The journey to the infamous and iconic “Cave” on Cave Creek is an intensely rewarding adventure and hike for those who appreciate the enchanting history and enigmatic geology, flora, and fauna of the Cave Creek area. Steven Jones, Desert Foothills Land Trust naturalist, has identified fifty six types of plants one may observe on a Cave hike. Located about a mile and a half from the heart of Cave Creek, the Cave is the namesake for the historic town of Cave Creek, Arizona. It

Ah, spring, and the crocuses are peeping through the snow and the tulips are sending their first tender shoots through the melting crust. The daffodils are… Whoa – hold on. That may be spring in much of the country, but not in the Sonoran Desert. Hikers here can expect to see a blaze of flowering, much of it in bright yellow, as daylight stretches out and temperatures start their inexorable climb toward summer. After a January of good rain, as we’ve had this year, expect bri

Arizona contains some of the nation’s greatest archaeological sites! Professor Stephen Plog, author of Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest, states, “To many prehistorians, the Southwest is …an archaeological Garden of Eden…thousands of sites have been excavated…preservation is excellent because of the arid environment….” Garry Contley, archaeologist for the Arizona Bureau of Native American Affairs, sadly informs us that there are two site lootings each day in Arizona