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...
A German Boy and the Scenic Drive – Memorial April 9th
As published in A Peek at the Peak Magazine, May 2014 By Les Conklin Sad note from author. Horst Berkner passed away yesterday, January 20, 2016, after a two-year battle with cancer. Update. On January 25th, Horst’s family posted the message below on his Facebook page. Since some readers, who knew Horst, are not on Facebook, I’ve posted the message below. GPPA’s board is considering ways that we can ensure that Horst is...
Ted Talk: Put a value on nature!
Put a value on nature! by Pavan Sukhdev “Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan Sukhdev as nature’s banker — assessing the value of the Earth’s assets. Eye-opening charts will make you think differently about the cost of air, water,...
Put Some Steps in Your Spring
Now that spring is in the air (apologies to those across the rest of the nation for whom this is only a lovely dream), it’s time to take advantage of the simplest, most accessible, and possibly most effective exercise on Earth — WALKING. Just think: You’ve known how to do it all your life, it doesn’t require any snazzy equipment, and you don’t have to go anywhere special to do it. Just hop into those sneakers and move! And...
Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 2
More photographs of the 2016 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure. This is the second part of a three-part article. Continued from Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 1. For more photographs … Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 3 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 1 You will find many more beautiful images, including more from our event, on...
Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 3
More photos of the 2016 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure by Dennis Liddell. This is the third part of a three-part article. Continued from Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure, Part 2 To view other photographs in this three-part article … Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 1 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 2 You will find...
Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Photos, Part 1
The 2016 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure that was held on Saturday, March 5th at MacDonald’s Ranch lives on in the images taken by north Scottsdale photographer and frequent Peak contributor Dennis Liddell. This is the first part of a three-part article that features Liddell’s photographs that he took at the event. Continued … Scottsdale Western...
Calling All Angels!
It was 25 years or so ago, that my friendship and business relationship began with James Farris. Son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, sculptor, partner, and friend…these were the attributes that fueled our friendship, and perspectives that brought to life the images that became James’ body of work during his all too brief 63 years of influence in our lives. From the onset of our friendship, we also began the collaboration...
Sneak Peeks: March 2016
A Friend Faces a Challenge Southwest Wildlife and GPPA have been friends for more than two decades. Southwest has contributed numerous wildlife articles and photographs and The Peak has gladly published them. Our friendship goes even deeper than that. Southwest Wildlife was an exhibitor and supporter of Friends of the Scenic Drive and Cookout at the Ranch from the beginning. Our friend is facing a challenge to its very existence. Last...
Leo’s Story
Courtesy of Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center Those of you who have visited SWCC know Leo’s story well. However, it bears repeating. Unfortunately, Leo’s story is not unique for wild animals bred for use in the entertainment industry. BREAKING NEWS! Leo and the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center are facing a challenge that threatens their very survival. Read “Sneak Peeks: March 2016” Leonardo, a...
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