August 17, 2019
By Yvonne R. Massman
Hello Everyone!
“Sunset at Pinnacle Peak Grill” by Kimberly Coleman, 2018 Beautiful Skies Contest
Our time is now changing every 1st and 15th as we head into winter. Remember, we will have a mid-time change on September 7th just as we do in the spring. On September 7th the opening time will remain at 5:45a and the closing time will change to 6:45p.
Kathy, our staff person that many of you know and see regularly will be retiring from the park this month! We are extremely sorry that she is leaving, she keeps this place organized! Please be sure to stop at the office and give her your “Farewell Wishes” within the next few weeks. Her last day is August 28th for the closing shift.
If you see a volunteer or staff out in the parking lot having what appears some summertime water fun, it really is official business! A few months ago, someone knocked down with their car, our tall and gorgeous ocotillo . The trail crew set it back up and so far we have been able to save it! Yay! Ocotillos thrive on having their branches wet down when becoming established, so that is what we are going to do with the super soaker!
Staff and volunteers have been having a lot of fun handing out popsicles during the heat of summer! Thanks to the generosity of the Friends, to date we have handed out over 900 of the frozen sticks of sugar!
Bronte has been working hard on the new volunteer training that will start the beginning of October! We have begun accepting applications and will do so through the end September. If you, friends or family are interested in becoming a volunteer, please let us know and we will happily get an application to you (them). An application can also be picked up in the office!
You may have noticed the clearing of the land and the building on the state land adjacent to the park. This is not the beginning of future construction. This was basically a barter exchange with the Ryan Corporation who is building the dementia care facility down at the previous Sassi site. The Ryan Corporation workers were granted the use of the empty lot that has been made into temporary parking, and their “exchange” for that opportunity was that they would tear down all of the old dilapidated structures and the building from the Pinnacle Peak Patio cowboy cookout days.
Our trail map is in the process of being revised! The map on the back is being re-designed to include Jomax Rd. which will hopefully help direct people there easier to pick up hikers, and we are removing all of the information having to do with equestrians, since that basically is a non-issue here now.
You may notice some changes on the trail with our signs! Over the next few months we will be doing an assessment of what trail signs need to be replaced and what signs need to come down permanently. You may have noticed that all of those at the end of the trail have now been removed, leaving just the new one which was installed last year. This new sign has all of the information needed for hikers and far less sign pollution. We are very sorry if you had a routine of tagging one of those signs as an accomplishment of making it to the end!
And that is about it for today! Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you! Have a great day!
Yvonne R. Massman
ymassman@scottsdaleaz.gov
Natural Resources Coordinator
Pinnacle Peak Park
McDowell Sonoran Preserve Central Area
Direct line) 480-312-7901
Office main line) 480-312-0990
To learn more about the Pinnacle Peak Park and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve,
log onto: www.scottsdaleaz.gov use the search box
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