Davey Gowan’s Grave
I had planned to hike West Bear Canyon this week, despite the fact I would be a week ahead of when fall colors usually peak […]
Hiking
Crackerbox Canyon
I’m gradually working my way through the many small canyons that drain off the Mogollon Rim, one or two per year: East Bear Canyon (2014) was […]
South Fortuna Mountain
I lived in southern California — Rancho Palos Verdes and Torrance — in the late 70s, but I don’t recall ever having gone for a […]
Woods Canyon Lake
I haven’t been up in Rim Country nearly enough this year. Only once, six weeks ago, on the Pine Canyon-Bearfoot Trail. Usually, I do 3-5 […]
Sandys Canyon
I was thinking of doing this hike back in June, or early July, but for some reason I cannot remember — despite two hours of […]
Crooked Lake to New Fane, WI
This is the third straight year I’ve hiked an Ice Age Trail segment: In 2015, I hiked from Glenbeulah to Parnell Tower, completing a route […]
Pine Canyon-Bearfoot Trail
Another week, another search for a hike that isn’t over 100 degrees, isn’t threatened by a Biblical deluge, is within three hours of base camp, […]
Black Hills Loop
It’s been hard coming up with hikes the past six weeks. The temperatures have usually been over 110° in the low desert around Phoenix. As […]
Brins Mesa Loop
Last week on Tuesday and Wednesday it hit record highs for the day: At 121°, within one degree of Phoenix’s all time high, set on […]
Campbell Creek-Lanier Falls
This was my first time back to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, in close to 20 years. (I’ve been to Charlotte many times for Endurance Karting […]