South Mountain: Holbert Loop
Lots of folks frequently hike Phoenix’s South Mountain Park. Even though South Mountain has 100 miles of dirt trails spread over 16,283 acres, I prefer […]
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Butterfield Stage: Estrella Rd. to Gap Well
What is now known as the Butterfield Stage Trail was in use at least as early as Juan Bautista de Anza’s expedition from Culiacan to […]
Ludden Mountain
Ludden Mountain is a double-peaked formation in far northwest Phoenix. The northern false summit is 2,043 ft., while the southern true summit is 2,197 ft. […]
Graffiti #8: Maricopa Trail
A couple of years ago, one of my projects was hiking / biking the entire length of the Maricopa Trail, which is a ~245 mile […]
Vineyard Mountain Trail #131
I got the idea to hike Vineyard Mountain from Mike_W on HikeArizona.com. Normally, I spend the winter months doing “locals’ hikes” in the Phoenix metro […]
Butterfield Stage: Xmas Camp-Estrella Rd.
The Butterfield Stage was only in operation from 1858-1861, but the Southern Emigrant Trail across the desert Southwest was in use from Juan Bautista de Anza […]
Butterfield Stage Trail Index
The Butterfield Stage Trail is a National Historic Trail that starts in St. Louis, travels various routes across the Southwest, ending 2,795 miles later in […]
Cave Creek Regional Park
Normally, on Christmas Eve, I hike Shaw Butte to visit it’s palo verde Christmas Tree. It’s a good work out hike. But not worth a […]
Butterfield Stage: Enid to Xmas Camp
Any given Old West trail, rather than being a singular track — like, say, Interstate 40 — was a web of routes heading in the […]
Hiking Food #3
Food I’ve eaten before, during & after hikes and bike rides: Black Canyon Trail: Chicken fingers @ Rock Springs Cafe 🥧 Oklahoma Firefighters Museum: Bacon […]