Drowning Butterfly is the name of my new Goth band.

Woods Canyon Lake

2020-07-30 0

The weatherman was predicting it would be 117℉ in Phoenix, near 100℉ in Prescott and Payson — the latter of which is in the closed […]

Previous hiker?

Willow Springs Canyon

2020-07-16 0

I’ve hiked around Woods Canyon Lake several times, but I’ve never been down the canyon it drains into. The lake is my favorite place in […]

Wild horse colt nipping his mare at Hansen Tank.

Buena Vista Trail #637

2020-06-08 0

The past year or so my regular hike day is Thursday. But Arizona temperatures were scheduled to peak on Thursday — including 90℉ in Show […]

You shall know me by the trail of my dead!

Beaver Canyon

2019-07-19 0

Slowly, but surely, I am working my way through the canyons on the Mogollon Rim. At the end of May, I canyon crawled Box Canyon between […]

I can't believe this Great Blue Heron let us walk within 20 feet of him. Maybe he was waiting for a handout?

Woods Canyon Lake

2013-06-26 0

When I was up here last September, on my own, I thought my wife would love this place. Every once in awhile since, I’ve mentioned […]