Butterfly Trail #16
I last hiked Mount Lemmon in 2019, to the Upper Lemmon Canyon Pools. I would have hiked the Catalina Mountains last year, but on June […]
Wildfire
Black Mesa Loop
Unlike two years ago, this Black Mesa Loop actually involved me hiking on Black Mesa, rather than past it on the trail which bears its […]
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
Today, I set out to do the hike I skipped a few weeks ago do to me having a cold and it being below freezing […]
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
Three and a half years ago, I hiked from Glen Oaks to Hill 6276, overlooking Wilhoit. I was concerned about wildfire as, at the time, […]
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 […]