General Springs & Fred Haught Canyons
With temperatures soaring in Phoenix, I headed north to the Mogollon Rim. At 7500 ft., the Rim is 500 ft. higher than even Flagstaff. At […]
Hiking
Skull Valley Ruins
Prescottstyle (Paul) is my frequent hiking & mine exploring buddy, especially when I am up in Yavapai County. Paul knows Yavapai like the back of […]
Romero Pools
Friday is my normal hiking day. That gives me all weekend to work on the resulting photos, video & blog, and have the whole thing […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
This is my seventh Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway survey hike. I’ve done them every six months or so since April, 2015, when the freeway’s path […]
Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail
After day hiking the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania over Easter, my wife & popped down to Jacksonville for an Endurance Karting Spina Bifida charity race […]
A.T.: Pen Mar to Old Forge
Last Easter, I completed the Maryland segments of the Appalchian Trail. That won’t seem like much to an AT thru-hiker who knocks out Maryland in […]
BCT: Bumble Bee to Government Spring
I had planned to hike Black Canyon Trail segment #9, from Bumble Bee to Government Spring, and segment #10 on to the ghost town of […]
Pass Mountain Trail #282
I planned to hike Black Canyon Trail today, as the segments north of Rock Springs Cafe are an underrated source of beautiful spring flowers, in […]
Cottonwood Spring Loop
Last week, exploring Bullard Mine, was an ‘away’ hike. This week was supposed to be another ‘locals hike’. My plan was to hike a loop […]
Beardsley Trail – Lake Pleasant
So far, in 2018, I’ve been alternating hikes on local trails and those further afield. (And they don’t get much further afield than Tunnel Mine […]