Arizona Cowboy: He Had a Lovely Finish
By J. Douglas Hinds The day you go they say is good Dressed up in brand new jeans They play the blues and bourbon flows Along your street of dreams And so it was for my good friend As they carried him down the street There wasn’t a finer human being You’d ever want to meet So sad that day the day he died I cried and shed a tear We were cowboys side by side Friends for many years But when those Saints go marching...
They Protected Pinnacle Peak and More! – Part 3
They Protected Pinnacle Peak and More! – Continued Published A Peek at the Peak magazine, September 2006 By Les Conklin Part Three Starts Here Immediate Challenges There were two problems that drew GPPHA’s immediate attention. A resident had purchasedseveral parcels adjacent to one of Nelson’s neighborhoods and wanted to up zone from one house per acre to four houses per acre. GPPHA members circulated a petition, and the move...
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...
The Original Owners of DC Ranch, Part 4 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 4 By Nancy Lucas The Brown-Marley Partnership After WWII, Brownie became partners in the ranch with his lifelong friend,...
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...
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...
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...
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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