Skyline Exploration
Today was the first “locals hike” of my winter hiking program. I plan my hikes six months in advance. If not yet a detailed route […]
Arizona
Sunnyslope Murder Tour: Index
These are the homicides that have occured since I moved to Sunnyslope in September, 2008. Or, in the case of Sunnyslope serial killing “Zombie Hunter” Bryan […]
Mint Wash Loop
Granite Basin Lake is formed by the drainages of Surprise Spring, Pole Spring, Clark Spring, and Blair Pass. Granite Basin Lake has a boat ramp, […]
Mahan Mountain & Hutch Mountain
Mahan Mountain (8,270 el.) and Hutch Mountain (8,532 el.) are a pair of small mountains, located nine miles south of Mormon Lake, and six miles […]
Dutton Hill & Sliker Hill
Dutton Hill (el. 7658) is a 400 ft. hill located on FR 231, two miles southwest of Rogers Lake. (For some reason, the National Geodetic […]
General Crook – Woods Canyon Lake
My wife and I were driving east on AZ-260, about where it becomes undivided, a couple of miles before topping the Mogollon Rim. I reach […]
Goldwater Lakes Loop
Upper Goldwater Lake and Lower Goldwater Lake are a city park located just south of Prescott in the Prescott National Forest. At 15 acres, the […]
Finishing Up Alder Canyon
Two weeks ago, due to heavy rain, I bailed out of Alder Canyon. Didn’t want to risk the flash flood I’d seen evidence of the […]
San Pedro Vista to Mount Bigelow
My birthday week is usually our annual July expedition to the Santa Catalina Mountains. We go down a day early, and leave the day after, […]
Alder Canyon
Alder Canyon is a 19-mile long canyon on the Mogollon Rim. Its head is at intermittent Alder Lake, north of Woods Canyon Lake, on FR […]