Saltire has mountain-top experience

[ghostlight]

"Unidentified airship spotted circling Piestewa Peak. Appears to be having entirely too much fun. News at 11."

Thank you for sharing another stop on the Saltire's journey!

[Riverkilt]

What a great pic flying into the sunset!!

When I first moved to Phoenix, back when, I climbed then Squaw Peak. Sat up on top with a long time resident that pointed out landmarks and bemoaned the fact that the city was growing so fast. Northern Avenue was two lane under cottonwood trees, Bell Road was in the county and had gravel shoulders, Metro Center was just being staked out.

By the time I left I could sit up there and bemoan even more growth and point out the freeway now encircling the city...that little town has sure grown! Piestewa Peak remains a great vantage point.

The peak's namesake remains a hero up in these parts since she was half Hopi and half Navajo...and the "tewa" in her name really insinuates she was of Tewa ancestery too. Whatever the case, she's a hero in rezlands and there are more things named after her around her home towns of Tuba City and Moenkopi, Arizona.

Ron

[Ancienne Alliance]

Hey ! Great shots !

Well done gentlemen.


Best,

Robert

[Aldisimo]

Well done, well done! [I still wish I could get around as much as that little airship.]

[Macman]

Great pics, RR. The slideshow was much appreciated.

[macwilkin]

What a great pic flying into the sunset!!

When I first moved to Phoenix, back when, I climbed then Squaw Peak. Sat up on top with a long time resident that pointed out landmarks and bemoaned the fact that the city was growing so fast. Northern Avenue was two lane under cottonwood trees, Bell Road was in the county and had gravel shoulders, Metro Center was just being staked out.

By the time I left I could sit up there and bemoan even more growth and point out the freeway now encircling the city...that little town has sure grown! Piestewa Peak remains a great vantage point.

The peak's namesake remains a hero up in these parts since she was half Hopi and half Navajo...and the "tewa" in her name really insinuates she was of Tewa ancestery too. Whatever the case, she's a hero in rezlands and there are more things named after her around her home towns of Tuba City and Moenkopi, Arizona.

Ron

I'm wi' Ron on this one. It's amazing to see the change in PHX over the years, although it was nice to see the outline of North Mountain behind Red's shoulder in the first photo -- that was "my" mountain, the one that overlooks Metrocenter and the apartments were I used to spend my time in the Valley. I still miss that mountain.

I have a picture of that particular benchmark somewhere in my photo albums from over 20 years ago when I climed Squaw/Piestewa Peak.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, gents.

T.

[Highlander31]

Great slideshow RR. Thanks for putting it together. It brought back found memories of when I was assigned to Phoenix in '95. One of the first things I did when I was finally able to break away was to make that climb and take in the view.