Nearly scalped by tree.

South Fork Trail #46

2012-02-26 0

Met up with mt98dew in the dark parking lot of a semi-abandoned old K-Mart at 32nd & Shea at 0530, flashing lights like an old […]

On the saddle below the final ascent of Peak 3465. Looking east towards Lake Pleasant.

Peak 3465

2011-12-31 0

Met up with burntlizard about 0715. I thought it would be dawn at 0700, but it was still dark out by Lake Pleasant. We headed out […]

Left to right: Mining Mountain, Oak Spring Canyon and Flat Top Mountain. The white buildings in the distance are Central Arizona College. I got the moon in the pic too!

Flat Top Mountain

2011-10-16 0

Back in Aravaipa for a second straight weekend. (We had a Aravaipa property owners meeting/picnic later in the morning, so hiking there made perfect sense.) […]

Ocotillo overlooking Holy Joe Canyon.

Holy Joe Canyon

2011-10-08 0

I decided to do some exploring of Aravaipa’s side canyons and mountains, mostly without first hiking up the creek. First up was a trip up […]