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Get bird’s eye view of McDowell Sonoran Preserve Sept. 27
Sept. 18, 2012
Contact: Mike Phillips, public affairs manager, (480) 312-7825
Get bird’s eye view of McDowell Sonoran Preserve Sept. 27
You’re invited to a free video premiere featuring some remarkable aerial footage of Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve.
“Wings over the Preserve” takes place on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St.
Arizona's Official State Historian Marshall Trimble will host the event, which features a unique “bird’s eye” view of the preserve’s scenic landmarks. Experts also will be on hand to discuss the hiking, biking and other adventures available in the area.
An informational open house begins at 5 p.m. The video and discussion program begins at 6. Video highlights include the preserve’s southern mountains and the new trails and trailheads opening this fall.
New amenities include the Tom’s Thumb Trailhead, located three miles south of Dynamite Boulevard on 128th Street. It will be dedicated at a Mayor/City Council Breakfast on Oct. 18.
The trailhead will feature parking for 200 cars and 10 horse trailers, shade ramadas and restrooms. Water will not be available at the trailhead due to its isolated location.
The Trailhead provides new and expanded access to several unique regions of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and the county’s nearby McDowell Mountain Regional Park.
Hikers on the new Marcus Landslide Trail will be treated to a geologic wonderland of tilted rocks and immense boulders …. Sentinels that testify to a massive landslide that shaped this area roughly 500,000 years ago.
Informational signs along the trail are being provided through a generous gift from the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy. The signs will recount the region’s geologic history, the landslide and its impact on the area today.
Another scenic hike departs the Tom’s Thumb Trailhead heading southwest. The Tom’s Thumb Trail features a steep, 800-foot vertical climb to a ridgeline below East End Peak, the highest point in the preserve.
The Sept. 27 video premiere will provide a virtual tour of these and other locations within Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The event is presented by the city of Scottsdale and the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy and serves as a prelude to October’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve Month.
For more information on the event, contact 480-312-2511. To learn more about Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve, visit: preserve.
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