Dixie Mountain Loop

I'm not sure if it is a measure of cactus needle sharpness, or how thin cans are now, but when I tried to balance my hiking beer on this cholla, it fell off and punctured, forcing me to chug it.

Dixie Mountain Loop

2022-03-03 Hiking 0

I haven’t gotten out of the house for anything more than a spin around the neighborhood since biking the Maricopa Trail three weeks ago. Funeral […]

Closeup of a Teddy Bear Cholla. No, I did not zoom in.

Dixie Mountain Loop

2016-12-16 Hiking 0

With the holidays coming up, I knew I wouldn’t have any time to do a long, out of town, hike, let alone the associated triplog, […]

This wreck -- any idea what it is? -- is in the unnamed wash just south of the Western Vista Trail.

Dixie Mountain Loop

2011-01-29 Hiking 0

Report: Time out: 10:50 a.m. Weather: Sunny, about 70, no breeze. Did the trail clockwise, as I am just a clockwise kinda guy. There are […]