Tom’s Thumb Trail, on the north side of the McDowell Mountains, is dotted with curious rock formations, especially this particular boulder bearing a striking resemblance to one of Snow White’s seven dwarfs. Could this be Tom? Perhaps. The figure appears near one of the final bends leading to the summit (aka Tom’s Thumb). What do you ...

Q: I have a nice view of the McDowell Mountains. Sometimes they look like a mountain range, and sometimes, in certain light, they look like a group of individual volcanic cones. Which are they? A: I have in my pile a fair number of volcano questions that have come in over the months. I never ...