{"id":21277,"date":"2025-07-21T05:47:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=21277"},"modified":"2025-07-21T05:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:47:47","slug":"peralta-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=21277","title":{"rendered":"Peralta Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0fa7f09ad1e786f006e7ef5515dcd4e9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>A killer wakes before dawn<\/strong>. He puts his boots on. Those lines of poetry are in his fuzzy brain as the coffee slowly goes into the thermos and the garage door opens to early morning light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-duotone-000000-e6dbad-1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"21281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=21281\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?fit=5712%2C4284&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5712,4284\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0066\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0066.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ba9a8b0308d092a3aa053082464e6aa wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>As he turns into Peralta<\/strong>, the man notices the surplus of new homes that have been built out here, eating up the Sonoran desert. Trenches have now been dug along the dirt road to prevent campers from the spending the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7f7684dc072c2fe1130f943f36d13770 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">&#8220;It&#8217;s one way to try and keep out those one may consider undesirable&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"21285\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=21285\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Hover Camera X1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;75622caa-9e83_255&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1752991801&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.504&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;270&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;75622caa-9e83_255&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"75622caa-9e83_255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;75622caa-9e83_255&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOVER_20250720_1753017098296.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2503aaaea9526b090d4eb548ed72ec41 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>A fork in the road<\/strong> leads to a new area, Peralta Park. 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