Kit Fox – An Adorable Desert Denizen
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a unique photography workshop hosted by the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center (SWCC). The workshop was led by Randy Babb, a biologist with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and an accomplished photographer. He provided a wealth of knowledge about the animals and some invaluable tips and advice on how best to photograph them to the small group of photographers in the workshop....
Photos: Desert Scenes by Howard Myers
Photographs courtesy of Howard Myers We invite you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. Your email address will not be published. All comments are reviewed based on The Peak’s Comment Policy prior to publishing.
Vineyard Views Blog: Crash Site with a View
(Don’t go to Photo #2 until you look at Photo #1 very closely.) These are interesting, breathtaking, photos. Be sure to read the caption and information below the picture before going to Photo #2. Look closely at the first photo. Take your time. Then, scroll down. The pick-up was traveling about 75 mph from right to left when it crashed through the guardrail. It flipped end-over-end bounced off and across the...
Photos: Wild At Heart Caring for Our Injured and Orphaned Raptors
Holidays come and go but the need to care for injured and orphaned hawks, owls, and other raptors is immediate and unrelenting – there are no holidays. Helping to keep our wild environment alive is the work of “Sam” and Bob Fox, founders and operators of Wild At Heart, and the nonprofit’s volunteers. GPPA is proud of its more than two decade-long association with Wild At Heart and urges The Peak’s...
Laurel Strohmeyer Wins 2016 Summer Fun Photo Contest Grand Prize
Judges select “Concentration” as the winner of the 13th Annual Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest. Laurel Strohmeyer’s uplifting photograph of a young great horned owl taking flight in the early morning light is the grand prize winner of the 2016 Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest. More than 50 photographs were judged and “Concentration” flew off with the award. Laurel...
Wow! 22 Surprising Maps & Charts
A big thank you to avid Peak reader Dr. Claude Trottier for sending this article to us. This very interesting collection of images was assembled by Ezra Klein and was published in Volp. The title of the piece is “22 maps and charts that will surprise you.” When you click, don’t let the man’s face scare you off. Scroll down. You will be surprised and you will learn! 22 Surprising Maps We invite you...
Photos & Directions: Watchtower Hike, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale
The January-February 2014 issue of A Peek at the Peak included an article by Bobby Alpert entitled “The Watchtower Hike.” Howard Myers, past chairman of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, has hiked in this area on numerous occasions and provided photographs that were published as an online supplement to the article. This updated article incorporates both Alpert’s article and the photos. Editor The Watchtower...
Rare Photographs: The Days and Ways of Don Pablo
By Les Conklin Last month, October 2015, a reader submitted a comment for an article in The Peak that immediately caught my eye. “Paul Voelker was my grandfather … Please call me.” The comment was written by Pamela Voelker. I called her the next day. Pamela, it turns out, is researching her family’s history. She wondered if I had any information about her grandfather. Fortunately, I do. I told Pamela that...
Scottsdale October Sunset
I just walked out of our home in north Scottsdale, just west of Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive (N. Scottsdale Road), and there it was. A beautiful but rapidly changing sunset. It’s late October, monsoon season, when storm cells sweep in late in the day. It’s not unusual for the monsoons to create incredible scenery above. I ran back into the house, grabbed my camera, and took the images below. We invite you to share your...
Roadrunner Photos
By Tom Mangelsdorf If the only time you’ve ever seen a roadrunner is in the Warner Brothers’ cartoons of years gone by, you need to get out more! The roadrunner is like no other bird in the Sonoran Desert, and you’ll never misidentify it if you see one. These birds are much more interesting in real life than their cartoon counterparts. Roadrunners can be found in the less developed areas of many habitats including Arizona, New Mexico...
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