Winter water clears the weir

WEIR TRAIL Wet Beaver Creek Wilderness Wet Beaver Creek near the weir Near the weir Finding “Bell Trail Virgins” isn’t easy.   Ranking high ...

Rain check hike

KIWANIS TRAIL  South Mountain Park, Phoenix   If it hadn't rained this weekend, this was to have been my hike.... This sweet little trai...

Help document a National Historic Trail

JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA National Historic Trail Anza's 1775-1776 route From 1775-76 Juan Bautista de Anza lead 240 emigrants 1200 miles fr...

A wilderness of sandstone and junipers

DOGIE TRAIL Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Descent into Sycamore Canyon: Jan. 19, 2013 Big enough to awe but small enough to conquer, Arizona...

Hike a Sedona volcano

HOUSE MOUNTAIN VOLCANO via TURKEY CREEK TRAIL Coconino National Forest, Sedona view from the top on the rim of House Mountain volcano Unlike...

Hiking for your health

Two weeks into the new year and------who needs to jumpstart those resolutions to get more exercise?  McDowell Sonoran Preserve Staying motiv...

A hike among picnic tables and dance floors

T-BONE-MAX DELTA-CROSSCUT-MA HA TAUK LOOP South Mountain Park, Phoenix What to do?   It was Christmas morning and I found myself without a h...

Wet & winding segments of the Black Canyon Trail

BLACK CANYON TRAIL: K-MINE SEGMENTS Near Rock Springs Agua Fria River, January 5, 2013 "bridge" over Slate Creek our crossing poin...

Historic trail building effort needs your help.

VOLUNTEER WITH THE MCDOWELL SONORAN CONSERVANCY view from within the newly-acquired land Because of the efforts of the McDowell Sonoran Cons...

Happy New Year, hikers! Now, let's go hike.

WOODS CANYON TRAIL #93 Oak Creek, Munds Mountain Wilderness Shortie inspects an icy pool the red rock "beach" What could be better...