This weekend we backpacked into Haunted Canyon, a terrific streamside hike in the eastern Superstition Wilderness. It was a beautiful crisp fall day, on the tail end of the colors, with leaves cascading down upon us the entire way. The hike began on an old jeep trail through a mining area for about 1.5 miles. [...]
Entries from November 2010
Haunted Canyon
November 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Camping · flora · Landscapes · Weather
Tony Cabin
November 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Backpacked 7.5 miles of rugged primitive trail into Haunted Canyon, on the east side of the Superstition Mountains and came upon this homesteader’s cabin. Built more than 100 years ago by a man named William Toney, (the Park Service dropped the “e” in the naming of the cabin) this was a fascinating experience of what [...]
Tags: Camping · Landscapes
It Begins!
November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
The giant crane was put in place over the weekend and construction has begun on the Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB)! A lot of us have been working toward this for a long time, and it’s incredibly satisfying to see this thing going up!
Tags: urban
Party Van
November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: urban
Backyard – Phoenix Style
November 19th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: urban
Lines
November 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Hmmmm…. as I’m looking at this, I can see another cropping that might be stronger. What do you think of this?
Tags: urban
Dr. Suess Tree… down
November 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Tags: urban
Phoenix Civic Center Food Court
November 16th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: urban
The Web Theater
November 15th, 2010 · No Comments
The Web Theater hosted live concerts and was the first venue in the nation to stream the shows live on the internet (pay per view). I shot this photo just weeks before we began work on transforming it into the auditorium we currently enjoy. And this is what it looks like today…
Tags: urban
Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts (PAPA) !
November 14th, 2010 · No Comments
The fifth annual parade of crazy people – one of my favorite events of the year! This is a parade that winds through downtown Phoenix and anyone can be in it. Great music, outrageous costumes and dances and people – just a fantastic celebration of the arts and creativity!
Tags: Art · crazy · funky · urban
Grand Canyon – Rim to Rim!
November 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Over Fall Break, Conor and I decided to hike across the Grand Canyon in one day. This is a VERY difficult and dangerous hike and not one to be taken lightly. Spanning 24 miles and climbing 6,000 feet, you will see numerous signs and warnings to discourage hikers from attempting this! The plan was to [...]
Tags: Camping · Landscapes · wildlife
Making Progress
November 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Making great progress on the latest painting – a very wide (5 feet X 2.5 feet) piece with a predominantly orange hued background. Next: Purple Saguaros!
Puffs of Color
November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
Seen at the Hopi Reservation
Tags: flora
A Blank Canvas
November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment
Is there anything more inviting? Started on this one over the weekend and made great progress on the background – will post updates later.