Paxton Place Mine
I couldn’t find any info on the internet — not even on mindat.org! — for the Paxton Place Mine. Given what was mined at Camp […]
Hiking
Aravaipa Canyon
After checking out the Turkey Creek Cliff Dwelling, Randy dropped me off at the intersection of Turkey Creek and Aravaipa Creek. I had never hiked […]
Gila Box River Trail
Wife is out of town, so I figured I would take the opportunity to do some hiking in area I’d never been to, let alone […]
Pivot Rock Canyon
I try to divide my summer time between west and east uplands. Problem turned out to be, it’s not quite summer. I saw my jacket. […]
Copper Basin Mineral Hunt
I figured it was about time to start acclimating to higher elevations, as I won’t too many more hikes in the Valley until November. prescottstyle […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
I wanted to hike the future route of the South Mountain Loop 202 freeway, but did not think there would be a place to park […]
Antietam National Battlefield
My son lives in Hagerstown, just 15 minutes north of Sharpsburg, around which the battle occured, so every couple of years I do a battlefield […]
Maricopa Peak
This hike gave me the idea to do my Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway series of hikes. (See the video, below.) Wow, that was slower […]
Go John Trail
Overton ➞ Slate ➞ Quartz ➞ Go John ➞ Overton loop It rained last night, and I got sprinkles as I headed north on Cave Creek Rd. I hit the trail about 7:10 […]
Ben Avery Trail to Indian Spring
Had not been hiking much in the last two weeks due to a family medical situation. Finally got out today, despite refrigerator needing attention. I […]