Happy New Year from GPPA & Friends of the Scenic Drive
As the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) begins its 38h year, it’s a perfect time to thank you for your support. Whether you’re an association member, a volunteer for our Friends of the Scenic Drive roadside cleanups, a sponsor of our nonprofit magazine, a donor, a member of The Peak’s editorial staff, a colleague in one of the local nonprofits that we partner with and support, a member of our board of...
Scottsdale Road Scenic Drive Roadside Cleanup Set for Saturday, Jan. 17th, 8:00 A.M.
Help keep Scottsdale beautiful. Picking up litter is more enjoyable than you would expect, and there will be at least 13 miles of roadside (6 1/2 miles on each side) that will look terrific. New volunteers are welcome. Pitch-in with 20-40 other Friends of the Scenic Drive volunteers. Friends mans two sign-in locations: #1. northern Scenic Drive entry sign (located on the west side of Scottsdale Road south of Carefree Highway,...
Sneak Peeks: How Soon Unique Places Forget!
By Les Conklin “If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us! But passion and party blind our eyes, and the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern which shines only on the waves behind.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge In 1968, Maricopa County erected two Desert Foothills Scenic Drive entry parks, each marked with identical Desert Foothills Scenic Drive monument signs. Each sign designated a...
Artists’ Loft
By Natalie Keller Do you know we have a treasure in north Scottsdale? You may stumble upon it while walking leisurely through the court yard at The Village at Pinnacle Peak. Maybe after having breakfast or lunch at the General Store or shopping at the other unique boutiques…you’ll see it! It’s Treasures in Art gallery tucked away in the court yard; what a pleasant surprise! So many people...
Drumming in the New Year!
Al DeVito, the author of Vineyard Views, gets 2015 off to a great start by contributing a link to this motivational video. Let’s go! Watch Video About the Contributor Al DeVito author’s Vineyard Views, which his “take on a variety of topics that are shaping the U.S. in the 21st century.” In the blog’s introduction, DeVito writes “I spent my career in the computer software business and experienced...
Scottsdale Residents Invited to Serve on City Boards and Commissions
Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale December 18, 2014 Scottsdale residents are invited to apply for volunteer positions on 12 city boards and commissions. Openings exist on the: Airport Advisory Commission Board of Adjustment Building Advisory Board of Appeals Environmental Quality Advisory Board Historic Preservation Commission Human Relations Commission Judicial Appointments Advisory Board Loss Trust Fund Board McDowell Sonoran...
Far From Home: South Africa
By Edie Shannon Prologue Scottsdale residents Edie and BJ Shannon do volunteer business training in emerging democracies. The purpose of the training, which is funded by the US state department, is to develop the capabilities of the newly independent states to survive and prosper on their own, and secondly to bring back business to the US. Editor South Africa The young woman who checks us into the hotel is named Brightness,...
On the Wild Side: The Fastest Bird in Town
By William Leroy I was just about home the other day when I witnessed a dark shape descending at high speed toward a quail that was moving across the road directly in front of me. The hapless quail disappeared in a cloud of dust and feathers as a peregrine falcon emerged from the chaos and leaped back into the sky. Clocked at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour, peregrine falcons are said to be the fastest birds on earth and...
Scenic Drive: Geography, Climate, Life Zones
Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive is located in an area referred to a the Desert Foothills. It’s is a special place where the desert gradually rises to the mountains, creating slightly cooler temperatures and a lush landscape dotted by saguaro, palo verde, mesquite and cholla. A landscape where the fertile floor covers the forgotten footprints of Apaches, prospectors and pioneers.” “Discovering the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive”,...
January Challenge
By Mike Conklin One certainty in the New Year: Desert Foothills YMCA, plus local fitness clubs, will be lively in the first week of 2015. That’s when everyone gets busy with their resolution to get in shape. Another alternative is to start early hiking on our many miles of hiking trails and, just for fun, see how far you can get into the “100 Miles in 100 Days” program sponsored by the Maricopa County Parks & Recreation...
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