Jan 13
The boulders in and around the Marcus Landslide trail are humongous! Just compare these with the Paloverde and the giant Saguaro growing among them. Construction on a new North Access parking lot starts soon and this trail is expected to be officially opened in the Spring of 2012. Because it is relatively easy hiking with spectacular views of the Superstitions and Mazatzals and has incredible geology, I predict it will be one of the most popular trails in the Preserve.
Jan 3
Chris and Pac-Man. Don’t know or forgot who Pac-Man was? CLICK HERE
Dec 16
Chris didn’t see it but to me it kind of looks like a Camel lying down with an ice pack on his head. (he’s facing to the right) A Camel with a hangover? Maybe? 🙂
Shot in HDR and a slight B/W treatment.
Dec 11
Chris is climbing an area called Sven Tower (I) this morning so we scouted the trail late yesterday. I spotted several rock faces and one excellent rock tortoise which I named after the trail. If you look behind Chris, you’ll see what looks like dust spots but when I zoomed in to clean them up, I was surprised to see Hummingbirds!
Dec 10
Yesterday morning, Chris and I hiked 7 1/2 miles from the North Access parking area to Gateway Trailhead. We started early enough to be welcomed by spectacular light at the top.
Chris (bottom center) walking below two sleeping giants.
Dec 7
Pareidolia is an affliction I don’t mind being afflicted with and since the McDowell Sonoran Preserve is filled with faces, my affliction is working overtime 🙂 Anyone want to admit they remember the cartoon character on the right?!
(FYI…You might think Chris was was pasted in but he was actually standing there)
Nov 29
The north area of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve has fantastic climbing opportunities and Chris spent most of yesterday trying out some of them. The climbers refer to these boulder areas as walls. The one pictured here is called Half and Half Wall. I call it Sleeping Dragon (does anyone else see it?!). From a distance, the climbing doesn’t look that steep but check out the inset image. (Another climber took this shot of Chris just before I got mine). If you’re not familiar with climbing, the ropes are there to catch you if you fall and then used to rappel down. The rest of the time, the climber uses only his hands and feet to get up.
The Arizona Mountaineering Club worked with the City of Scottsdale for five years to work out a plan for access to climbing in the Preserve. Read more HERE.
Nov 22
Pareidolia describes the psychological phenomenon of seeing faces in things like rocks and clouds or the Madonna in a slice of toast 🙂
What do you see? (I see an old man talking to his puppy)
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