Hiking

I believe these are cutleaf nightshade (Solanum xanti), not silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium), as the latter bloom later, at lower elevation. This is about 3,250 el., near Sears Kay Ruins.

Bartlett Dam Rd. to FR 1058

2024-04-08 Hiking 0

Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 25th segment of the Maricopa Trail. In the intro for the previous Maricopa Trail video, I said Granite […]

Javelina Summit. Looks like there is a wee scramble, but the trail wraps around to the right.

Skyline Regional Park

2024-03-06 Hiking 0

It’s been a couple of years since I last hiked in Buckeye’s Skyline Regional Park, at the south end of the White Tank Mountains. But, unlike […]

Red Mountain is visible from most of the Hawes Trail System.

Hawes Trail System

2024-02-27 Hiking 0

I’ve never been to the Hawes Trail System before. You just don’t hear aboout people hiking it much. It’s popular with mountain bikers. Maybe they […]

African daisy (Dimorphotheca sinuata) south of Desert Hills Trailhead.

Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

2024-02-13 Hiking 0

Three years ago, I hiked the other “half” of Ocotillo Trail and Sidewider Trail, from Apache Wash Trailhead, at the east end of the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve. Today, […]

Looking west from Hill 1930. Left to right: White Tank Mountains, Hill 1918, Calderwood Butte, and Western Overlook (Hill 1846).

West Wing Mountain

2024-01-09 Hiking 0

It was a frigid — by Phoenix standards — morning. Low temp was about 34℉. So, I delayed leaving home until 10:00 a.m., and even […]