Aravaipa Canyon Exploration
My plan — the one I had loaded in my GPS — was to follow BLM Route 5026 up Bear Canyon, over a ridge, and […]
Hiking
Maricopa Trail: Telegraph to Pima Canyon
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 15th segment of the Maricopa Trail. At the beginning of 2021, I set out to day hike the […]
Sophie’s Flat & Dinosaur Wash
After being sick most of January, I need to build up some long distance hiking strength for my March trip to Aravaipa Canyon. (Or what […]
Maricopa Trail: Bajada to Telegraph Pass
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 14th segment of the Maricopa Trail. The Maricopa Trail is a 315-mile trail system in & around the […]
Maricopa Trail: PIR to Tres Rios Wetlands
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 12th segment of the Maricopa Trail. Despite hitting 1,000 combined hiking & biking miles for 2022, I slacked […]
Maricopa Trail: Estrellas to PIR
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 11th segment of the Maricopa Trail. One of my current projects is to hike or bike all 245 […]
Little Orleans to Bond’s Landing
I barely slept Monday night, after hiking the C&O Canal from Cohill Station to Little Orleans. Too sore. No idea why, as the C&O Canal […]
Cohill Station to Little Orleans
Normally, my wife & I travel to Hagerstown on Thursday, then return to Phoenix on Tuesday. But because Halloween fell on a Monday this year, […]
Bolt Trail – Casa Grande Mountains
Tuesday, I was scheduled for my monthly Lunch With Mom in Casa Grande. Wednesday, was supposed to be watching Celtic F.C. at The Desmond in […]
General Crook Trail: P12-P2
Heading east from Dewey, this is the 2nd segment of General Crook Trail. In 1872, General George Crook — or rather his troops — built a road […]