General Crook Trail: V33-V39
Heading east from Dewey, this is the first part of the 6th segment of General Crook Trail. Even though it is late June, the managed Wilbur Fire is […]
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PCT: Turley Trailhead to Goldwater Lake
The Prescott Circle Trail (PCT) is a 56-mile, mostly dirt, loop around the city of Prescott — 56 if you count the sidewalk along Williamson […]
Promontory Butte – Mogollon Rim
My intent was to more or less follow the rim of Promontory Butte, all the way around. I figured it would be about 9 miles, […]
Anderson Mesa Land’o’Lakes
My first “away bike” of the summer was in an area I’d only skirted before: Anderson Mesa. (In 2017, I hiked from Marshall Lake to […]
Kingsnake’s Dashcam #108
I call myself out when I make mistakes, but unfortunately multi-hour trips several days in a row meant the dashcam footage was overwritten for the […]
Preston Valentine McMurry Jr. (1936-2023)
Preston Valentine McMurry Jr., 86, of Phoenix, Arizona, peacefully passed away at home on May 31, 2023, of natural causes. Preston was born in Sheboygan, […]
Mount Davis
Our plan was to do the usual double summit, but Yankee Doodle Trail #284 up Mount Union is closed. (It crosses a deeded mining claim, […]
General Crook Trail: V16-V27
Heading east from Dewey, this is the 4th segment of General Crook Trail. I haven’t being doing enough elevation gain on my hikes to tackle the […]
Park of the Canals to Granite Reef Dam
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 18th segment of the Maricopa Trail. Last month, I was in Maryland, day hiking the 184 mile Chesapeake […]