HILLTOP TRAIL McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Fountain Hills Jump start your New Years resolutions Before reading this blog post, please in...
Ridgeline hike above the Verde River Valley
SCENIC TRAIL McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Fountain Hills Holiday surprise on the trail: Dec. 24, 2012 With 20 trails laced over 21,000 a...
New Years Eve Day guided hike
SUNRISE PEAK McDowell Sonoran Preserve Sunrise Peak End the year on a high note atop Sunrise Peak with volunteer stewards of the McDowell So...
The super volcano in our backyard
DUTCHMAN'S-BLACK MESA-SECOND WATER LOOP Superstition Wilderness Recent rains wet the washes: Dec. 22, 2012 So, now that we've surviv...
Hike to help adoptable dogs
GET FIT WITH A PIT CHALLENGE Register now to help a local animal rescue organization socialize their dogs during this January promotion. Yo...
Hike a desert river gorge
BURRO CREEK Near Wickenburg Picking our way through the willows Route passes under Burro Creek Bridge on US93 Betcha haven’t hiked THIS one....
Dream of wildflowers. Howl at the moon.
MOONLIGHT-STARGAZER-SAN TAN-HEDGEHOG LOOP San Tan Mountain Regional Park I'm keeping this one on my list to re-visit during spring wildf...
Desert beaches and a “hang five” saguaro
SAN TAN TRAIL San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Queen Creek Rock Peak and the Malpais Hills the "hang five" crested saguaro Part of ...
Re-thinking Richinbar Mine
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE HISTORY OF RICHINBAR MINE For your consideration..... One of the great things about the blogosphere is its networkin...
Colorful late Autumn desert hike
CAMP CREEK FALLS Cave Creek Early December on Camp Creek Camp Creek Falls The innocuous, wildfire-tinged roadside pullout that marks the ...
Up the down stonecase
GERONIMO TRAIL South Mountain Park This week, I achived an accidental milestone--I have now hiked every single mile of South Mountain Park o...
Under the radar canyon hike
MASHAKATTEE CANYON Tonto National Forest, Seven Springs Area The seeds for this exploratory trek in the Seven Springs area north of Carefree...
Arizona Trail "Cyber Monday" gifts for hikers
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH GIFTS FROM THE ARIZONA TRAIL ASSOCIATION If you've got a hiker on your nice (or naughty) list this holiday s...
Hike off that extra slice of pie
THANKSGIVING DAY HIKE: MORE PIE PLEASE McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale Preventive healthcare starts on the trail---at least when it co...
Jewel of the Creek event Saturday, Nov. 17
DESERT DISCOVERY DAY AT JEWEL OF THE CREEK PRESERVE Join representatives from the Arizona Archeological Society, AZ Audubon, Wild at Heart, ...
Edge of the suburbs desert hike
ROCK KNOB-PEMBERTON-BOULDER-MARCUS LANDSLIDE LOOP McDowell Sonoran Preserve-McDowell Mtn. Regional Park Boulders near Rock Knob With a glint...