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...

Walking Wupatki: Part 3

DONEY TRAIL Wupatki National Monument the saddle on the trail Geek that I am, I have a facination with lava bombs.   Heck--even the name is ...

What goes around, comes around on Lake Mountain

LAKE MOUNTAIN LOOP Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Lake Mountain lookout, built in 1926 If you’ve been reading this blog for any time at a...

The back way up Mount Elden

MOUNT ELDEN via UPPER OLDHAM TRAIL Flagstaff Heading out on the "catwalk" Final approach to Mount Elden There's more than one ...

Hike to the high point of the Springerville Volcanic Field

GREEN'S PEAK Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Looking southeast from the summit of Green's Peak More popular with hang gliders than...

Hike an underrated Flagstaff volcano

SADDLE MOUNTAIN Flagstaff Snow at 8,500', April 20, 2012 Trails like this one "don't get no respect". In the grand promise...

LENOX CRATER & LAVA FLOW TRAIL

LENOX CRATER & LAVA FLOW TRAIL Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument San Francisco Peaks from Lava Flow Trail Stranded at the trailhea...

SP CRATER

SP CRATER Rocky Mountain Bee Plants Surround SP Crater North of Flagstaff ON THE CRATER RIM Roughly 71,000 years ago, the death throes of ...

JOE'S HILL

JOE’S HILL Agua Fria National Monument Next time you’re traveling along I-17, make a stop at the Sunset Point rest area near Black Canyon an...

CRATER LAKE

CRATER LAKE Coconino National Forest In a ring of aspens and solidified lava, the water-filled vent of an ancient volcano serves as a hub of...

TURKEY CREEK

TURKEY CREEK Coconino National Forest Ain’t no turkeys, ain’t no creek---at least most of the time. Yet, for what this trail lacks in terms...

KENDRICK PEAK

KENDRICK PEAK Kaibab National Forest In summer, wild roses and high-altitude flowers perfume the cool air on Flagstaff’s second highest volc...