Shaw Butte Christmas Tree 2024

Shaw Butte Trail #306

2024-12-24 0

It was a wintry — by Phoenix standards — 51° when I started my traditional Christmas Eve day hike up Shaw Butte. The Christmas Palo Verde […]

Papago Buttes in early afternoon (2022)

Papago Park

2024-12-19 0

Wife flying in at 8:15 p.m. Left home at 4:45. Hit West Buttes Parking Lot at 5:30. Had to pee: Still no toilet, or even outhouse. […]

I wasn't expecting desert flowers, so I hunted for saguaro.

Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

2024-12-18 0

The Phoenix Sonoran Preserve is in far north Phoenix. There’s two units, South and North, separated by Sonoran Desert Drive and Cave Buttes Recreation Area. […]

A coconut!?

Hawes Trail System

2024-12-11 0

I hadn’t put my shoes on dirt in three weeks, and hadn’t done a decent hike since Coachwhip Trail and Arrowhead Point Trail in Thunderbird […]