Balanced "mushroom" at Mushroom Rock Scenic Point. Tom's Thumb Trailhead visible on the left. It is an easy one mile roundtrip to Mushroom Rock Scenic Point.

Marcus Landslide

2021-12-23 0

Marcus Landslide was “discovered” in 2002 by two ASU geography post-grads. Surely, many people had looked at the rocks before, but the students were the […]

The view from the top of Indian Mesa, looking southeast across Tule Creek, and the Agua Fria River, towards Lake Pleasant (the sliver just in front of the distant White Tank Mountains).

Indian Mesa Ruins

2021-12-01 0

Indian Mesa Ruins is another one of those hikes I’ve had on my to-do list for years. Not sure why I’ve never gotten around to […]

Managed to get myself aligned with the camera, if not the background. (Barely got my iPhone balanced on another post ...)

Biscuit Flat

2021-11-24 0

I have not ridden my mountain bike since my ride along the Arizona Canal — aka the “Homeless Highway” — March 2, 2014, nearly eight […]

Small portion of the antenna farm atop Shaw Butte.

Shaw Butte Trail #306

2021-11-17 0

Today, November 17, is National Take a Hike Day — something I only realized sometime in the past year. My two previous hikes on this […]