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...
Loopy Sedona hike with fall color
BALDWIN TRAIL View of Oak Creek from Baldwin Trail Cathedral Rock, Nov 4, 2012 An aerial view of Sedona's network of trails reveals a ve...
Phoenix Summit Challenge 2012 is this weekend
PHOENIX SUMMIT CHALLENGE: NOV 10-11, 2012 Hikers, just a reminder that the annual City of Phoenix Summit Challenge (a.k.a the Seven Summits ...
Sedona fall color update: Nov. 4, 2012
T EMPLETON TRAIL Sycamores on Oak Creek, Nov. 4, 2012 Oak Creek, Nov. 4, 2012 Although the crowns of the sycamores and cottonwoods surroundi...
Bee attack preparedness for hikers
SHIRK THE SWARM! Bee on cereus cactus Attention trekkers, unless you've been hiding under a rock this week, you know that the hiking haz...