Month: February 2021

The only sign on the Governors Peak hike announces the obvious. Notice the exposed plastic summit log container.

Governors Peak

2021-02-25 Hiking 0

Less than an hour from my home in Sunnyslope, Governors Peak is not far from Phoenix. The trailhead is on a dirt road, but one […]

Two outcroppings form the summit of Maricopa Peak. I am on the lower outcropping, looking northeast at the actual summit. The short scramble to the top is either side of the dark rock with graffiti on it.

Maricopa Peak

2021-02-11 Hiking 0

I was going to hike another segment of the Maricopa Trail today, but my wife was visiting family in Florida, and hiking from Anthem to […]

It's rare to get the moon in such close proximity and size to a terrestrial object.

Anniversary Arch Loop

2021-02-04 Hiking 0

The Goldfield Mountains are located north of Apache Junction, and south of the Salt River. The Superstition Mountains are literally across the road, on the […]