Mountain Loop Trail, can be accessed from the trailhead. The grand opening of the trailhead is set for October...

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Seeing & Doing – Guiding Opportunities at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
Oct19

Seeing & Doing – Guiding Opportunities at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)

January 13, 2010 By Jessie Millerson The deadline for submitting a guide training application is JANUARY 20th. Guide traininng is scheduled to begin February 13th.  Everybody is different, but to a friend of mine seeing and doing new things has a lot to do with enjoyment, adventure, discovery, learning, socialization, sharing and personal growth.   The friend is a guide at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in northeast Phoenix. My...

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