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 ...