Hiking – Page 13 – Kingsnake's Home Den

The old fence posts looked like a cross in front of Brown's Mountain.

Brown’s Mountain Loop

2021-04-15 Hiking 0

Brown’s Mountain is a formation in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, north of the ritzy Troon North Golf Club. It is part of a chain of […]

After the C&O Canal closed, the Catoctin Aqueduct spent 80 years falling apart. It was restored stone-by-stone in 2005.

Noland’s Ferry to Weverton Cliffs

2021-04-05 Hiking 0

The second of my two Easter weekend hikes on the C&O Canal. It was supposed to be the first one, but I called an audible […]

It was cold enough that there were icicles along Big Slackwater in mid-afternoon.

Snyder’s Landing to McMahon’s Mill

2021-04-02 Hiking 0

As you may have sussed, I don’t live in Maryland. (Unless there is a desert I am unaware of in Washington County.) Thus, section hiking […]

Paul's pooch Lily, making snow angels at the Upper Saddle.

Hyde Mountain

2021-03-20 Hiking 0

After a complete lack of flowers at Picacho Peak and Phoenix Sonoran Preserve the last two weeks, I decided to skip this week’s scheduled Phoenix-area […]

The most interesting part of the Ocotillo-Sidewinder-Apache Vista loop was the incredible variety of cholla species.

Phoenix Sonoran Preserve

2021-03-11 Hiking 0

In 2020, I started finding heavy flowers the first week of March, when I hiked a half dozen trails in the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve‘s south […]

Halfway up Sunset Vista Trail, it is joined by the even more ridiculously steep Hunter Trail, before proceeding together to the summit of Picacho Peak.

Picacho Peak: Sunset Vista Trail

2021-03-04 Hiking 0

There’s a Table Mesa (“Table Table”) in Arizona, so why not a Picacho Peak (“Peak Peak”)? 😜 Picacho Peak is the distinct formation on the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Skyline Regional Park

2021-01-21 Hiking 0

Working my way around the Phoenix metro area doing winter locals’ hikes, today was Skyline Regional Park’s turn. Skyline Regional Park has four summits, of […]