Lookout Connector Trail
As I discovered hiking the White Mountain Trail System (WMTS) the last two years, Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside get pretty toasty mid-day in June. Hoping […]
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Willow Creek – Mogollon Rim
The head of Willow Creek is between Promontory Lookout and Carr Lake, on the Mogollon Rim. Willow Creek heads north past the Rancho Allegro site, […]
BCT: Brushy Wash to Orme Rd.
Of the Black Canyon Trail’s current 93 miles, 16 are located between Big Bug Trailhead and Orme Rd. A steep & rough jeep trail splits […]
McMahon’s Mill to Williamsport … BAILED!
I should have done this longer hike on Friday, instead of Four Locks to Ft. Frederick, which is only ⅓ the distance. My thinking was […]
Four Locks to Fort Frederick
For our annual Easter visit to Hagerstown, I had two C&O Canal hikes scheduled: First, from Four Locks to Ft. Frederick (MP 108.7-112.2), then from […]
Maricopa Trail: Sun Valley to White Tanks
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 8th segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’d be surprised if any other metro area has a loop trail […]
Toohey Trick Tank Trail #9440
It’s been nine months since Prescottstyle (Paul) and I last hiked together. Now that the weather is better in mile-high Prescott, I figured we ought to […]
BCT: Big Bug Creek to Brushy Wash
The Black Canyon Trail (BCT) is a National Recreation Trail. Originally 64 miles from Carefree Highway to Big Bug Trailhead on AZ-69, it has grown […]
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
Unlike most of metro Phoenix, which is laid out in one mile squares, the roads in Queen Creek are all curley. So, for the third […]
Dixie Mountain Loop
I haven’t gotten out of the house for anything more than a spin around the neighborhood since biking the Maricopa Trail three weeks ago. Funeral […]