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Michael J. Miller, Ph.D.

Michael J. Miller, Ph.D.

Living and exploring in the Sonoran Desert. The author is the legal and entitled owner of all content on this blog and nobody else can legally take, use, claim ownership, republish, reprint, create or generate the content without the author's written and legal consent.

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Tag: Exploration

Heading for higher ground: Day hiking in the White Mountains
At the Margins

Heading for higher ground: Day hiking in the White Mountains

Before the advent of air conditioning, there wasn’t much that us desert dwellers could do to escape the relentless temperatures … Continue reading Heading for higher ground: Day hiking in the White Mountains

Speak of the Devil: The overland route in a more tranquil era
Far From the Crowd

Speak of the Devil: The overland route in a more tranquil era

Photos by Lori Stofft, Jodi Latimer, Karma Miller The first Europeans to arrive at the eventual site of Yuma actually … Continue reading Speak of the Devil: The overland route in a more tranquil era

A Sense of the Sonoran Desert: The Soul of a Place
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A Sense of the Sonoran Desert: The Soul of a Place

The defining phrase of Western expansionism in this country scarcely requires yet another repetition.  It was coined (presumably) by a certain … Continue reading A Sense of the Sonoran Desert: The Soul of a Place

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