CRAZY CACTUSES, CANYONS & CREEKS

CAVE CREEK TRAIL #4 Tonto National Forest The Famous Crested Saguaro The product of both a growth anomaly and miraculous survival, a ginormo...

TRAIL OF DOOM?

PYRAMID TRAIL South Mountain Park, Phoenix One year from today, the Maya Long Count Calendar will complete its 5,125-year cycle, triggering ...

DEEM HILLS

City of Phoenix Parks & Recreation View from the Ridgeline Trail Not too long ago, only an informal quagmire of footpaths provided acces...

HIKING WITH TOURISTS : PART 2

Badger Springs Wash, Dec. 9, 2011 BADGER SPRINGS WASH Agua Fria National Monument Air travel these days is a real bear. What with the body s...

HIKING WITH TOURISTS: PART 1

GOWAN TRAIL Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, Payson Steps Moderate the Climb on Gowan Trail As an avid hiker, one  dilemma that frequently c...

HIKING FALL COLOR IN DECEMBER

HIKING FALL COLOR IN DECEMBER December 7, 2011 Suspension bridge over Queen Creek Color on December 7, 2011 Entering the Suspension Bridge, ...

RICHINBAR MINE RUINS

RICHINBAR MINE RUINS Agua Fria National Monument Approaching the Petroglyph Site Mine Site Ruins Few places in Arizona are as rich in histor...

HUMBOLDT MOUNTAIN

HUMBOLDT   MOUNTAIN Tonto National Forest Looking East Over the Verde River Valley View from the Summit Sometimes I just feel like a brainle...

LOST DOG WASH-RINGTAIL-OLD JEEP LOOP

LOST DOG WASH-RINGTAIL-OLD JEEP LOOP Ocotillo on Ringtail Trail McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale Lost Dog Wash Trail Thompson Peak from...

CORONA DE LOMA TRAIL

CORONA DE LOMA TRAIL South Mountain Park, Phoenix It was from the summit of Quartz Peak in the Sierra Estrellas where I acquired a deep, vis...

DIXIE MOUNTAIN LOOP

DIXIE MOUNTAIN LOOP TRAIL Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Summit of Dixie Mountain Next time you’re considering  giving up your right to vote—hike ...

SUGARLOAF HILL

SUGARLOAF SUMMIT LOOP Sedona View from the summit ridge Chimney Rock Capitol Butte (a.k.a. Thunder Mountain) Sugarloaf Hill from the  trailh...

SEDONA FALL COLOR UPDATE: OCTOBER 29, 2011

On my way back from hiking another Sedona trail today, I stopped by one of my favorite Red Rock Country trails to see how the fall color is ...