Little Granite Mountain
The Tonto National Forest is back open, from fire restrictions, but after doing my last three hikes along the Mogollon Rim, I wanted to do […]
Sierra Prieta
PCT: Thumb Butte to Katahn Rd.
Today was my second segment hike of the Prescott Circle Trail, a 54 mile, all dirt, loop around the city of Prescott. Two weeks ago […]
PCT: Copper Basin Rd. to Thumb Butte
The Prescott Circle Trail is a 54 mile, all dirt, loop around the city of Prescott. I’ve been on bits and pieces of the PCT […]
Finch Wash Mine Exploration
My wife’s away for a second week, so my regular mine exploring buddy Prescottstyle (Paul) suggested we hike up Finch Wash in Copper Basin, just […]
Porter Mountain / Sunrise Mine
It’s been five months since Paul (‘PrescottStyle’) and I last did a hike together, to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park, south of Yarnell. […]
Sierra Prieta Trail #264
It’s been awhile since I did a get-out-of-town hike: Five weeks to be exact, when I hiked from the Ice Age Trail from Parnell Tower to […]
Little Granite Mountain Loop
My wife & I got out of Phoenix at a decent hour (5:38 a.m.). Less auto traffic than expected on northbound I-17, so I was […]
Granite Mountain Trail #261
I’ve had this on my list for at least a year, and finally got around to it today. Despite blowing by the I-17 slow-pokes heading […]
Thumb Butte
There’s like five Thumb Butte hike descriptions on HikeArizona, most of which describe various connector trails. Despite that, there are even more trails — numbered […]