Take a hike with wildflower experts

McDOWELL SONORAN PRESERVE WILDFLOWER WALK Ever wish you knew a little more about the colorful springtime blooms that pop up all over the Val...

Take your best shot at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

McDowell Sonoran Preserve 2013 Photography Contest If you've been reading this blog for more than 15 seconds, you already know I'm a...

Historic trail building effort needs your help.

VOLUNTEER WITH THE MCDOWELL SONORAN CONSERVANCY view from within the newly-acquired land Because of the efforts of the McDowell Sonoran Cons...

Edge of the suburbs desert hike

ROCK KNOB-PEMBERTON-BOULDER-MARCUS LANDSLIDE LOOP McDowell Sonoran Preserve-McDowell Mtn. Regional Park Boulders near Rock Knob With a glint...

New trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

MARCUS LANDSLIDE TRAIL McDowell Sonoran Preserve Marcus Landslide Trail: Oct. 20, 2012 approaching some "mushroom" rocks A little ...

LOST DOG WASH-RINGTAIL-OLD JEEP LOOP

LOST DOG WASH-RINGTAIL-OLD JEEP LOOP Ocotillo on Ringtail Trail McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale Lost Dog Wash Trail Thompson Peak from...

BELL PASS

BELL PASS McDowell Sonoran Preserve Just look at what we here in Phoenix have right in our backyards---thousands of acres of beautiful Sonor...