#Prescott Walk 7: Peavine Trail
Welcome, friends to Prescott Walk #5 (I think – I have trouble labeling them, so I’ve lost count already!)
Lisa Coleman, the Bird Weekly Lady and I, together with several of you, are working on a post for next week about organizing photos. The topic that came up repeatedly is about tagging. Lisa is working on an easy way to do it.
Since I moved my Always Write site from WordPress.org to this site last March, I’ve been lax about tagging my photos. So this is my tagging marathon march along Peavine Trail, dedicated to Hugh Roberts with a tag, caption, title and description for every picture.
“Remember – blogging is a marathon, not a sprint.”
Hugh Roberts
The Ingraos have lived in Prescott three months and somehow missed this beautiful trail only 1.5 miles from our home. Built on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railway bed, the trail is flat, wide and safe for walkers and bikers, or those who, like Restless Jo, “Talk to the trees.”
The city now owns the property and along the right side of the trail you can see some of the city’s dumping grounds as well as the Police and Fire training area. That doesn’t impair its natural beauty. Cottonwood trees would obliterate anything remotely unattractive in the summer.
Part of a 126 acre Riparian Preserve, Watson Woods borders Peavine Trail on the left as you head north from the parking lot. For the most part there are Willows, three kinds of Cottonwood trees, and other flexible shrubs in the preserve.
Several kinds of ducks lounge and dip into the murky water as they forage for food along the banks of Granite Creek, which runs into Watson Lake. I included this picture of ducks for my new friend/expert photo organizing/ host of the Bird Weekly Challenge, Lisa Coleman. Last week’s challenge was “birds you love.” I love any bird that will sit still long enough for me to take their picture. These birds cooperated with no signs of shyness. If you look closely, you might find a smile.
As we continued down Peavine Trail, named for its windiness, we imagined what it was like for the workers carving a narrow path between the Granite Rocks for the SF & P & P Railway.
Chartered on May 27, 1891,”the SFP&P’s 195-mile (314 km) line extended the Santa Fe Railway south into Phoenix. The SFP&P extended another 100 miles (160 km) to the east from Phoenix to Florence and Winkelman via the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad (which would become a Southern Pacific Railroad subsidiary in 1907).” Wikipedia
I asked Vince if he wanted to climb up the Granite Dells formation, and he said, “I don’t have the right shoes.”
Uh huh, and I don’t have the right feet. He might have been trying to protect my pride. Just beyond this barrier, if you could have seen through it, Granite Creek becomes Watson Lake. “Named after named for Senator James Watson, Indiana, who invested in Chino Valley irrigation projects, (this picturesque lake) resulted from the 1916 damming of Granite Creek.” Sign on Peavine Trail.
Since we had a record snowfall according to our neighbors, not the weather channel, friends have asked if we still have snow. The answer is a resounding yes. Here it is in the valley of the shadow of the SF & P & P Railway.
Since this is a marathon, not a sprint, you will see more photos from our two walks over the next few weeks. We logged about 18,000 steps each in our two days of exploration along the Peavine Trail.
Remember
- Today is the last day to participate in the Sue Vincent Rodeo Classic. All donations go to support her and her family in this difficult time.
- Only a few more days to comment on “The Trophy Cabinet” by Geoff LePard. Your comments will appear in The February edition of Story Chat on Tuesday.
- It’s not to late to contribute your thoughts and quotes about Responsibility for this week’s Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays Writing Challenge.
- Coming next Friday the long-anticipated interview with photographer, Lisa Coleman about how to organize your photos. This helpful post will also feature your tips.
Thanks for joining me, friends.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
76 responses to “Marathon or Sprint Posting? Tagging My Prescott Walks-Peavine Trail Photos or Not?”
That looks like a great walk. Old railway beds make such great trails for walking and cycling.
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Yes, it’s perfect. I could walk there every day.
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You live in such a beautiful area for hiking, Marsha, and so lucky. My brother regularly hikes in his Fountain Hills neighborhood. I had to laugh at your puddle of snow! I’m still amazed at how fast it melts here too. For the blog I tag my photos too and name them to find them in Dropbox. I look forward to what you and Lisa suggest in the next post!
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Thanks, Terri. I can’t wait until you can come see me. By the time it gets beautiful here, it will be gorgeous there as well. However you do have tons more snow that we do right now. It was 72 yesterday!!! I’m working on our Photo post right now. It is a process, processing all the photos, and getting all the links We had quite a few wonderful folks that commented, too. I think I’m going to have to break it into two posts. I found out that Lisa has written two Images of America Books like I did for Woodlake. An hour was not nearly long enough to chat! I notice that you participate in her challenge, so you two know each other.
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That’s some warm weather! We’re going to buy a new mid sized SUV with room and 4wd. We can take road trips in that for trips down south. We’ll have had enough of our sweet RV for a while. Can’t wait to see you and your place!
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Yes, and you will have your own master bedroom, and we will have SUCH fun!!! I can’t wait. Congrats on your new car. Everyone here has a jeep for going off roading.. I am not into that because neither of us are experienced drivers, but our son Jason tried it in Sedona and had a blast. We went on the tour. Can’t wait, can’t wait!!!
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Probably won’t buy the Jeep Grand Cherokee til we get all moved in with the Pole Barn/Garage. We need a 4WD here all seasons. Not sure I’m into offroading on purpose 🙂
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Me either! 🙂 But you will need 4WD, that’s obvious from your snowy scenes. 🙂 AND it gets pretty wet and muddy, too! 🙂
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Looks a great place to hike. Those granite boulders are amazing
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They really are beautiful, Helen. We had been here several times without ever knowing that they were only about six miles from downtown. Now we drive one and a half miles and we are there. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Our Eyes Open and commented:
A trail I would love to see. This is one of a few posts on the topic of Peavine Trail. Trust me! When you get to hiking around trails in the western part of the US, you can’t write it all in one post.
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You are so right. The next part of the trail gets super gorgeous.
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So looking forward to it and wish I was there. 🙂
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Some day, maybe.
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Maybe! Frank & I are talking about getting the vaccine. He is eligible, but I am not. He says he wants to get it at the same time so he will wait for them to open it up to me. Then, we still have a ways to go before it is safe to travel on a plane. 🙂
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I get my second shot on March 3rd. Vince is not interested in getting one, yet and we are both eligible.
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Did you have any symptoms with the first? I hear a lot of people have no symptoms after the first and some symptoms with the second. I don’t get the flu shot because of the reaction I get from it. I’m on the fence with the shot, but it scares me more to not get it. Frank is considering it now and was not interested before. 🙂
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The only problem I had with the first shot was an itchy arm for about a week. It was a little sore the second day, but nothing that required even a Tylenol. I had a COVID test on Feb. 17, and the results just came back – no results, error in processing or in the test itself. I have another test scheduled March 9 after my 2nd COVID shot. I wonder what that one will show. I’m not going to Walgreens this time. 🙂
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Well that was good as far as the first shot. Dang about the second test! I hated getting tested. I had to get tested in October because my chiropractor got covid. Luckily it had been 3 weeks since I had seen him when I got the call. I was supposed to see him that next Monday…the call came on Saturday. He’s alright but still. Scary stuff! I hope your second test goes without a hitch and for the second shot too. Keep me posted. 🙂
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Me too. I had to have it over again anyway because it took so long to get here.
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Cheers to the wonderful trail. Love the way communities are using old railroad beds. But this trail doesn’t look like a fun walk in the heat.
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I don’t imagine it is, but the trees are shady, However, it’s perfect right now.
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Exactly what I thought (regarding now).
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Time will tell. If it is cool in the mornings I’ll walk. If not, I’d better take up swimming or kayaking. 🙂
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what wonderful pics of your hiking and heres to 1,800 steps!!! Yay!!!
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I know, YAY! Minus one pound. 🙂
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whooo hooo 👏👏👏
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Now, if I could lose the other thirty, I’d be more spry, but not nearly as agile as you are. You are amazing. I wish you lived close enough to pull me out of my chair and make me stretch. You remind me of my former daughter-in-law. She weighed 90 pounds, and was a dancer, and exercise person. She could bend her body in half and literally lay her head on her legs, stretched out on the floor. She could sit spread eagle and lay her upper body on the floor. We used to exercise together when they lived with us. years ago. I was pitiful then.
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Stay with it and you will!!!!!!
Me too, I’d drag you up and out for sure but you are doing it!!!! YAY for you!
Oh honey you’re so sweet but after the coyotee debackle, I’m nursing this back and remembering I’m a human not a wild animal.. and have limits. I was born at 90 lbs. ( hate those) I know what it’s like to be fat and not pregnant.🤣 😜😜😜😘
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Me too. I was only about a tenth of that, but pretty chunky LOL I was super skinny growing up, though.
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lol!! 🤣💖🤗🌷
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What a great trail! One I would love to hike and photograph. Nothing wrong with breaking this up into many posts. I did the exact same thing with my “Living In the Moment” posts from our trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. If I had put that whole trip in one blog, no one would have read a single word. TMI all at once.
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I tend to do TMI.
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Me too! We have that in common. LOL! 🙂
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But wasn’t our Zoom meeting fun?
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Oh it was awesome! Sooo fun and now we can FaceTime too. 🥰
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Easy, peasy – no time limit! 🙂
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Exactly! Until the phone dies. LOL! 🙂
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Plug it in plug it in! 🙂
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LOL! Yeah I tend to wait until it is about dead.
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Me too! 🙂
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Just the right amount of photos for the post, and they’re all great. I can’t get over how everything looks like it needs some water, though. I’d have thought all the melting snow would have turned those browns green. It reminds me of our lawn in the summer when there has been little rain and too much hot sun. I’d have joined Vince and watched you climb up the Granite Dells formation.
I’m sure you’ve lots more to discover in your new hometown, Marsha.
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It’s way too cold here for things to be turning green yet, Hugh/ Unlike California, where the green sprouts as soon as water hits the ground, these trees and grasses are dormant until spring. Our street is named Blooming Hills, so I can’t wait to see it. We moved in on January 4th, so we’ve not seen the Blooming Hills yet.
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Something to look forwrad to, Marsha. I’m looking forward to seeing the photos of Blooming Hills in full bloom.
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Yes, indeed!
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Looks like my sort of place for a walk – flat but full of interest! I love the rock formations 😀
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Exactly, Sarah. They sky really is that blue, too. The temperature yesterday got up to 72. Normally it is 40-50 degrees in the day. Spring must be on its way!
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Love those Granite Dells! Don’t think I’d have been up and over either, but I can dream 🙂 🙂 Thanks for sharing, hon! Have a nice weekend!
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Thanks, Jo. We enjoyed walking the straight and narrow. 🙂 You have a nice weekend, too.
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That looks a great trail!
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It’s lovely. Wait until the next post when you can see the lake! It’s stunning.
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Look forward to it!
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Thanks, Sue!!! Have you been to Arizona, or are you planning a trip?
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Sadly no, and it won’t happen now I am not as fit as I used to be
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Trust me, if you are fit enough walk and to fly here, you are fit enough for this wonderful trail. I’m hoping I get fitter here. I’m a bit of a potato.
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No, I’m not, sadly
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I’m sorry, Sue. My sister-in-law went with me today and struggled to walk about a mile. We rested a lot and I was afraid I would have to carry her. We were both dragging our feet by the time we got back to the car. You can enjoy our pain virtually! You take care, my friend.
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Thank you, Marsha….and you take care, too
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You too, Sue. Lots of virtual hugs! 🙂
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what a fantastic place to walk Marsha!
and the photo of the path between the “broad railway bed”was my fav of this post
so thanks for letting us readers share some of your walk even if it does not add to my actual step count – !! ha
have a great day
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Thanks, Yvette. I’m over 10,000 for the day, so I can spare some. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting Prescott! 🙂 LOL
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woo – hoo
keep on walking baby!
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And taking pictures! Any advice for our picture organization post next week?
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hi – no tips really come to mind (you are so awesome
with networking and getting people contributing – such a gift you have)
and the only things that helped me was to make sure i labeled them with detailed key words to find them using search – (that might be what you meant with tagging photos?)
and then also for me – too many folders were a nightmare so i would rather have one really full folder (organized by kind) rather than sub folder and extra folders for this or that
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looking forward to seeing how your collaboration unfolds
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Thanks, Yvette. I’ve got enough material for several posts, I think. However, I have learned a lot about tagging and what I can do now. It’s been a really helpful week of learning and experimenting. Thanks for contributing my friend. 🙂
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my pleasure and one more thing i want to mention
– not sure if this is what you mean with tagging – but if it relates to connecting and have images found by “more”
well not all bloggers are here to grow and connect a lot
i know you know this but i think some folks forget this and so tagging and using hashtags is not on the radar for some folks who want a quieter blog mode
– when i say quieter blog mode / some folks enjoy a quaint and small following and more intimate interaction – not about tagging to connect or get followers uo there –
also – some bloggers leave when things get too big or too connected – it can be overwhelming – just like in real life nkt everyone is a social butterfly and nkt everyone wants to talk to or “know” everyone at the party-
many bloggers want that quieter approach to blogging
they don’t want “bumps”
they aren’t looking for ideas to “grow thy blog” and aren’t wanting tips for connecting photos for more views (yawn)
— i have seen someone hover with a few hundred followers and a few commmenfs per post and they thrive with their blog / meets their needs and goals
and tagging is of no matter – and changing focus would pull from their current level of quiet blog mode
do you know what i mean?
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Yes, Yvette, you are so right. My purpose in this quest has been personal, I admit. Not to get more views, etc, but my friend Sally from Woodlake asked me several times for pictures of the Woodlake Rose Garden. I have hundreds of pictures spread over the years since about 2013. The problem was that I couldn’t seem to find them. I spent about four or five hours yesterday organizing my files after talking to Lisa Coleman on the phone getting things organized. Then, of course I asked others if they had any ideas as well. So that was what motivated me to get more semblance of order to my photo files. I think we all enjoy a social life online somewhat or we wouldn’t be blogging. But I do understand a quieter blogging life. As you probably know by now, I don’t have a hidden agenda for doing posts like this other than an insatiable quest to learn – and I learn best from others. I can’t help sharing what I learn. I’m a teacher. 🙂 I enjoy being a quiet butterfly, I’m a former pastor’s wife. I try not to hurt anyone in my fluttering. My blogging style is personal, as I know yours is, and it makes me happy. I hope it makes others happy along the way as well.
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thanks for taking the time to reply – and you are truly gracious – and as I have gotten to know you Moreland more since last fall – my admiration for you continues to go UP – and I mean that –
and in fact, I would not have left my comment here had I not felt you were “open” to feedback – of all types.
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and whew – that sure does make a difference to tag and label for organizing –
I think in my end I lump tagging in with online tagging of facebook friends or tagging to have the images found –
so when I hear that it is really labeling photos for organization – well that is something so crucial for all – ha – and so it was semantics –
and the one thing that has helped me is when I label properly for the blog – I arable to find what i need because of the label – otherwise – like you said – I have to skim thousands of images in my early photos on my blog and it can be miserable
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okay best wishes with the post and happy Sunday to you
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And I know you much better, too, my friend. You have made a huge impact on my life and blogging. You are an essential part of my blog and blogging experience. 🙂
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oh that was so nice to read!
and high five your way! ttys
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TTYS 🙂
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It’s great seeing some of the places around your new home.
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Thanks, Carol. We love these trails. It’s like being on vacation every time we find a new trail.
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Congratulations on your 18,000 steps. Beautiful trail! I look forward to reading more!
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Thanks, Donna. I’m going to have to break them into more than one post because I have so many pictures. 🙂 Watson Lake is huge and the Granite Dells are so unique.
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