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Scenic Drive Articles https://apeekatthepeak.org/category/scenic-drive/ A Scottsdale Community Publication Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:02:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 74985727 Herb helped the Scenic Drive. You can too. https://apeekatthepeak.org/herb-helped-the-scenic-drive-you-can-too/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/herb-helped-the-scenic-drive-you-can-too/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:00:48 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=40116 Herb helped the Scenic Drive. You can too. By Les Conklin In January 1995, Herb Drinkwater sent this note to me. It was important because it meant that he and the City of Scottsdale would help us keep the Scenic Drive scenic. In a vibrant growing community where development threatens the natural environment and quality […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/herb-helped-the-scenic-drive-you-can-too/feed/ 0 40116 Photos: Scenic Drive Spring Growth, May 15, 2019 https://apeekatthepeak.org/photos-scenic-drive-spring-growth-may-15-2019/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/photos-scenic-drive-spring-growth-may-15-2019/#respond Sun, 01 May 2022 11:00:28 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=31652 April 18, 2021. The Palo Verde are just beginning to bloom. Looking what’s coming our way! Les Conklin  May 13, 2019 By Les Conklin Tt’s the middle of May and Palo Verde continue to bloom along the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive  in Scottsdale, Arizona’s.  The trees began to bloom late last month. The weather has […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/photos-scenic-drive-spring-growth-may-15-2019/feed/ 0 31652 Tom Mix and Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive https://apeekatthepeak.org/sneak-peeks-tom-mix-scottsdales-scenic-drive/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/sneak-peeks-tom-mix-scottsdales-scenic-drive/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:00:42 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=13938 Originally Published August 15, 2016 By Les Conklin Did you know that there is a connection between Tom Mix and Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive? I’m probably one of the few people in the world that know about the connection, but read on and you’ll know about it too. No; Tom Mix didn’t ride his favorite steed, […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/sneak-peeks-tom-mix-scottsdales-scenic-drive/feed/ 1 13938 Scenic Drive Information Directory https://apeekatthepeak.org/scenic-drive-directory/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/scenic-drive-directory/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:35:05 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=17828 Click on “SELECT” in the directory to view the associated topic. The restored section of the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive, originally established in 1963, is located along the northern-most section of North Scottsdale Road from Happy Valley Road to Carefree Highway in Scottsdale, Arizona. Preserving the heritage and natural beauty of the drive is a […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/scenic-drive-directory/feed/ 3 17828 THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! January 11th Cleanup, 10 Miles of Success. https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-volunteers-january-11th-cleanup-10-miles-of-success/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-volunteers-january-11th-cleanup-10-miles-of-success/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:31:02 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=34195 January 13, 2020 You Helped keep Scottsdale beautiful. It was a bit on the chilly side but that did not deter more than 20 volnteers from getting the job done. Because of your time and effort more than ten miles of roadside (five miles on each side of Scottsdale Road) have a splendid appearance. Jim […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-volunteers-january-11th-cleanup-10-miles-of-success/feed/ 0 34195 DISCOVERED! Proposal to Restore Forgotten Scenic Drive … https://apeekatthepeak.org/discovered-proposal-to-restore-forgotten-scenic-drive/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/discovered-proposal-to-restore-forgotten-scenic-drive/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2019 04:50:45 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=31624 May 29, 2019 How Scottsdale re-discovered the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. By Les Conklin Recently I was digging through boxes of stuff in the storage room. I was looking for family genealogy information.  Instead of finding family history, I found copies of two email letters from long ago. The messages, which appear below, are about […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/discovered-proposal-to-restore-forgotten-scenic-drive/feed/ 0 31624 Friends of the Scenic Painted Utility Boxes, May 2002 https://apeekatthepeak.org/friends-of-the-scenic-painted-utility-boxes-may-2002/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/friends-of-the-scenic-painted-utility-boxes-may-2002/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:06:50 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=33885 Friends Paints Utility Boxes May 17, 2002 IT IS DONE. Our project to paint all the “boxes” in the Scenic Drive’s utility right- of-way has been completed! That is right. All utility boxes, cabinets, railings and posts on Scottsdale Road from Happy Valley Road to Carefree Highway have been painted to help them blend into […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/friends-of-the-scenic-painted-utility-boxes-may-2002/feed/ 0 33885 Thank You October 27 Scenic Drive Cleanup Volunteers https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-october-27-scenic-drive-cleanup-volunteers/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-october-27-scenic-drive-cleanup-volunteers/#respond Sun, 11 Nov 2018 03:53:14 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=29394 October 31, 2018 Courtesy Friends of the Scenic Drive Photographs by Cindy Lee Thank you Alan Rosell, Bill Scott, Cindy Lee, Claire Powers, Copper Phillips, David & Diana Smith, Jim Smith, Les Conklin, Pete Gil, Peter Skidd and his daughter Sonya Skidd. Because of your efforts, we were able to clear litter along the northernmost 6 1/2 miles stretch of N. Scottsdale […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-october-27-scenic-drive-cleanup-volunteers/feed/ 0 29394 Sneak Peaks: Please Don’t Post Campaign Signs on Scenic Drive https://apeekatthepeak.org/sneak-peaks-please-dont-post-campaign-signs-on-scenic-drive/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/sneak-peaks-please-dont-post-campaign-signs-on-scenic-drive/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:00:06 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=27231 June 26, 2018 By Les Conklin President, GPPA-Friends of the Scenic Drive Please Support Local Tradition, Reduced Visual Pollution & Show Respect for Visitors To: Candidates for political office, Thank you for your community service. Thank you for investing your time and resources and running for political office. Once again, Friends of the Scenic Drive […]

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]]> https://apeekatthepeak.org/sneak-peaks-please-dont-post-campaign-signs-on-scenic-drive/feed/ 3 27231 Thank You Apr 21 GPPA Scenic Drive Volunteers! https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-apr-21-gppa-scenic-drive-volunteers/ https://apeekatthepeak.org/thank-you-apr-21-gppa-scenic-drive-volunteers/#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:50:11 +0000 https://apeekatthepeak.org/?p=26062 April 22, 2018 By Cindy Lee with Les Conklin Photographs by Cindy Lee Thank you Scottsdale Roadside Cleanup Volunteers for your support! Thanks go to: Diana and Councilman David Smith, Gina and Jake Kulp, Bill Nelson, Marg Nelssen, John Rodwick, Mary and Frank Montgomery, Judy and Evan Haft, Jane and John Guild, Gary Hohner, Connie […]

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