Tonto Creek runs the basin in a green seam of cottonwood and sycamore, the Mazatzals on one flank, the Sierra Ancha on the other, Roosevelt Lake glinting downstream. East Creek Services LLC works the yards along that corridor — mowing, string trimming, and cutting brush and debris back off walks, drives and fencelines. Summers are long and heavy here, and after a hard rain the washes hand back everything they carried, so clearing is a real part of the season. The cooler months go to cutbacks, raking, and getting beds and rock clean before the first spring weeds. Straightforward yard work, in a place where the desert and the creek argue over every square foot.