
Today’s office: Gateway Trail Loop at McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale.

They don’t have arms, but they have each other.

What moss-covered oaks are to Savannah, crazy ass cacti are to Scottsdale.

I’m coming ‘round the mountain.

I really love the wild, curious brush in the Southwest. Having grown up and spent most of my life in the Northeast, it’s a marvelous contrast. McDowell is a quiet preserve, stretched across 21,400 scenic acres of Scottsdale, and I highly recommend a visit for long, leisurely hikes amidst arid beauty.