First Forest Point
I was in bed, and quickly asleep, at 1900 on Wednesday, to get up at 0130 to drop my wife off at the airport at […]
Stewart Regan’s Tequila
On May 15, 2016, Scottish Football Association (SFA) CEO Stewart Regan had a bottle of tequila confiscated while passing through London Heathrow (LHR) airport security. […]
East Miller Canyon
You are only lost if you have no idea where you are and no idea how to get to where you want to be. I have […]
Little Granite Mountain Loop
My wife & I got out of Phoenix at a decent hour (5:38 a.m.). Less auto traffic than expected on northbound I-17, so I was […]
Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
Though it’s only been about four months since my last trek up the Loop 202 right-of-way, it has been a year since I first surveyed […]
Charles M. Christiansen Trail #100
Down at the pub at a more reasonable hour this morning — 0700, rather than the more common 0430 — to watch Celtic take on […]
Pointe Tapatio Golf Course Loop
I’m on pace to equal my personal second best total mileage for a year, of 678.35 miles, set in 2015, and also to smash my AEG […]
BCT: Crown King Rd. to Black Canyon City
I define Black Canyon Trail segments by the car-accessible roads on which they terminate. Each is 6-8 miles long. So, segment #6 begins at the […]
Maricopa Trail: Bronco TH to Spur Cross
Counter-clockwise from Bronco Trailhead, this is the 1st segment of the Maricopa Trail. I’ve had this hike on my list for years, at least since […]
Shaw Butte & North Mountain Double Summit
I’ve had it in mind for quite some time to do a double summit of Shaw Butte and North Mountain. North Mountain, as most people […]