By Robert Samuelsen This may be a question that doesn’t need to be asked but it struck me as curious if not relevant. Somewhere between the perennial stream in the Sonoita valley and the...
Category - Outdoors
They’ll See You Before You See Them
By Alisha Brewer If you are one of the few people to have spotted a mountain lion, consider yourself lucky! I know some people...
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AZ Adventures Outdoors: Sabino Canyon Crawler
By Rob Samuelsen For thousands of years, people have flocked to Sabino Canyon to use and enjoy the water because water is the...
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Highways & Byways for June 2021
By Tom Howard Houghton/I-10 InterchangeCrews have completed the switch of all the on and off ramps. Work continues the bridge...
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Looking Up – Tucson Mountain Ranges
By Rob Hallberg The Tucson area mountains are spectacular and very few US cities can boast they are “surrounded” by them. You can...
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Skyward: Stars are People Too
By David H. Levy In last month’s Skyward, I included that four-word phrase, but the first time I used it was actually in an article about the life of the star Betelgeuse, for Astronomy...
AZ Adventures Outdoors: The Story of Mortars
By Rob Samuelsen Since the early day of mankind, humans have used stone tools to prepare food. In fact, scientists have discovered grinding stones in all parts of the world going back more...
In the Garden: Connecting Community, Nature and Health
By Elizabeth Wharburton-Smith The Rita Ranch Community Garden has been my passion project since the idea popped into my head 10 years ago. But it is so much more than that. Our community at...
Photos: Treat Your Sweetie
Shoppers in Vail got anfew cuddles and song during the recent Treat Your Sweetie event held outside the Vail Chamber of Commerce office.Photos by Bel Coulson.
Scintillating Science: Science of Desert Art – PART 1
By K. Nepsa Recently, I took a hike through the desert and came across some petroglyphs. As I stood viewing the rock art before me, I couldn’t help but wonder what the meaning behind these...
Skyward: Orion in Winter
By David H. Levy As twilight deepens these evenings, Orion is just clearing the eastern horizon. Robert Frost wrote eloquently in his famous poem “The Star Splitter, “You know Orion always...
Desert Dwellers: The Future Is Bright
By Alisha Brewer Valentine’s Day has always been my favorite holiday. When I tell someone this, it is sometimes followed by a snub nose, eye roll or little ‘pfff’ sound...
AZ Adventures Outdoors: Bites, pokes, and scrapes
By Robert Samuelsen The harshness of the Sonoran Desert is no better demonstrated than through the cuts, pokes, scrapes and bites by desert rocks, flora, and fauna. It seems like every time...
In the Garden: Fun February Garden Chores
By Elizabeth Warburton-Smith As we continue to look for a new location for the Rita Ranch Community Garden, we haven’t stopped tending the garden in its current location. There is much to...