Hiking – Page 43 – Kingsnake's Home Den

Looking north, in the direction of the Doce Fire, the last fire the Granite Mountain Hotshots fought before the tragedy in Yarnell.

Glen Oaks – Hill 6276

2013-06-21 Hiking 0

Last Friday, I figured 4000 foot Globe would be a cooler hike than Phoenix, and was wrong, so this week I looked around for something […]

Clouds over the Hotel Steineweiher pond.

St. Vith

2013-05-23 Hiking 0

This was my wife & I’s second trip to St. Vith. (The last time was a few months before I proposed in 2006.) We loved […]

Valkenburg aan de Geul

2013-05-21 Hiking, Historic 0

I never want to travel anywhere again without doing a hike or walking tour. Partly for working off vacation food, but mostly to see new […]

Mining Mountain – Vale School

2013-04-26 Hiking, Mine Exploring 0

Had a Aravaipa Property Owners Association meeting on Sunday, so I decided to head down a few days early to relax with my wife (and […]

A.T.: Crampton Gap to Turner’s Gap

2013-03-30 Hiking, Historic 0

Visiting 3-year old grandaughter for Easter, for second year in a row. Wanted to do another Maryland segment on the Appalachian Trail. Maryland is only […]

Relaxing on next to the Williams Benchmark above Alamo Lake.

Alamo Lake BM Loop

2013-02-22 Hiking 0

Time constraints prevented me from hiking the benchmarks out to (gravel) Alamo Rd a few weeks ago. In reviewing the topo, I noticed there was […]

Pam in the massive arch. Eagle Eye Mountain in back (left), with Pioneer Peak beyond that.

Eagle Eye Peak

2013-02-18 Hiking 0

Second week in a row out in Aguila with Pam, this time to scale Eagle Eye Peak and it’s house-sized arch. Turns out there is […]

Eagle Eye Mountain

2013-02-13 Hiking 0

I like maps. Always have. I can remember being maybe six years old looking at my dad’s camping topos, pretending I was moving troops. My […]

H+B benchmark on Hill 1655, overlooking Alamo Dam and the Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge.

Alamo Lake Benchmark Bonanza

2013-02-06 Hiking 0

Putting this under Alamo Lake State Park Campground, rather than Bill Williams River Gorge, as I never went in the Gorge. Left home at 0530, […]

Looking down at Camp Creek from Blue Wash Trail.

Blue Wash to Camp Creek Falls

2013-01-29 Hiking 0

Accurate numbers, but shortened description due to Great Data Disaster of 2013. “Develop the state of mind of consciousness of the corruption of the body, […]