Taking a hike is a good way to exercise the imagination along with the body.
When making a trek around the Fountain Hills McDowell Mountain Preserve it is easy to let the mind wander back 75 – 80 years to a time when cattle roamed the hillsides.
It’s not hard to see a cowboy toss the reins for his horse over the branches of a large mesquite that’s taken root in a hollow. The cowboy takes a hard swallow from his canteen and sits down under the mesquite to take a break from rounding up strays that have wandered into the hills.
